Master of Science in Distributed and Mobile Computing

About the Course

1. Programme Overview:
The M.Sc in Distributed and Mobile Computing is a taught master’s programme (NFQ Level 9) which provides an opportunity for IT professionals to enhance and update their knowledge of the current issues, state of the art technologies, and research activities within the important fields of distributed and mobile computing. This masters programme takes as its main themes the design and development of large scale distributed and mobile computer systems, the design of a network infrastructure to support them, and how scalable systems can be designed which exploit distributed hardware architectures.

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Students taking the programme are allowed to choose eight modules from an offering of ten modules. The elective choice is designed to allow students to select whether they wish a technical focus or a management/business focus to go with their mobile/distributed core. The dissertation element of the programme allows the programme to be further tailored to the interest of the student and is centered on research into the application of latest technologies in the field.

This programme has been developed by the Department of Computing following extensive consultation with senior industry representatives and is also based on the research strengths of the department.

What do I Need?

Please contact - Barry Feeney MSc PhD ( Head of Department ) + 353 1 4042402 email

Department phone extensions: + 353 1 404 2436 / 2400 / 2406 - Fax: + 353 1 4042404

Career Opportunities

If you are interested in travelling the world computing qualifications also open the doors for international travel and work – you’ll generally find that qualified computing graduates are welcome to work in most countries. Indeed the shortage of computing graduates means that countries such as Australia, Canada and New Zealand (and Ireland!) specify computing as a field where they are prepared to offer work permits.

Graduate Profiles

Patricia Maher IT Consultant
I graduated from the college in 1997 with a First Class Honours Degree in Computing. I went on to pursue a career in I.T, concentrating on leading financial institutions based in Dublin. Projects I have worked on include Banking365 and Banking 365 Plus (web-based service). I now work as an IT consultant in the banking sector. The work is interesting, challenging and rewarding.

Niall Roche Software Developer Mobile Aware
Niall obtained his B.Sc. (Hons) in 2001 and his M.Sc. in 2004. My M.Sc. project was based on a research collaboration between IT Tallaght and mobile technology development company Mobile Aware. I now work as a developer for MobileAware. My job takes me around the world talking to clients in the Far East, Europe and America.

Course Subjects

2. Course Outline:
The programme comprises 2 taught semesters of modules as indicated below followed by a dissertation:

Distributed Software Stream	Networking Stream	High-Performance Computing Stream	Systems Modelling Stream	Software Engineering Stream	Distributed Information Systems Stream	Management Stream
Advanced Software Development Technologies	Network Analysis & Design	Scalable Computing*		Software Process Management		Technology Law
Mobile Applications Design & Development	Network Security & Forensic Computing		Simulation & Visualisation		Cooperating Systems & the Semantic Web	Strategic Management & Finance
Dissertation

The taught material will be practically focused involving lab & project work where appropiate. Students choose four modules out of five each semester, subject to taking the three mandatory modules*.