MIT - 401: IT Infrastructure Management
Study of nature and value of information, applications portfolio, IT infrastructure and mandate, information resource management, managing end-use computing, Basic network management, Server management, Desktop management, help desk and problem management, storage management, security, Web management, Application management, managing distributed computing.

Specialization: Choose any one of the following: -
MIT - 402A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION AND MOBILE COMPUTING

(To be offered by candidates from Physical Sciences stream or engineering)

Introduction to Wireless Communication Systems.
Evolution of Mobile Radio Communications. Mobile Radiotelephony in the U.S. Mobile Radio Systems Around the World. Examples of Wireless Communication Systems. Trends in Cellular Radio and Personal Communications. Problems.

Modern Wireless Communication Systems.
Second Generation (2G) Cellular Networks. Third Generation (3G) Wireless Networks. Wireless Local Loop (WLL) and LMDS. Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs). Bluetooth and Personal Area Networks (PANs). Summary. Problems.

The Cellular Concept System Design Fundamentals.
Introduction. Frequency Reuse. Channel Assignment Strategies. Handoff Strategies. Interference and System Capacity. Trunking and Grade of Service. Improving Coverage & Capacity in Cellular Systems. Summary. Problems.

Mobile Radio Propagation: Large-Scale Path Loss.
Introduction to Radio Wave Propagation. Free Space Propagation Model. Relating Power to Electric Field. The Three Basic Propagation Mechanisms. Reflection. Ground Reflection (Two-Ray) Model. Diffraction. Scattering. Practical Link Budget Design Using Path Loss Models. Outdoor Propagation Models. Indoor Propagation Models. Signal Penetration into Buildings. Ray Tracing and Site Specific Modeling. Problems.

Mobile Radio Propagation: Small-Scale Fading and Multipath.
Small-Scale Multipath Propagation. Impulse Response Model of a Multipath Channel. Small-Scale Multipath Measurements. Parameters of Mobile Multipath Channels. Types of Small-Scale Fading. Rayleigh and Ricean Distributions. Statistical Models for Multipath Fading Channels. Theory of Multipath Shape Factors for Small-Scale Fading Wireless Channels. Summary. Problems.

Modulation Techniques for Mobile Radio.
Frequency Modulation vs. Amplitude Modulation. Amplitude Modulation. Angle Modulation. Digital Modulation: An Overview. Line Coding. Pulse Shaping Techniques. Geometric Representation of Modulation Signals. Linear Modulation Techniques. Constant Envelope Modulation. Combined Linear and Constant Envelope Modulation Techniques. Spread Spectrum Modulation Techniques. Modulation Performance in Fading and Multipath Channels. Problems.

Equalization, Diversity and Channel Coding.
Introduction. Fundamentals of Equalization. Training A Generic Adaptive Equalizer. Equalizers in a Communications Receiver. Survey of Equalization Techniques. Linear Equalizers. Nonlinear Equalization. Algorithms for Adaptive Equalization. Fractionally Spaced Equalizers. Diversity Techniques. RAKE Receiver. Interleaving. Fundamentals of Channel Coding. Block Codes and Finite Fields. Convolutional Codes. Coding Gain. Trellis Coded Modulation. Turbo Codes. Problems.

Speech Coding.
Introduction. Characteristics of Speech Signals. Quantization Techniques. Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation (ADPCM). Frequency Domain Coding of Speech. Vocoders. Linear Predictive Coders. Choosing Speech Codecs for Mobile Communications. The GSM Codec. The USDC Codec. Performance Evaluation of Speech Coders. Problems.

Multiple Access Techniques for Wireless Communications.
Introduction. Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA). Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA). Spread Spectrum Multiple Access. Space Division Multiple Access (SDMA). Packet Radio. Capacity of Cellular Systems. Problems.

Wireless Networking.
Introduction to Wireless Networks. Differences Between Wireless and Fixed Telephone Networks. Development of Wireless Networks. Fixed Network Transmission Hierarchy. Traffic Routing in Wireless Networks. Wireless Data Services. Common Channel Signaling (CCS). Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN). Signaling System No. 7 (SS7). An Example of SS7 - Global Cellular Network Interoperability. Personal Communication Services/Networks (PCS/PCNs). Protocols for Network Access. Network Databases. Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS). Summary.

Wireless Systems and Standards.
AMPS and ETACS. United States Digital Cellular (IS-54 and IS-136). Global System for Mobile (GSM). CDMA Digital Cellular Standard (IS-95). CT2 Standard for Cordless Telephones. Digital European Cordless Telephone (DECT). PACS - Personal Access Communication Systems. Pacific Digital Cellular (PDC). Personal Handyphone System (PHS). US PCS and ISM Bands. US Wireless Cable Television. Summary of Standards Throughout the World. Problems.

MIT - 402B: BIOINFORMATICS

(To be offered by candidates from biology stream or students having good aptitude in biological sciences)

Note: Students who have not been studied biology in their degree are required to undertake 20 hrs of basic course in biology in addition to 100 hrs of normal teaching in this paper.

Introduction to computational biology and bioinformatics: Computational biology, bioinformatics, Basic molecular biology, Understanding DNA, RNA and Protein, Genomes, genes, genomics, genetics, and proteomics, protein structures and functions, representation of molecular and protein structures, modelling of biochemcal systems, Major computational methods and computing in bioinformatics Computational environment of bioinformatics: High performance computing system, Web and Internet distributed systems.

Databases for bioinformatics: NIH Gene Banks and other genrome data banks, Commonly used software in genomic analysis, Interfaces for Bioinformatics programs SeqWeb: a Web interface to GCG, SeqLab: an X-Windows interface to GCG, Integration of GCG with other UNIX programs, scripts, etc.Other Web-based Bioinformatics platforms (free and commercial)

Computing in Bioinformatics:

Sequences: Sequence analysis: Alignment via dynamic programming, multiple sequence alignments and consensus patterns, scoring schemes and matching statistics, Secondary Structure, TM-helices

Structure: Basic Protein Geometry and Least-Squares Fitting, Calculation of Volume and Surface, Structural Alignment, Molecular Dynamics & Monte Carlo Methods.

Database: Protein Domains and Modules Clustering and Trees Large-scale Censuses and Genome Comparisons.

MIT - 402C: COMPUTER VISION & IMAGE PROCESS

(Only to be offered by students from Science stream)

Introduction to Computer Vision and Image Processing.
Computer Imaging. Computer Vision. Image Processing. Computer Imaging Systems. The CVIP tools Software. Human Visual Perception. Image Representation. Digital Image File Formats.

Image Analysis. Preprocessing. Edge/Line Detection. Segmentation. Discrete Transforms. Feature Extraction and Analysis.

Image Restoration: Noise. Noise Removal Using Spatial Filters. Frequency Domain Filters. Geometric Transforms.

Image Enhancement: Gray-Scale Modification. Image Sharpening. Image Smoothing.

Image Compression. Lossless Compression Methods. Lossy Compression Methods. Tools for image analysis and computer vision: Different tools and software packages available: Detailed study of popular tool (to be selected)

MIT - 402D: PARALLEL PROCESSING

Introduction to parallel processing: Parallel architectures, systolic, wafer scales associative, array, and dataflow.

Communications: Problem decomposition, systolic arrays, crossbarring network, multistage network, dynamic communication.

Parallel algorithms: sorting searching, dictionary operations, FFT, matrix operations, graph algorithms, numerical algorithms, transputer, and software, OOCAM.

Recent developments in parallel processing.

MIT - 402E: INTEGRATED ENTERPRISE - WIDE SYSTEMS/SAP

Note 1: This course will be offered on the basis of cost sharing towards Professional training required for SAP.

Note 2: Students opting for this course are required to undertake a basic course 20 hrs in System analysis and Design in addition to 100 hrs of this course.

ERP: Integrated Organizations and the ERP phenomenon, ERP implementation, Business processes Sales and Distribution Business Processes, Implementation Realities, ERP and Organizational Strategy, Implementation and Change management.

Enterprise software, SAP R/3 Applications.

MIT 403A - 403E:
Programming Lab - Practicals based on special paper offered by the candidate.

MIT 404:
Project Work 300 hrs.