The world has now entered a new era with many great challenges and opportunities. Increasingly the satisfactory solutions to many of the problems the world and the societies are facing require knowledge-based smart solutions built on the networked sensors and instrumentations. Smart systems have a broad technological portfolio and wide applications, such as ICT, Internet of Things (including RFIDs), medical technologies, security, automotive and aeronautics. In the Internet of Things (IOT) alone, it is predicted that there will be 25 billion devices connected to the Internet by 2015 and 50 billion devices connected by 2020. Smart systems are also closely related to the IBM’s initiative on a Smarter Planet which is defined as instrumented, intelligent and interconnected. Smart systems have much wider applications, including Smarter Industries (Banking, Communications, Education, Electronics, Energy, Food, Government, Healthcare, Insurance, Media, Oil and Gas, Retail, Transportation Systems) and Smarter Cities (Buildings, Cities, Energy, Public Safety, Rail, Traffic and Water). The strategic importance of this emerging technology has also been increasingly recognised by various major economies. Smart systems are closely related to, for example, the Wireless Initiative in the US, the Smart Growth (particularly its digital society initiative) in Europe’s 10 year growth strategy, one of Seven Strategic Emerging Industries in China’s 12th Five-year Plan (2011-2015) and several of the Eight Great Technologies identified by the UK government (eg the Big Data Revolution and Energy-Efficient Computing; Satellites and Commercial Applications of Space; Robotics and Autonomous Systems, and Nano-technology). The future smart industries and smart societies will undoubtedly need a large number of scientists, researchers and engineers. This programme has been carefully designed to exploit and explore these opportunities, covering the core and full spectrum of smart system technologies and also appropriately addressing their wide applications through lectures, seminars, workshops and projects. Aims This programme aims to provide a unique learning opportunity for the students to develop in-depth knowledge and advanced skills in the theory and practice of the advanced instrumentation and smart systems and to produce the leading engineers/scientists required for future smart industries and smart societies.

The knowledge and skills acquired through this programme will prepare the graduates for various career positions and destinations. Graduates of this programme are likely to have engineering careers working in the R&D, design and applications of advanced sensors, instrumentation, measurement systems, embedded systems, smart systems, advanced data analysis (eg big data), knowledge-based systems, intelligent control, machine learning, quality engineering and project leaders in industries. They can also work as a researcher or scientist in NMIs, universities or research organisations. Placements At the dissertation stage, some projects may be carried out with the support of NPL staff and students may be placed at the NPL. Other industrial placements will be arranged on an individual basis. Industrial placements often lead to subsequent job opportunities. At Brunel we provide many opportunities and experiences within your degree programme and beyond – work-based learning, professional support services, volunteering, mentoring, sports, arts, clubs, societies, and much, much more – and we encourage you to make the most of them, so that you can make the most of yourself. » More about Employability