SECCLO Master's Programme in Security and Cloud Computing

SECCLO, a consortium of renowned research universities and educational institutions in Europe, have developed a Master's programme in Security and Cloud C omputing. 

This two-year programme will see students attend Aalto University for a common first year, where they will learn about cloud computing and then a second year in one of the five other universities involved where they will go into their specialisation of choice. Graduates of this programme will be professional engineers who can build the next generation of cloud and mobile computing services and applications.

The programme in Security and Cloud Computing is an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree bringing together a consortium of universities and educational institutions in Europe. Led by Aalto University, the consortium consists of:

• The KTH Royal Institute of Technology
• The Norwegian University of Science and Technology
• The Technical University of Denmark
• The University of Tartu
• EURECOM

The consortium also works with industry partners to provide internships, thesis positions, company visits and contributions to the course content. 

About the programme

SECCLO is an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree programme focusing on information security and cloud computing. Through this programme, students will gain practical engineering skills through a research-based curriculum. SECCLO aims to train professional engineers who can innovate and build the next generation of cloud and mobile computing services and applications. 

This two-year programme is taught in English and students will have the opportunity to specialise in an area of interest to them in their second year. This specialisation will dictate which university they attend in their second year.

Study programme

As detailed above: 

• Students will spend their first year at Aalto University and follow a common curriculum on Security and Cloud Computing
• They will also attend a one-week summer school where new topics in the information security field will be presented and students will be able to network with each other before they move into their second year
• Students will also need to complete a summer internship at one of the programme's industry partners or in an applied research project prior to beginning their second year of studies. 

Thefirst year curriculumwill cover fundamental concepts, methods and latest technologies on secure systems engineering, distributed application development, network and service architectures, ubiquitous computing, cloud and mobile computing platforms. Students will also be able to choose specialised courses on topics such as network and mobile platform security, computer networking, verification, and data mining. 

The second year curriculum is offered by five universities with the final semester dedicated to the Master's thesis. The table below details the specialisations and the university offering the specialisation track.