Master in Engineering Cybernetics MSc

The application deadline is 15 Jan.

Cybernetics in a Nutshell: Autonomy, Robotics and More How do you land a rocket? What does it take to make a robot move like a human? The Master’s programme in Engineering Cybernetics at the University of Stuttgart equips students to master complex dynamic systems through advanced control, modelling, and optimisation techniques. It bridges theory and application, preparing graduates to innovate in autonomous systems, robotics, and cutting-edge engineering systems. Cybernetics comes from the Greek word κυβερνήτης for “helmsman”. It was coined by Norbert Wiener to describe a new discipline dedicated to the study of fundamental feedback mechanisms enabling complex behaviours in “the animal and the machine”. Since then, it has been used to denote the study of control, communication and computation problems that underpin today’s autonomous and intelligent technologies. This study programme develops extensive and broad knowledge through methodologically oriented courses in the core areas of control, system dynamics, and modelling. A distinguishing feature is the strong emphasis on foundational courses in these areas through in-depth use of mathematical tools. This is complemented by a large choice of specialised courses relevant to the field of autonomy, such as, for example, robotics, biomedical technologies, and transport systems. Upon completion, you will be competent in the task of abstracting complex problems arising in traditional and modern engineering applications (aerospace, mechanics, and energy systems, just to name a few) and use these abstractions to solve control analysis and design problems using a variety of methods grounded in systems theory, dynamical systems, modelling, simulation, optimisation, and computational methods.