Welcome to the Department
We're looking forward to meeting you this autumn!
Contact us: Who's who in the EEE Education team
Information for MSc students starting in October
- Welcome Week EEE Department timetable 2026
- Learning Resources and background reading
- Computing and laptops - Bring Your Own Device
Please make sure you also check out the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø College Welcome website, with details of more events and activities across campus, includingclubs and socities.
Sunday 27 September
| 11:00-12:00 | International Postgraduate Student Welcome Talks | Lecture Theatres G16 & G34, Sir Alexander Fleming Building | Join us at our International Welcome Event for postgraduate students. You'll hear inspiring stories and practical advice from academics, staff and alumni followed by a fair where you'll discover the support services available at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø and beyond. Complimentary refreshments will be provided. The event is free to attend—please register in advance: Link to Register |
| 12:00-14:00 | International Postgraduate Student Welcome 2026: Support Fair | Sir Alexander Fleming Building foyer |
Monday 28 September
| 10:30-16:30 | Discover 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Fair | Queens Tower Rooms | This is a must-visit interactive fair for all new students. Come visit the over 25 stalls to find out all about the opportunities and support services for you at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø that are there for you on top of your academic course. There will be a range of fun activities to get involved with, demonstrating lots that 51³Ô¹ÏÍø has to offer, as well as lots of freebies and giveaways! |
| 10:30-10:50 | Collect ID cards: CSP, Sensors | EEE Building, Room 610 | Information on what to complete before collecting your ID card will be sent shortly. |
| 10:50-11:10 | Collect ID cards: Control, FPN | EEE Building, Room 610 | Information on what to complete before collecting your ID card will be sent shortly. |
| 11:10-11:30 | Collect ID cards: ADIC, AML | EEE Building, Room 610 | Information on what to complete before collecting your ID card will be sent shortly. |
| 11:45-12:35 | EEE Welcome Talk - New MSc Students | Room 408, EEE building | Head of Department – Tim Green, Director of Postgraduate Studies –David Angeli |
| 14:00-15:00 | MSc Programme Meetings - CSP, Control, AML, ADIC, FPN, Sensors |
Analogue and Digital Integrated Circuit Design -407A Communications and Signal Processing -407B Applied Machine Learning -403A Sensor Systems Engineering -403B Control and Optimisation -508A Future Power Networks -508B |
Find out more about the course and to raise any questions regarding timetables, exams, projects etc. -MSc Communications and Signal Processing - Dr Tania Stathaki (Programme Director) -MSc Future Power Networks - Yunjie Gu (Programme Director) -MSc Applied Machine Learning - Prof Krystian Mikolajczyk (Programme Director) -MSc in Analogue and Digital Integrated Circuit Design - Dr Christos Papavassiliou (Programme Director) -MSc Control and Optimisation - Dr Giordano Scarciotti (Programme Director) -Sensors-MSc Sensors- Oleksiy Sydoruk (Programme Director) |
Tuesday 29 September
| 10:00-11:00 | MSc Control student only - Preliminary Test | Room 305, EEE Building | Mandatory attendance test to evaluate whether you need to attend the Control Engineering module | |
| 11:00-16:00 | Welcome Fair 2026 | Queen’s Lawn and Dangoor Plaza, South Kensington Campus | The 2 biggest days of the year are here to kickstart your 51³Ô¹ÏÍø experience. This is your chance to meet 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's 380+ clubs and societies all in one place, learn about your student union (that's us!), and get involved in all things student life. Across hundreds of stalls, plus activations, performances and chances for you to try something new as we take over the centre of campus, this is the event not to miss this Welcome Week. |
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| 13:15-14:30 | MSc Lunch Social | Analogue and Digital Integrated Circuit Design -407A Communications and Signal Processing -407B Applied Machine Learning -403A Sensor Systems Engineering -403B Control and Optimisation -508A Future Power Networks -508B |
Meet your cohort and previous MSc students. Lunch provided. | |
| 14:30-16:00 | Jess Popplewell: Confident Communication Workshop | Room 408, EEE building | Confident Communication: Understanding your audience in a variety of contexts and being able to communicate effectively for different purposes are key requirements in pretty much any future career. Practicing these vital transferable skills while still studying can give you a real competitive edge for your future ambitions, whether those are in industry or academia. This interactive, high-level session introduces key communication topics and invites you to consider your communication strengths and areas for development, delivered by published author and Careers Consultant for the EEE department, Jess Popplewell. |
Wednesday 30 September
| 10:00-11:00 | Wellbeing session - ‘How to do well and feel well’ | Room 408, EEE building | Session run by Dept Student Wellbeing advisor Kelly Greenwood and MSc Senior Tutor Prabhav |
| 11:00-16:00 | Welcome Fair 2026 | Queen’s Lawn and Dangoor Plaza, South Kensington Campus | The 2 biggest days of the year are here to kickstart your 51³Ô¹ÏÍø experience. This is your chance to meet 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's 380+ clubs and societies all in one place, learn about your student union (that's us!), and get involved in all things student life. Across hundreds of stalls, plus activations, performances and chances for you to try something new as we take over the centre of campus, this is the event not to miss this Welcome Week. |
| 13:45-14:50 | Postgraduate Services - Induction |
Room 408, EEE building | Canvas Introduction (13:45-13:55) Careers Service (13:55-14:05) with Jess Popplewell Enterprise Lab (14.05- 14:15) with Jennifer Mills Centre for Academic English (14:15- 14:30) Student Union (14:30-14:40) Library Services (14.40-14:50) with Louise-Anne Hand |
| 15:00-16:00 | Plagiarism Awareness (Compulsory) | Room 408, EEE building | It aims to equip all 51³Ô¹ÏÍø postgraduate students with a working knowledge of the concept of plagiarism and how to avoid it. Preparation for the Graduate school course. |
Thursday 1 October
| 10.30 - 15.00 | All college | Finance and Banking Careers Fair | Queen's Tower Rooms | The event brings together leading companies from the sector, all keen to make connections with 51³Ô¹ÏÍø students and promote their opportunities. It's an excellent chance to broaden your knowledge and help you plan your future career journey and applications. |
| 12:00-13:00 | EEE | MSc Lunch and networking | Room 305, EEE building | A relaxed lunchtime get‑together where all cohorts can come together, chat, and get to know one another. |
| 13:00-15:00 | EEE | Simon Wood Masterchef Taster (ticketed event) | Room 408, EEE building | Step away from Uber Eats! Join 2015 MasterChef winner Simon Wood for ‘Fake the Takeaway’ – a fun session packed with useful kitchen skills, clever tips and easy ideas for making tasty, affordable food at home. Learn how to save money, cook with confidence and still eat well |
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Friday 2 October
| 14:00-16:00 | Action Jackson Event | Room 408, EEE building | Action Jackson – Succeed at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø & Speed Friending Start your 51³Ô¹ÏÍø journey on a high! Join award-winning motivational speaker and the UK’s “Ambassador for Happiness”, Action Jackson (Jackson Ogunyemi), for an upbeat and inspiring session on how to make the most of your time at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, build confidence and set yourself up for success. Then put it into action with Speed Friending – a fun, relaxed way to meet other students, make new connections and get to know some new faces! |
MATLAB
There may be a need for you to use MATLAB during your MSc course. These tutorials from the web and YouTube may be helpful to you:
Another good way for a novice to get started is to open one of the demos within MATLAB and work through it step-by-step (you simply need to type “demo” or “help” in the command window to get to the demos).
PYTHON
and its packages such as , and are essential programming tools for the Applied Machine Learning
course.
Linear Algebra
These notes on Linear Algebra will assist students on our MSc courses. It might be worth studying these before you arrive.
MSc in Control and Optimisation
- “Introduction to linear algebra” by Gilbert Strang
- MATLAB courses available on-line at: (recommended: MATLAB onramp, Simulink onramp, Control Design Onramp with Simulink, MATLAB Fundamentals, MATLAB for Data Processing and Visualization, MATLAB Programming Techniques, Introduction to Symbolic Math with MATLAB, Solving Nonlinear Equations with MATLAB, Solving Ordinary Differential Equations with MATLAB, Introduction to Linear Algebra with MATLAB)
- Book by Astrom, Murray: “Feedback Systems: An Introduction for Scientists and Engineers”. By Karl J. Åström and Richard M. Murray, available on-line
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Linear Systems, by Panos Antsaklis & Antony Michel, Birkhauser, 2006
MSc in Future Power Networks - background study materials
- AC transmission system operation, powerflow and basic stability analysis. Chapter 3 and 8 of ‘Electric Power System’ 5th edition by Weddy, Cory et. al.
- Analysis of the performance of linear closed-loop controllers using frequency-domain tools. Chapter 1 and 2 from 'Multivariable feedback control: analysis and design.' Vol. 2. New York: Wiley, 2007 from Skogestad, Sigurd, and Ian Postlethwaite.
- Basic stability analysis and control design. Chapter 5, 10 and 11 from ‘Automatic Control Systems’, 10th Edition by Farid Golnaraghi and Benjamin C. Kuo
- Challenges of future power system with high penetration of inverter-based resources https://lowcarbonconversations.libsyn.com/episode-2-a-tricky-balance
- Digitalisation of Energy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xpoTZP8Aew
- Generation of electricity by wind turbines https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KE65O44q9o
- Operation and characteristics of Thyristors and IGBTs Chapter 23 and 25 from ‘Power Electronics: Converters, Applications, and Design’, 3rd Edition by Ned Mohan, Tore M. Undeland, William P. Robbins
- Operation of synchronous generators
Library
Microsoft Teams for lectures
Information and instructions for using Microsoft Teams.
updated 29 August 2024 - for students starting in October 2024
Advice on laptops
The Department runs a Bring-Your-Own-Devices (BYOD) scheme. Electrical and Electronic Engineers need excellent skills in using computers for programming, controlling equipment and many other tasks. There is no better way to become proficient than by managing your own laptop, including all the software installed on it.
Financial assistance may be available from the College to support purchasing a laptop /students/fees-and-funding/financial-assistance/student-support-fund/
What laptop to choose?
Our recommendation is to buy a laptop with the following specifications:
- Intel i5/i7 CPU
- 8/16GB of RAM
- 512GB hard drive
- 13”/15” screen
We do not make official recommendations on the specific make of laptops. When choosing your laptop processing power is less important than weight (light) and battery life (long). The more RAM you have, the better. An SSD hard drive can speed up some processes but is not essential. A touch screen can be useful for annotating notes but is also not essential.
The Department’s laptop loan scheme uses:
HP EliteBook 840G5, 16GB of RAM, 512GB SSD drive, 15” display
Mac users can consider the MacBook Pro 13”, 16GB of RAM, 512GB SSD drive.
Which operating system?
This depends solely on personal taste, but if you bring a MacBook make sure to install both OS X as well as Windows 10. We advise you run an English Windows 10 version on any laptop. Every student can request a key for their own license to Windows 10 educational version from ICT (via software shop). Help will be available for installing and converting operating systems. Windows is more compatible with a lot of the software we use. Also, some software packages are incompatible with the new M1/M2 chip Macbooks.
What about Software?
We use Office 365 at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø College. It is free to all students and can install on up to five devices. In addition, we offer students a wide range of free software to support their work. The ICT pages have information about the available software packages.
Do I need a desktop as well as a laptop?
You are strongly advised against purchasing a desktop machine. Instead, you may want to buy a lightweight external monitor and connect your laptop to it. This configuration is much more portable and useful than a desktop machine.
Do I need a printer or other computer peripherals?
Scanning, photocopying and printing services are available in public areas, including the library. You access the printers and purchase print credits using your College ID card and details. If you intend to print lots of paper copies, it may be cheaper if you use your own printer.
Do I need to subscribe to cloud-based storage?
You do not need to pay for your own cloud. Instead, you will be provided with cloud-based space on Microsoft One Drive.
Useful links
- - a 360 Virtual Tour of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø. Get familiar with the campus before you arrive.
- Please familiarise yourself with the EEE Postgraduate Safety Procedures information
- Please watch the two 51³Ô¹ÏÍø College Safety videos below..
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Safety video induction
51³Ô¹ÏÍø College safety video
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Fire Safety Video
51³Ô¹ÏÍø College Fire Safety video