Specialization
cybersecurity, data and ai

IPSA’s Cybersecurity, Data & AI major trains engineers specialized in processing and securing aerospace data.

Our top-notch aerospace school develops our students’ advanced skills in network security, machine learning, deep learning and data system reliability, enabling them to create innovative solutions for the aerospace industry.

Applications cover key areas such as aeronautical safety, software certification and performance optimization. Through real-life projects, they use deep learning algorithms to detect pest damage, analyze radar images to track melting ice, or simulate fluid flows.

The key points

Language

French

Rhythm

full-time

Campus

Paris-Ivry

Duration

1 year (available in ^5th year)

Diploma obtained

CTI-certified engineering degree

Job opportunities

Cybersecurity Engineer
Data Scientist
AI Engineer

Further studies

IPSA offers 70 double-degree programs in France and abroad, giving students the opportunity to acquire dual skills tailored to their career aspirations.

The person in charge of the specialization
cybersecurity, data and ia

Campus Paris

Remi Bertossi

Director of Aero 4 and 5 studies – Lecturer and researcher, PhD in thermodynamics/energetics.

photo de BERTOSSI Remi, directeur des études aéro 4 et 5 à l'Ipsa, école aéronautique

More
program

01/5

Double specialization

Dual specialization in cybersecurity and AI

Students in the Cybersecurity, Data and AI major gain access to dual skills in securing aerospace systems, advanced cryptography and machine learning applied to anomaly detection and performance optimization.

02/5

Mastering technologies

Mastery of advanced artificial intelligence technologies

The Cybersecurity, Data and AI major offers advanced specialization through courses and projects in Deep Learning, Neural Networks, radar image processing and fluid flow, with direct applications in aerospace.

03/5

Professional immersion

An internship for professionalization and entry into the world of work

To complete their studies, which are punctuated by numerous internships, 5th year students undertake a 6-month internship in a company or laboratory specializing in aerospace systems security and optimization.

04/5

Strategic vision and ethics

A strategic and ethical vision of embedded systems

The Cybersecurity, Data and AI major raises awareness among students at our aeronautics and space school of the societal issues and ethics of cybersecurity in aeronautics, human factors and flight safety.

05/5

English courses

Courses in English for better international integration

Courses in the Cybersecurity, Data and AI specialization major at our aerospace school are taught in English to better grasp the international dimension of the sector.

Double specialization

Mastering technologies

Professional immersion

Strategic vision and ethics

English courses

The skills targeted by our Cybersecurity, Data and AI specialization

Protecting systems and networks

Imagine the structure of a system

Testing and improving solutions

Define the technical organization of a secure system

Drafting guides and procedures

Estimating the cost of a project

Course pace

Courses

Internship

Sept

Oct

Nov

Déc

Jan

Fév

Mar

Avr

Mai

Jui

Juil

Program
^5th year

Semester 1

Semester 2

Human Sciences and Languages –
2 ECTS

99h

Trends & Social Issues in French

12h

Human Factor & HMI – Risk Analysis and Safety

17h

Intensive TOEIC Training for French Students

20h

TOEIC Training for French Students

20h

French Language (FLE) – for International Students

30h

Personal Engagement

Professional Integration – 6 ECTS

79h

French Labor & Contract Law

15h

Knowledge & Integration in Industrial Environment

Life Cycle and Eco Conception

11h

Cyber Security Initiation

10h

Project Management Techniques

13h

Reliability: AMDEC Methodology in English

11h

Management Tools – Certification (Excel TOSA and VBA)

16h

Specialization – 7 ECTS

100H

Aircraft Modeling & Autopilot

24h

Deterministic Systems & Stochastic Observers (Kalman filter)

34h

Deep Neural Network & Deep Learning

18h

Systems Design & Fast Prototyping

24h

PMI Project – 5 ECTS

20h

Specialization “Cyber, Data and IA” – 10 ECTS

Cyber Security

20h

Cryptography and Network Security

22h

Fundamentals and Techniques in Cyber Security

18h

Distributed Intelligent Systems

26h

Application of Deep Learning for Image Processing

20h

Hands-on Machine Learning for Cybersecurity

20h

Project: Data and Decision Sciences and Cyber or AI and DDS

20h

UE : Internship Aero4 – 6 ECTS

Industrial Evaluation

Coeff. 50%

Internship Report

Coeff. 50%

Oral Presentation

Final year internship

Focus on internships

^5th year

Status : Mandatory
Subject : Engineering internship
Duration : 6 months – February to August

Robust detection of contrails in satellite images

Optimization of CFM56 maintenance forecasts

Development of control/command software for a
radio telescope

Examples of
Student projects

– Detection of pest and drought damage using deep learning algorithms applied to radar images
– Detection of ice cap melt rate using deep learning algorithms applied to radar images
– A Deep Learning Approximation for simulation of fluid flow

Our students
testify

Titouan MILLET 5th year student in Cybersecurity, Data and Artificial Intelligence

At IPSA, I found much more than an education: a passion, ambitious projects and a real family. From my early years to my internships, each experience has brought me closer to my goal: to become an expert in cybersecurity and contribute to an industry I’m passionate about.

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