The proposed projects consist in the design and experimentation of a software network application, in the emulation of an advanced realistic novel network setting, in the deployment of an experimental network platform. The projects are an opportunity for the participants to acquire a team working experience, project management, technical report writing, oral presentation, and to acquire valuable experience on novel network technologies.
Every project is advised by a responsible and the evaluation is individualized by the evaluation committee. The participants have to form groups and directly contact the course response and the tutors of the projects they are interested in, based on a published list.
The projects can cover the following subjects :

• Software telco networks and virtualization : NFV (Network Functions Virtualization) protocols and architectures, Cloud IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service), SDN (Software Defined Networking), their orchestration and platforms.
• Telecommunication network security : protocols, anomaly detection, attack emulation, evaluation of attack mitigation strategies.
• Wireless and mobile networks : WiFi and its evolutions, cellular networks, sensor networks and protocols.

The participants have to prepare a pre-formatted mid-term report after 2 months and defend its content during a mid-term defense. The report will then be extended and the project work defended in the final defense. Both reports and both defenses will be evaluated. A final exam is an individual assessment of the project experience.