SIGINT Coursera Learning Path — Gantt Chart

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Pace assumption: ~13 hrs/week — target completion in 6 months (26 weeks). Core path finishes by ~week 21. Supplementary runs as a parallel track, wrapping by week 26. Weekday split suggestion: 2 hrs/day on weekdays + 3 hrs on Saturday.

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    title SIGINT Coursera Learning Path — 6-Month Sprint (13 hrs/week)
    dateFormat  YYYY-MM-DD
    axisFormat  %b %Y

    section Phase 1 · DSP Foundations
    DSP 1 – Basic Concepts & Algorithms (20h)     :dsp1,  2026-04-13, 2w
    DSP 2 – Filtering (20h)                       :dsp2,  after dsp1,  2w
    DSP 3 – Analog vs Digital (20h)               :dsp3,  after dsp2,  2w
    DSP 4 – Applications (20h)                    :dsp4,  after dsp3,  2w
    Audio Signal Processing (50h)                 :audio, after dsp4,  4w

    section Phase 2 · Hardware Security
    Hardware Security (10h)                        :hwsec,  after audio, 1w
    Cryptography & Information Theory (7.5h)       :crypto, after hwsec, 1w

    section Phase 3 · RF Engineering
    RF & mmWave Circuit Design (30h)               :rf,    after crypto, 2w
    Microwave Engineering & Antennas (40h)         :micro, after rf,     3w

    section Phase 4 · ML for Signals
    Advanced ML & Signal Processing (15h)          :mlsp,  after micro,  1w
    Sequences, Time Series & Prediction (15h)      :ts,    after mlsp,   1w

    section Supplementary (parallel track)
    Wireless Comms for Everybody (10h)             :wc,    2026-04-13, 1w
    5G for Everyone (10h)                          :fiveg, after wc,    1w
    Foundations of Adv. Wireless Comms (20h)       :adv,   after fiveg, 2w
    Introduction to Satellite Communications (20h) :sat,   after adv,   2w
    Mastering Neural Networks & Regularisation     :nn,    after ts,    1w
    Getting Started with ML at the Edge on Arm     :edge,  after nn,    1w

Course Reference Table

| # | Course | Phase | Hours | Level | Link | |---|--------|-------|-------|-------|------| | 1 | DSP 1 – Basic Concepts & Algorithms | DSP Foundations | 20h | Intermediate | Open → | | 2 | DSP 2 – Filtering | DSP Foundations | 20h | Intermediate | Open → | | 3 | DSP 3 – Analog vs Digital | DSP Foundations | 20h | Intermediate | Open → | | 4 | DSP 4 – Applications | DSP Foundations | 20h | Intermediate | Open → | | 5 | Audio Signal Processing for Music Applications | DSP Foundations | 50h | Intermediate | Open → | | 6 | Hardware Security | Hardware Security | 10h | Intermediate | Open → | | 7 | Cryptography and Information Theory | Hardware Security | 7.5h | Intermediate | Open → | | 8 | RF and mmWave Circuit Design | RF Engineering | 30h | Intermediate | Open → | | 9 | Microwave Engineering and Antennas | RF Engineering | 40h | Advanced | Open → | | 10 | Advanced Machine Learning and Signal Processing | ML for Signals | 15h | Advanced | Open → | | 11 | Sequences, Time Series and Prediction | ML for Signals | 15h | Intermediate | Open → | | 12 | Wireless Communications for Everybody | Supplementary | 10h | Beginner | Open → | | 13 | 5G for Everyone | Supplementary | 10h | Beginner | Open → | | 14 | Foundations of Advanced Wireless Communication | Supplementary | 20h | Advanced | Open → | | 15 | Introduction to Satellite Communications | Supplementary | 20h | Intermediate | Open → | | 16 | Mastering Neural Networks & Model Regularisation | Supplementary | 15h | Intermediate | Open → | | 17 | Getting Started with ML at the Edge on Arm | Supplementary | 10h | Intermediate | Open → |

Hour Summary

| Phase | Courses | Total Hours | |-------|---------|-------------| | Phase 1 – DSP Foundations | 5 | 130h | | Phase 2 – Hardware Security | 2 | 17.5h | | Phase 3 – RF Engineering | 2 | 70h | | Phase 4 – ML for Signals | 2 | 30h | | Core Path Total | 11 | ~248h | | Supplementary | 6 | ~85h | | Grand Total | 17 | ~333h |