Overview of Doctor of Philosophy (Computer Science) in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
The Doctor of Philosophy, Field: Computer Science is offered on a full-time basis. The programme is offered only at the UTM Main Campus in Johor Bahru. The duration of study for the programme is subjected to the student’s entry qualifications and lasts between three (3) years to a maximum of six (6) years.
The programme is offered on full-time only and are based on a 2-Semester per academic session. This is a full research programme. The candidate is supervised by a qualified academic staff. The directed research work introduces candidates to the process by which new knowledge is developed and applied accordingly. Assessment is done by examining first assessment reports (research proposal), each semester’s progress reports, and thesis examination (viva-voce).
RESEARCH AREAS
Information Assurance and Security
Web Filtering
Cyber Threat Analytic
Intrusion Detection/Prevention System
Malware Detection
Digital Forensic
Cryptography
Watermarking & Information Hiding
IoT and Wireless Sensor Security
Information Security & Management
Information Disaster & Risk Management
Applied Industrial Analytics
Modeling
Optimization
Simulation
Industrial Analytics
AI-Softcomputing
Pervasive Computing
Internet of Things
Wireless Sensor Network
Wireless Mesh Network
Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET)<
Vehicular Ad Hoc Network (VANET)
Wireless Body Area Network
Cloud Computing
Network Security
Blockchain
Soft Computing
Computational Intelligence
Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery
Pattern Recognition
Intelligent Database Systems
Information Retrieval and Text Analytics
Intelligent E-Learning
Intelligent Computer Aided Manufacturing
Medical Informatics
Cheminformatics and Bioinformatics
Intelligent Financial Analysis
Software Engineering
Software Modeling and Specification
Software Quality and Testing
Software Usability and Reusability
Software as Service
Dependable Embedded Real-Time Systems
Agile Software Development
Intelligent Software Systems
Model Driven Architecture
Software Product Line
Software Maintenance and Evolution.
Visual, Visualisation and Vision
Computer Graphics and Visualization
Computer Vision
Image Processing
Speech Processing
Human Computer Interaction
Webometric
Intelligent System
Artificial Intelligence and Bioinfomatics
Bioinformatics<
Computational Biology
Artificial Intelligence
Operation Research
Image Processing In Silico Biotechnology
Timetable/Scheduling
Pattern Recognition
Computational Manufacturing
Information Engineering Behavioral Informatics
Pattern Recognition
Multimedia Information Retrieval
Intelligent Database Systems and Data Warehousing
Intelligent E-Learning
Intelligent Computer Aided Manufacturing
Medical Informatics
Chemo-informatics
Bioinformatics
Text Analytics
Intelligent Financial Analytics
Modelling and Simulation
System Dynamics Analysis
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Obtained Bachelor degree with the following grade
First Class
Second Class Upper
Excellent Pass
Scale
Working Experience
CPA Scale of 4
2.75 or higher
No Working Experience Needed
CPA Scale of 5
3.38 or higher
CPA Scale of 20
13.75 and higher
Percentage
68.75% or higher
1000 Marks
687.5 or higher
Obtained Bachelor degree with the following grade
Second Class Lower
Very Good Pass
Scale
Working Experience
CPA Scale of 4
2.50 <CPA < 2.75
Subject to rigorous internal
assessment
CPA Scale of 5
3.13 <CPA < 3.43
CPA Scale of 20
12.5 <CPA < 13.75
Percentage
62.5% <CPA < 68.75%
1000 Marks
625 <CPA < 687.5
Obtained Bachelor degree with the following grade
Good Pass
Third Class
Scale
Working Experience
CPA Scale of 4
CPA below 2.50
5 years working experience
in the related field
CPA Scale of 5
CPA below 3.13
CPA Scale of 20
CPA below 12.5
Percentage
CPA below 62.5%
1000 Marks
CPA below 625
AWARD REQUIREMENTS
Achieve a total minimum of 3 credits hours with a minimum CPA of 3.0.
Successfully defend a comprehensive oral examination (viva voce) of the thesis submitted at the completion of study.
