Universiti Teknologi

Overview of Doctor of Philosophy (Informatics Engineering) in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

The Doctor of Philosophy, Field: Informatics Engineering is offered on a full-time basis. The full-time programme is offered only at the UTM Main Campus in Johor Bahru. The duration of study for the full-time programme is subjected to the student’s entry qualifications and lasts between three (3) years to a maximum of eight (8) years.

The programme is offered on full-time basis and is based on a 2-Semester per academic session. This is a full research programme. The candidate is supervised by a lecturer. 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 Systems Application and Development
• Information Retrieval
• Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery
• Text Mining and Sentiment Analysis
• Web Mining
• Natural Language Processing
• Information and Knowledge Management
• Database Management
• Business Intelligence Application and Development
• Data Engineering
• Social Media Analytics
• Enterprise Information Systems

COURSES
University Core
IT Project Management, Informatik Dalam Masyarakat
Seminar on Global Development, Economic and Social Issues
Philosophy Science and Civilisation
Malaysian Society and Culture

Core Programme
Research Methodology
Research

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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.