Doctor of Philosophy (Computer Science)

PROGRAMME SPECIFICATIONS

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).

General Information

Course Classification 

SKILLS
After having completed the programme, graduates should be able to:

• Apply knowledge critically to solve complex issues in a field of computing and digital technology through research.
• Investigate and comprehend new and complex information and problems from the field of computing and digital technology
• Apply research skills to solve complex issues and problems in a field of Computing and Digital Technology with high degree of originality and independence
• Collaborate with different people in communities ethically and professionally.
• Communicate effectively the results of research and scholarship by oral and written communication.
• Use digital technologies and software to support research works or studies competently
• Analyse numerical and graphical data using quantitative or qualitative tools in solving problems.
• Demonstrate leadership, autonomy and responsibility in conducting and managing research and resources.
• Exemplify self-advancement through continuous academic development
• Initiate entrepreneurial project with relevant knowledge and expertise.
• Demonstrate respectable ethical research conducts and professionalism skills in an organization and society.

RESEARCH AREAS

1. 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

2. Applied Industrial Analytics

• Modeling
• Optimization
• Simulation
• Industrial Analytics
• AI-Softcomputing

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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.

6. Visual, Visualisation and Vision

• Computer Graphics and Visualization
• Computer Vision
• Image Processing
• Speech Processing
• Human Computer Interaction
• Webometric
• Intelligent System

7. Artificial Intelligence and Bioinfomatics

• Bioinformatics<
• Computational Biology
• Artificial Intelligence
• Operation Research
• Image Processing In Silico Biotechnology
• Timetable/Scheduling
• Pattern Recognition
• Computational Manufacturing

8. 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