Doctor of Philosophy (SITACS)

Overview

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) candidates undertake in-depth research in order to make an original contribution to the body of knowledge in a chosen field of study. This qualification can lead to, or enhance, an academic career and is also highly regarded by public and private sectors employers.

Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge

A four-year Honours Bachelor degree in Information and Communication Technology or Computer Science (a minimum of Class II, Division 2 or higher), or a Master of Information and Communication Technology – Research or Master of Computer Science – Research degree with strong performance in the 48 credit point thesis, or equivalent.

Course Requirements

This program is 100% thesis. Candidates enrol in a 48 credit point thesis subject and repeat the same enrolment for each year of study, usually over three years of full-time study. Students may be required to attend lectures in relevant topics from time to time throughout the program.

Current Research Areas

e-Applications

• e-health
• e-commerce
• e-learning
• e-manufacturing
• Information management

Computer and Communication Security

• Cryptography
• Network and communication security
• Distributed systems security
• Error control coding
• Combinatorial design

Multimedia Content Protection and Management

• Multimedia signal processing
• Content protection (encryption, watermarking, authentication)
• Digital rights management
• Image and video processing
• Digital camera image processing (de-mosaicing, AWB, colour correction)
• Video Surveillance
• Multimedia content based annotation, browsing and searching
• Biometric security

Intelligent Systems

• Robotics
• Neural networks
• Machine vision
• Ultrasonic sensing
• Spatial databases
• Safety, risk and hazard analysis
• Distributed systems
• Databases
• Workflow and process modelling
• Software engineering
• Decision systems
• Supply chain management