Doctor of Philosophy
Testamur Title of Degree:
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Doctor of Philosophy
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Abbreviation:
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PhD
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Home Faculty:
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Informatics
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Duration:
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3 years (6 full-time sessions) or part-time equivalent
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Total Credit Points:
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48 cp per year
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Delivery Mode:
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Face-to-face, or combination of Face-to-face/distance
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Starting Session(s):
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Autumn/Spring
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Location:
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Wollongong
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UOW Course Code:
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201
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CRICOS Code:
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001244E
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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 sector 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% by 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-Business Applications
Customer relationship management
e-Commerce
e-Learning
e-Manufacturing
Information management
Supply chain management
Computer and Communication Security
Cryptography
Network and communication security
Distributed systems security
Error control coding
Combinatorial designs
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
Health Informatics
Aged care
Ambulatory care
Electronic health records
Health record input systems
Point-of-care solutions
Privacy issues in EHRs
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