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 Computer Science (a minimum of Class II, Division 2 or higher), 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
Security
Computer and Communication Security
Cryptography Theory and Combinatorial Design
Information Theory and Coding
Network Security
Multimedia Security
Software Engineering
Software Testing
Requirements Engineering
Business process management
Service-oriented systems
Agent-oriented software engineering
Multimedia Information Processing
Image/Video Processing
Human Activity Detection and Recognition
Image/Video Annotation and Retrieval
Multimodal Biometrics and Crypto-biometrics
Multimedia Security and Forensics
Virtual Reality
Intelligent Systems
Robotics
Machine Learning
Machine Vision
Ultrasonic Sensing
Safety, Risk and Hazard Analysis
Distributed Systems
Agent and Multi-agent techniques
Data Mining and Modelling.
Agent Programming
Constraint Programming
Knowledge Representation and Reasoning
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