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Doctor of Philosophy
Testamur Title of Degree: |
Doctor of Philosophy |
Abbreviation: |
PhD |
Home Faculty: |
Informatics (School of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering) |
Duration: |
3 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
Total Credit Points: |
144 |
Delivery Mode: |
Supervised individual research |
Starting Session(s): |
Autumn/Spring |
Location: |
Wollongong |
UOW Course Code: |
201 |
CRICOS Code: |
001244E |
Overview
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) candidates undertake in-depth research in order to make an original and significant contribution to the body of knowledge in their chosen studies. This qualification can lead to or enhance an academic career and is highly regarded by private and public sector employers.
Entry Requirements/Assumed Knowledge
A four-year Honours Bachelor of Engineering degree (minimum Class 2, Division 2 or higher); or a Masters by Coursework in an appropriate discipline (at the required level); or a Master of Engineering - Research, in one of the following areas: Computer, Electrical, Electronic or Telecommunications Engineering; or equivalent.
The School normally requires students to register initially for the Masters by Research program. Subject to satisfactory progress, including the presentation of a report and seminar, a student's candidature may be transferred to Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) after one year, without penalty.
Course Requirements
This program is by 100% thesis. Students may be required to attend lectures in relevant topics from time to time throughout the program.
All new students enrolling in a research degree are expected to prepare and defend a research proposal early in their candidature. Normally, the degree will be completed in not less than four, and not more than eight, academic sessions of full-time study, or six to 16 sessions of part-time study.
Current Research Areas
The following areas of research are available to candidates undertaking the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy or Master of Engineering - Research:
Intelligent Mechatronics: Automation
Advanced control systems
Control networks
Haptic rendering
Machine tool design
Precision position and speed control
Robotics and sensors
Telerobotics
Virtual manipulation
Intelligent Mechatronics: Applications
Arc welding control
Medical image processing
Renewable energy sources
Superconducting magnetic energy storage
Virtual surgery
Power: Quality and Reliability
Conducted electromagnetic interference (EMI)
Data mining
Distribution system reliability
Harmonic management
Power electronics and drives
Power quality monitoring and data analysis
Power quality indices and reporting
Standardisation
Voltage fluctuations and flicker
Telecommunications: Digital Signal Processing
Adaptive filtering
Blind signal processing
Coding for error-prone channels
Computational auditory scene analysis
Data mining
Filter banks and wavelets
Image and video segmentation, compression and retrieval
Internet access technologies (xDSL)
Low-rate speech coding
Multirate signal processing
Wideband speech/audio coding
3D Audio objects and environments
Telecommunications: Network Services
Internet and WWW services
Internet telephony
Multimedia databases
Network games
Video on demand
Virtual reality
Telecommunications: Photonics
Bragg grating sensing system
Fibre Bragg grating design and writing
FBG devices for optical communication systems
Optical fibre
Telecommunications: Switched Networks
Active networks
Ad hoc multi-hop networking
Closed loop control in packet networks
Location aware networking
Network dimensioning
Network management
Network traffic modelling and control
Wireless internet protocols
Telecommunications: Wireless Communications
Code division multiple access systems
Microwave propagation and channel modelling
Mobile ad hoc networks
Sequence design
Smart antennas
Space-time coding
Ultra wideband communications
Note: Not all areas are available for research at all levels, nor at all times.
Other Information
It is possible to downgrade enrolment from a PhD to a Master of Engineering - Research, with the permission of the Head of School. Further information is available at http://coursefinder.uow.edu.au/ or email: informatics_studenq@uow.edu.au