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Doctor of Philosophy
Testamur Title of Degree: |
Doctor of Philosophy |
Abbreviation: |
PhD |
My University: |
Informatics, Philosophy |
Duration: |
3 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
Total Credit Points: |
144 (48 credit points per year) |
Delivery Mode: |
Individual supervised 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 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
• 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
• Distributed Systems
• Agent and Multi-agent Techniques
• Data Mining and Modelling
• Agent Programming
• Constraint Programming
• Knowledge Representation and Reasoning
Other Information
It is possible to downgrade enrolment from a PhD to a Master of Science - Research, with the permission of the Head of School. Further information is available at http://coursefinder.uow.edu.au/ or email: informatics_enquiries@uow.edu.au