PhD (Computer Science) - School of Computer Sciences
PhD (Computer Science) - School of Computer Sciences
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OVERVIEW
A research degree is awarded primarily on the basis of a thesis embodying the results of a research project and any coursework topics (when necessary) or other formal studies required by the University and the School of Computer Sciences to be undertaken during the candidature period.
The degree can be pursued under the supervision of at least one academic staff of the school. Under this mode of study, the candidate is required to complete a thesis within a stipulated time period. Usually, full-time candidates for M.Sc. complete their thesis in 12 - 18 months and for Ph.D. in 30 - 40 months.
Current research and development activities are organised under three research clusters:
Service Computing COM11-Enterprise Computing 01 Service Science and Innovation 02 Management of Information Systems (MIS) 03 Human Computer Interaction (HCI) 04 IT Operations and Management 05 Technopreneurship COM12-Software Engineering 01 Service Systems Engineering (SSE) 02 Software Analysis and Design Patterns 03 Software Productivity and Quality 04 Value-Based Software Engineering 05 Sustainable and Evolutionary Software Systems COM13-Social and Sustainable Computing 01 Social Informatics 02 Computer Ethics 03 Collaborative Computing 04 Information Evaluation 05 Usability Engineering COM14-Multimedia Computing 01 Virtual Reality and Animation 02 Multimedia Retrieval, Processing and Analysis 03 Distributed Multimedia and Multimedia Communication 04 E-Learning 05 Multimedia Tools and Applications Data to Knowledge COM21-Computational Intelligence 01 Intelligent System Techniques 02 Scheduling/Timetabling/Planning 03 Evolutionary Computing 04 Collective Intelligence 05 Brain Inspired Computing COM22-Computer Vision and Image Processing 01 Image Analysis 02 Semantic Image and Video Knowledge Extraction 03 Image Retrieval 04 Multimodal Integration COM23-Visual Computing 01 Data Visualisation 02 Information Visualisation 03 Knowledge Visualisation 04 Computer Graphics 05 Visual Analytics 06 Virtual Environment COM24-Language Engineering 01 Natural Language Processing 02 Automated Translation 03 Speech Recognition 04 Speech Synthesis 05 Semantic Web Search 06 Text Summarisation COM25-Knowledge Engineering 01 Health Informatics 02 Knowledge Management and Engineering 03 Data Mining Enabling Technologies and Infrastructure COM31-High Performance Computing 01 Distributed Systems 02 Parallel Tools and Applications 03 Cluster and Multicore Computing 04 Grid Computing 05 Peer-to-Peer Computing COM32-Computer Networks 01 Embedded Systems 02 Wireless and Mobile Computing 03 Quality of Service 04 Network and Communication Protocols 05 Network Modeling 06 Wireless Sensor Networks COM33-Information Security 01 Network Security 02 Malware 03 Cryptology 04 Steganography 05 Data Privacy and Preservation 06 Security Management 07 Digital Forensic COM34-High Performance Computational Biology 01 Parallel Sequence Analysis Algorithms 02 Parallel Structure Prediction Algorithms 03 Concurrency Theory in Biology 04 Parallel Biological Data Mining Note:- The above may serve as a guide for applicants to choose his/her title and research field.
Expertise available in the following School: School of Computer Sciences
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ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Applicants should possess the following:
- A Master’s degree with minimum CGPA of 3.00 or equivalent in Computer Science/ Information Technology or equivalent or
- A Master’s degree with minimum CGPA of 3.00 or equivalent in Electronic Engineering/ Electrical Engineering/ Computer Engineering (60% of the core component must be Computer Science related) with
- A Bachelor’s degree in related area with minimum CGPA 3.67/4 (fast-track to PhD)
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LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
(Applicable for International Applicants Only)
The minimum score for each programme can be vary from the below list, candidates are required to check for each programme requirements.
- A minimum of Band 6 for IELTS; or
- A minimum score of 60 for TOEFL (Internet-based); or
- A minimum of Band 8.5 for TOEFL Essentials (Online); or
- A minimum score of 169 for Cambridge English: Advance (CAE)/Proficiency (CPE) /Preliminary (PET) /First (FCE)/ Linguaskill Online min. score 169/ Occupational English Test (OET) min. score 250; or
- A minimum score of 59 for Pearson Test of English (PTE); or
- A minimum of Band 109 for CIEP Level (ELS); or
- A minimum of Band 4 for Malaysian University English Test (MUET)
Exemption is given to candidate if:
- English is the candidate’s mother tongue or National Language; or
- Candidate graduated from an Institution of Higher Learning in which the medium of instruction at Bachelor and/or Master degree level is English (statement of proof required)
IMPORTANT: Candidates are required to provide any of the above English result upon application. Incomplete application will be rejected.
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DURATION
Full-time: Min 2 years / Max 5 years
Part-time: Min 3 years / Max 7.5 years
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FEES
Malaysian (MYR) Full Time Part Time - Registration Fee : 310.00
- Tuition Fee (Semester) : 4,150.00
- Thesis Evaluation Fee : 1,000.00
- Convocation Fee : 200.00
- Research Methodology : 320.00
- Registration Fee : 310.00
- Tuition Fee (Semester) : 3,535.00
- Thesis Evaluation Fee: 1,000.00
- Convocation Fee : 200.00
- Research Methodology : 320.00
International (USD) Full Time Part Time - Registration Fee : 222.50
- Personal Bond : 1,000.00
- Tuition Fee (Semester) : 1,550.00
- Thesis Evaluation Fee: 375.00
- Convocation Fee : 50.00
- Research Methodology : 80.00
- Registration Fee : 222.50
- Personal Bond : 1,000.00
- Tuition Fee (Semester) : 1,400.00
- Thesis Evaluation Fee : 375.00
- Convocation Fee : 50.00
- Research Methodology : 80.00
** Fees are subject to change
** New fees to be imposed starting from Academic Session 2025/2026 (October 2025 intake onward)
Malaysian (MYR) Full Time Part Time - Registration Fee : 330.00
- Tuition Fee (Semester) : 4,150.00
- Thesis Evaluation Fee : 800.00
- Convocation Fee : 200.00
- Research Methodology : 320.00
- Registration Fee : 330.00
- Tuition Fee (Semester) : 3,535.00
- Thesis Evaluation Fee: 800.00
- Convocation Fee : 200.00
- Research Methodology : 320.00
International (USD) Full Time Part Time - Registration Fee : 225.00
- Personal Bond : 1,000.00
- Tuition Fee (Semester) : 1,850.00
- Thesis Evaluation Fee: 250.00
- Convocation Fee : 50.00
- Research Methodology : 80.00
- Registration Fee : 225.00
- Personal Bond : 1,000.00
- Tuition Fee (Semester) : 1,570.00
- Thesis Evaluation Fee : 250.00
- Convocation Fee : 50.00
- Research Methodology : 80.00
** Fees are subject to change