Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Computing (By Research)

(R3/0611/8/0014) 08/30 (A4269)

The faculty offers two accredited postgraduate programme by research, namely Master of Computing and Doctor of Philosophy in Computing. The research programmes are designed for students who wish to pursue an academic or industrial career in IT. The programmes equip students with knowledge and skills to solve fundamental problems in ICT and to meet the needs and demands of the society.

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Scholarship Postgraduate (Malaysian)
Scholarship Postgraduate (International)

• Fields of Research
  • Security Technology
    Cryptography
    Cloud Computing and IoT
    Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
    Computer Vision
    Wireless Communication and Networking
    Information Systems and Data Analytics
    Speech and Signal Processing
    Human Computer Interaction
    Natural Language Processing
• Entry Requirements
  • 1. A Master’s degree in the field or related fields, as accepted by the Senate; OR
    2. A Master’s degree (Level 7, MQF) in a non-computing fields, as accepted by the Senate, with a minimum of FIVE (5) years of relevant working experience must undergo appropriate prerequisite courses as determined by the HEP; OR
    3. A Master’s degree (Level 7, MQF) in non-computing fields, as accepted by the Senate and with less than FIVE (5) years of relevant working experience, must undergo appropriate prerequisite courses as determined by the HEP and subject to rigorous internal assessment; OR
    4. Other qualifications equivalent to a Master’s degree in the field of Computing or related fields recognised by the Government of Malaysia must undergo appropriate prerequisite courses as determined by the HEP; OR
    5. A Bachelor’s Degree in Computing or related fields with minimum CGPA of 3.67 or equivalent, as accepted by the HEP Senate can be accepted subject to rigorous internal assessment
  • Notes:
  • • Candidates must have completed at least ONE (1) of their earlier Degrees (Master’s or Bachelor’s) in Computing or related to computing (Programme Standard of Computing).
  • English Entry Requirement:
    • Minimum IELTS overall band score of 6.0 or its equivalent*
    • *The equivalency table is as below:

    English Competency	CEFR High B1	CEFR Low B2	CEFR Mid B2	CEFR High B2
    IELTS	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5
    MUET	Band3.5	Band4.0	Band4.0	Band4.5
    TOEFL iBT	40	46	60	79
    TOEFL Essentials	7.5	8	8.5	9.5
    Pearson Test of English (PTE)	47	51	59	63
    Linguaskill Online	154	160	169	176

    • In addition to the above, any other qualification which is of equivalent level as determined by the Senate of the University.

    • The English language requirement is waived for the candidates who are natives of and/or have completed their Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees from countries that use English as the medium of instruction as well as the first language.

• Programme Duration
  • Full-Time: Min. 2 years, Max. 5 years
  • Part-Time: Min. 3 years, Max. 7 years
• Intake
  •  Throughout the year