Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Overview of Master of Philosophy (Computer Science) in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Malaysia

The Master of Philosophy, Field: Computer Science is offered on a full-time basis. The full-time programme is offered only at the UTM Main Campus in Johor Bahru. The duration of study for the full-time programme is subjected to the student’s entry qualifications and lasts between two (2) years to a maximum of four (4) years.

The programme is offered on full-time basis and is based on a 2-Semester per academic session. This is a full research programme. The candidate is supervised by a lecturer. The directed research work introduces candidates to the process by which new knowledge is developed and applied accordingly. Assessment is done by examining first assessment reports (research proposal), each semester’s progress reports, and thesis examination (viva-voce).

RESEARCH AREAS

1. Information Assurance and Security

• Web Filtering
• Cyber Threat Analytic
• Intrusion Detection/Prevention System
• Malware Detection
• Digital Forensic
• Cryptography
• Watermarking & Information Hiding
• IoT and Wireless Sensor Security
• Information Security & Management
• Information Disaster & Risk Management

2. Applied Industrial Analytics

• Modeling
• Optimization
• Simulation
• Industrial Analytics
• AI-Softcomputing

3. Pervasive Computing

• Internet of Things
• Wireless Sensor Network
• Wireless Mesh Network
• Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET)<
• Vehicular Ad Hoc Network (VANET)
• Wireless Body Area Network
• Cloud Computing
• Network Security
• Blockchain

4. Soft Computing

• Computational Intelligence
• Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery
• Pattern Recognition
• Intelligent Database Systems
• Information Retrieval and Text Analytics
• Intelligent E-Learning
• Intelligent Computer Aided Manufacturing
• Medical Informatics
• Cheminformatics and Bioinformatics
• Intelligent Financial Analysis

5. Software Engineering

• Software Modeling and Specification
• Software Quality and Testing
• Software Usability and Reusability
• Software as Service
• Dependable Embedded Real-Time Systems
• Agile Software Development
• Intelligent Software Systems
• Model Driven Architecture
• Software Product Line
• Software Maintenance and Evolution.

6. Visual, Visualisation and Vision

• Computer Graphics and Visualization
• Computer Vision
• Image Processing
• Speech Processing
• Human Computer Interaction
• Webometric
• Intelligent System

7. Artificial Intelligence and Bioinfomatics

• Bioinformatics<
• Computational Biology
• Artificial Intelligence
• Operation Research
• Image Processing In Silico Biotechnology
• Timetable/Scheduling
• Pattern Recognition
• Computational Manufacturing

8. Information Engineering Behavioral Informatics

• Pattern Recognition
• Multimedia Information Retrieval
• Intelligent Database Systems and Data Warehousing
• Intelligent E-Learning
• Intelligent Computer Aided Manufacturing
• Medical Informatics
• Chemo-informatics
• Bioinformatics
• Text Analytics
• Intelligent Financial Analytics
• Modelling and Simulation
• System Dynamics Analysis

ENTRY REQUIREMNETS

AWARD REQUIREMENTS

• Achieve a total minimum of 3 credits hours with a minimum CPA of 3.0.
• Successfully defend a comprehensive oral examination (viva voce) of the thesis submitted at the completion of study.