Full time
3 years
SEP-25
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Computer Science
Research
The PhD in Computer Science offers exciting opportunities to do cutting-edge research in an internationally renowned environment.
Course Overview
The PhD program is suitable for skilled and highly-motivated students to do research at the frontiers of Computer Science in a broad range of theoretical and applied topics. The program is meant to train students for high-profile jobs in both Academia and Industry.
Research Themes
Theory and Foundations
Algorithm Design and Analysis; Approximation Online Algorithms and Constrained Optimisation; Automata Theory Model Checking Sublinear Algorithms and Combinatorics; Verification and Controller Synthesis.
Systems
High Performance and Scientific Computing; Business and Internet Computing; Fault Tolerant and Reliable Systems; Intelligent and Distributed Systems; Communication Networks and Data Science; Software Tools.
Artificial Intelligence
Multi-Agent Systems; Strategic Artificial Intelligence; Explainable AI; Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning; Intelligent Cyber-Physical Systems; Deep Learning for Imaging Data; Intelligent Connected Vehicles.
Data Science
Data Management and Engineering; Data Analytics and Data Mining; Statistical / Machine Learning; Data Science Applications.
Applied Computing
Computational Neuroscience; Computational Pathology; Systems and Synthetic Biology; Digital Forensics; Multimedia Processing and Computer Vision.
Human-Centred Computing
Social Media Analytics; Health Informatics; Social Informatics; Smart Cities; Adaptivity and Personalisation; Educational Technology; Computer Science Education.
Teaching and Learning
Students are encouraged to attend Departmental seminars given by leading experts from the research community. Students can enrol in a Transferrable Skills Training program.
For this course (per year)
£4,950
For this course (per year)
£29,470
Entry requirements 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent) and preferably an MSc in a related subject.