The Ph.D. programme has a normative study period
of 36 months for full-time students with a research-oriented
Master's degree and 48 months for students without
one. The maximum period for full-time student
is 84 months. A Master's degree holder is required
to complete, with a minimum grade of B-, at least
two graduate courses related to his/her research
based upon the supervisor's advice, and to take
the T-courses every term from the time of admission
throughout his/her thesis preparation until the
thesis is finally submitted.
A candidate without a Master's
degree must first enroll in the M.Phil.
programme for at least one year before he/she
is eligible for consideration to be transferred
to the Ph.D. programme. In this case, the candidate
is required to complete, with a minimum grade
of B-, at least six graduate courses related to
his/her research upon the supervisor's advice.
As a requirement for graduation,
students must carry out a substantial amount of
research which will lead to original results worthy
of publication in scholarly journals. They are
also required to pass the University IT (information
technology) Proficiency Test and departmental
qualifying examination.
The Department will
consider admission of part-time
Ph.D. students with Master's degrees and strong
academic records. Part-time students will be required
to take regular graduate courses offered in the
day time. The normative study period for part-time
students with a research master's degree are 48
months and for students without a research master's
degree are 64 months. The maximum period are 96
months.
Department offers research
studies in the following fields:
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CAD/CAM
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Virtual
Reality
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Computer
Vision and Image Processing
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Computational
Intelligence and Intelligent Systems
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Micro
and Nano Systems
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Innovation
and Design
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Manufacturing
Automation
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Robotics
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Sensors
and Actuators
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Smart
Materials and Structures
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Signal
Processing
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Structural
and Materials
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Optimization
Systems and Control
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