Ph.D. in Computer Science and Information Technology
ภาควิิชาคณิตศาสตร์และวิทยาการคอมพิวเตอร์ คณะวิทยาศาสตร์
The Ph.D. Program offers an execllence opportunity for students who wish to pursue advanced studies in Computer Science and Information Technology, which operates under the AVIC Center. The Center has conducted a wide range of research activities in close cooperation with local and international agencies. It is ideal for international students who are interested in oversea studies and cross cultural learning.
Qualifications
- Holding a Bachelor’s degree in Science or Engineering with GPA at least 3.25, or a Master’s degree in Science or Engineering with GPA at least 3.25
- Having English Proficiency test, except native speakers, of CU-TEP, TOEFL, or IELTS according to the criteria given by the graduate school.
- Having appropriate qualifications in accordance with the graduate School stipulations imposed for a given academic year, or being admitted by the administration committee of the Ph.D. Program in Computer Science and Information Technology.
Degree Requirements
- Applicants holding a Bachelor’s degree are required to take at least 24 credits of course work and 48 credit hours of dissertation. The students must graduate within 8 years counting from the first year of their admission.
- Applicants holding a Master’s degree are required to take 48 credits of dissertation. The students must graduate within 6 years counting from the first year of their admission.
- In addition, the students in both background classifications must also meet the general requirements of the graduate school. Among the important ones are the Ph.D. qualifying examination, the dissertation prospectus defense, and at least two international journal papers accepted for publication.
Collaboration with research agencies and institutions
- Computer Science: Cooperative Research Network (CRN)—National Higher Education Commission.
- National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) and its affiliation—National Electronic and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC)
- Foreign research residency of Ph.D. candidates in USA (University of Louisiana at Lafayette), Canada (University of Alberta), and Japan (National Institute of Informatics).
Key research areas:
- Parallel Computing, Neural Computing, and Machine Intelligence.
- Image Processing, Computer vision, and Visualization.
- Software and Knowledge Engineering.
- Computer Networking.
- Bioinformatics, Plant Modeling, and Simulation.
