PhD in Computing Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU)

Why our APU Ph.D. by Research Programme?

• You will be assigned to a group of highly qualified supervisors.
• A wide range of latest research areas in the fields of computing and business administration areas.
• We have our regular research workshops, colloquium, and seminars facilitated by local and international academicians and professionals.
• Comprehensive Student Support Services.
• Resourceful online databases.

Application Process

Ideally, students work with potential supervisors to develop a proposal.

*Supervisory sessions consist of 4 elements as appropriate to the candidate’s background:

1. Research Methods
2. Literature Review
3. Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis
4. Design of Research Proposal

Students with entry qualifications of a mixed-mode Masters programme with a minimum of 30% research component and a pass in a research module will be required to undergo 3 and 4 above.

Students with entry qualifications of a full research Masters will be required to undergo 4 above.

Subject to the expertise within the School of Computing, Engineering, and Technology, the areas of research include, but are not limited to the following:

• Software Engineering
• Mobile Computing
• Computer Security and Forensics
• Intelligent Systems
• Computer Networks
• Information Retrieval
• Multimedia Systems
• Database Systems