PhD in Electrical Engineering Science

Full-Time/Part-Time

• Analog Electronic Circuits
• Applets of Integral and Discrete Transforms
• Applied Functional Analysis
• Applied Linear Algebra
• Automotive Electronic Systems
• Basic Methods of Statistical Data Analysis in Practice
• Bio-Inspired Computing
• Common Theory of Signals and Systems
• Computational and Numerical Methods of Electrical Machines and Apparatuses
• Computational Electrical Engineering
• Computer Measurement and Diagnostics
• Construction of Electronic Equipments
• Control Algorithms of Electric Controlled Drives
• Diagnostics of Electrical Equipment
• Diagnostics of Electrical Machines and Drives
• Diagnostics of Electrical Quantities
• Digital Image Processing
• Electrical Drives
• Electric Power Systems in Industry
• Microcomputer Control Systems of Electrical Drives
• Modeling and Simulation of Electrotechnical Systems
• Modern Control Theory
• Numerical Methods
• Optoelectronics
• Parallel Algorithms
• Power and Control Electronics
• Reliability of Electronic Devices
• Selected Chapters from Electrical Machines Theory
• Selected Parts of Optical Communications
• Signal Processors and Applications
• English Language Dr.
• French Language Dr.
• German Language Dr.
• Russian Language Dr.
• Spanish Language Dr.

Study aims

The aim of the doctoral study program is the education of specialized experts, which develops the abilities of the excellent graduates of the master's degree programmes for independent creative work in the area of research, development and improvement of technologies. The PhD student will demonstrate the ability to extend the knowledge of the studied part of the study programme in a creative way by further study of theoretical and applied subjects according to the individual study plan and by the elaboration of the doctoral dissertation from any field of electrical engineering. The quality of teaching in the doctoral study programme of Electrical Engineering Science will be evaluated by the number of successfully defended doctoral dissertations and by the number of PhD students' scientific and research results during the doctoral study according to the current methodology of evaluation of science and research of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports.

Graduate's knowledge

Graduates of the doctoral study programme Electrical Engineering Science have a deep and systematic knowledge that corresponds to the current state of knowledge in the field of industrial electronics, automotive electronics, power semiconductor systems, electrical machines, electric devices and electric drives. They understand the theories, concepts and methods that are at the forefront of knowledge of the branch at national and international levels. They understand the system of sciences and research problems at the boundary of the branches.

Graduate's skills

The graduates of the doctoral programme in Electrical Engineering Science can design and use advanced research methods in the fields of industrial electronics, automotive electronics, power semiconductor systems, electrical machines, electric devices and electric drives that allow knowledge expansion in these areas by original research. The graduates can develop new theories and methods including the definition of fields or their inclusion in a wider area.

Graduate's general competence

Graduates of the doctoral study programme of Electrical Engineering Science can evaluate new knowledge and ideas, taking into account the long-term social consequences of their use, to plan extensive activities of a creative nature and to obtain and plan resources for their realization. They can find a separate solution to complex ethical problems through creative activity or the use of its results. The graduate can comprehensibly and convincingly communicate his knowledge in the field to other members of the scientific community at the international level and to the general public. They can use their expertise, professional skills and general competence in at least one foreign language. The graduate can acquire new expertise, skills and competencies by its creative activities and to influence the conditions and context of the education of others.

Hard skills

• Computer HW components - knowledge at the advanced user level

• Electrical machines and appliances

• Electronic systems testing (HIL platform Vector VTSystem)

• Design of uncontrolled and controlled electric drives (AC, DC)

• Control electronics (control systems with microprocessors)

• HW of automotive electronic systems (design of electronic part, determination of systém concept)

• SW - MATLAB/Simulink (creation of simulation models and system simulation)

• Power electronics (design, knowledge and use of semiconductor converters)

Graduate's employment

The graduates in the Doctoral study programme of Electrical Engineering are highly qualified experts, who can apply in their work modern findings of the individual branches of electrical engineering, especially in the fields of industrial electronics, automotive electronics, power semiconductor systems, electrical machines, electrical apparatus and electrical drives. The graduates can find employment as scientific workers in research and development. They can work in research independently or in a scientific team. The graduates are also prepared for pedagogical and scientific activities at universities. The graduates can find employment as scientific workers at research institutes and in development departments of industrial companies, as research professors at technical universities, or as managers in the spheres of research, development, or corporate management.

Professions

• Power electronics design engineer

• University teacher

• Academic staff member

• R&D engineer for commercial electronics

• Programmer of automotive applications

• Research and development

• HW/SW developer

• R&D engineer in automotive

• Electric drive design engineer