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Phd & Masters Degree by Research 

GYF34 M.Sc. (Computer Science & Information Technology)

GYF32 Ph.D. (Information Technology)

Course Objectives

The Discipline of Information Technology offers M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees comprising an extended period of technical research and the submission of a dissertation. The objectives of postgraduate research degrees are very different from those of undergraduate studies: you will be working on a single, large piece of work and you will gain unique technical, analytical, communication and project management skills. Successful postgraduate research graduates have demonstrated substantial innovation, initiative, and the ability to self-motivate over an extended period of time. These are skills that are highly regarded in the advanced “knowledge economy”.

Course Details

Students conduct research for the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees under the supervision of a member of academic staff of the Discipline of IT. The precise work involved depends on the subject area, but always involves cutting-edge academic study and typically some form of experimental design and analysis. Software design and development is normally involved.

Schedule

M.Sc. by Research: the degree normally extends over 2 academic years.
Ph.D. by Research: the degree normally takes 3 academic years to complete. Students are expected to present for a formal assessment at the end of their first year.

Entry Requirements

Admission to a research degree is at the discretion of the potential supervisor (a member of academic staff) and the Head
of Department. Applicants should have an honours primary
degree in computing/IT or related areas.

Application

Applications for M.Sc. and Ph.D. by research can be made at any time, but registration follows the normal academic year cycle. Most of the Discipline's research candidates are supported by fellowship schemes or externally funded research programmes. Prior to submitting your application please discuss, via email, your area of interest with the relevant lecturer selected from the table on the opposite page.

In particular, the Department in conjunction with Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge (www.acadamh.ie) offer this M.Sc. by research through Irish (Distinct PAC code GYF36), funded by Údarás na Gaeltachta. For more information on this scheme, please contact Dr. Hugh Melvin.

Táthar ag tairiscint cláir scoláireachta taighde iarchéime sa Teicneolaíocht Faisnéise (cód GYF36), trí chomhpháirtíocht idir Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge agus Roinn na Teicneolaíochta Faisnéise. Is í aidhm an tionscnaimh deis a thabhairt do chéimithe ón nGaeltacht, agus do chéimithe eile a bhfuil Gaeilge líofa acu, tabhairt faoi Chéim Ph.d. nó M.Sc. ar shainréimse de Theicneolaíocht na Faisnéise. Tá Údarás na Gaeltachta ag déanamh urraíochta ar an gClár. Tuilleadh eolais ag an Dr. Hugh Melvin

Application Proceedure

All course applications are now made through the Postgraduate Applications Centre only: www.pac.ie
PAC codes:

• Ph.D. (Information Technology) full-time GYF32
• Ph.D. (Information Technology) part-time GYF33
• M.Sc. (Computer Science and  Information Technology) full-time GYF34
• M.Sc. (Computer Science and  Information Technology) part-time GYF35
• M.Sc. (Teicneolaíocht Faisnéise) lánaimseartha GYF36
• M.Sc. (Teicneolaíocht Faisnéise) páirtaimseartha GYF37

Areas in which applications may be welcomed

Staff Member and contact details	Research Interests
Ms. Pat Byrne   pat.byrnenuigalway.ie	• Socio-economic impacts of ICT • ICT in education
Dr. Des Chambers   des.chambersnuigalway.ie	• Distributed systems • Medical informatics • Intelligent medical devices
Dr. Jim Duggan   jim.duggannuigalway.ie	• Enterprise computing • System dynamics and operations research  • Multi-agent systems
Dr. David O'Sullivan  david.osullivannuigalway.ie	.Knowledge Management, Innovation
Ms. Josephine Griffith   josephine.griffithnuigalway.ie	• Collaborative filtering • Information retrieval • Web-based education
Prof. Gerard Lyons gerard.lyonsnuigalway.ie	• Enterprise computing • Multi-agent systems and intelligent devices  • Process modeling enterprise integration
Dr. Michael Madden michael.maddennuigalway.ie	• Machine learning • Data mining • Artificial intelligence
Dr. Hugh Melvin  hugh.melvinnuigalway.ie	• Internet multimedia services • Quality of service in networks and comms  • Synchronised time services
Dr. Owen Molloy  owen.molloynuigalway.ie	• Enterprise computing • Intelligent enterprise integration  • Business Performance Management
Dr. Conn Mulvihill  conn.mulvihillnuigalway.ie	• Computer security • Computer supported co-operative work • Artificial intelligence
Dr. Colm O’Riordan  colmorit.nuigalway.ie	• Information retrieval and filtering • Agent theory and multi-agent systems  • Evolutionary computation and Artificial-life
Dr. Sam Redfern  sam.redfernnuigalway.ie	• Collaborative virtual environments • Digital image processing  • Auditory Display
Dr. Michael Schukat  michael.schukatnuigalway.ie	• Embedded systems and robotics • Medical informatics  • Network technologies and network security
Dr. Finlay Smith  finlay.smithnuigalway.ie	• Adaptive Reasoning • Fuzzy logic and Games  • Qualitative reasoning and Artificial Intelligence
Ms. Karen Young  karen.youngnuigalway.ie	• Knowledge management • Computer supported co-operative work  • Human computer interaction
Dr. Matthias Nickles  matthias.nicklesnuigalway.ie	• Artificial Intelligence • Semantic Web and Linked Data technologies  • Machine Learning • Multiagent Systems

 

    

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