• The Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science is a 4-year program at Carleton University.
  • The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Computer Science degree is a joint program offered by the School of Computer Science (SCS) at Carleton University and the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Ottawa.
  • The Ph.D program gives graduate students an opportunity to conduct in-depth research in their area of specialization and become technical experts in the domain.
  • Students will engage in research for three to four years leading to a Ph.D thesis in their area of interest.
  • The following are the faculty Research Highlights:
    • Building recommender systems in social networks
    • Secure and usable software installation on smartphones
    • Mapping the human protein interaction network
    • Games of hide and seek and black holes
  • Graduating students have a large range of employment opportunities from research to development in areas such:
    • Designing new software security products
    • Creation of computer games
    • Designing animation software
    • Building robot
    • Medical imaging and devices
    • Data mining and business intelligence
  • The student to faculty ratio is 12:1 which bridges the gap between faculty and students.
  • Carleton University has an acceptance rate of 21%, compared to other Canadian universities..