• Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science and Informatics at Cardiff University is a 3 years program.
  • It is an on-campus program offered on a full-time basis.
  • This program is also offered on a part-time basis for a duration of 5 years.
  • The start date of the program is in the month of January, April, July, and October.
  • The research covers a number of evolving, state-of-the-art topics and a longstanding, strong, and dynamic research culture.
  • Research in the school is organized into three Research Groups:
    • Complex systems
    • Data and knowledge engineering
    • Visual computing.
  • Each one is led by a distinguished professor and is made up of academic staff, research assistants, and research students. 
  • The areas of research are:
    • Data privacy and cybersecurity
    • Distributed and parallel systems
    • Human factors technology
    • Knowledge Representation and Reasoning
    • Social computing
    • Text and data mining
    • Quantum technologies and engineering.
  • Over the course of the study, research students will publish a number of papers and attend conferences that will help them work towards their thesis. 
  • Students attend a program of seminars given by invited speakers, as well as seminars are given by specialist research group members.  
  • Each year students attend training events that develop their skills by presenting posters and talks on their own project.  
  • The progress is monitored at 6 monthly intervals, with an annual review to ensure progress is at the appropriate level.
  • This postgraduate research program will prepare students for a career as a leading academic or in an industrial research and development role.