PhD Scholarships Available in various research fields related to Information Technology and Computer Science. PhD Scholarships are also available in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM)
James Cook University (JCU) is an international University, which is recognized as a leading tertiary institution in Australia and is in the top 2% of universities in the world. JCU is inviting applications from eligible candidates for PhD scholarships under the Research Training Program (RTP) and James Cook University Postgraduate Research Stipends (JCUPRS) schemes.
College of Science and Engineering is one of the 6 Colleges of JCU and is the home of JCU's expertise in Marine Biology, Zoology, Aquaculture, Engineering, Physical Sciences, Earth Science, and Environmental Management, which forms a strong grouping, uniquely placed to tackle the grand challenges facing the world, both fundamental research and application.
Information Technology and Computer Science at JCU - Today, it is difficult to think of any part of society that is not impacted by Information Technology and Computer Science. At JCU, we conduct research in the the development and implementation of new computing paradigms, networking technology, and hardware and software systems. Information Technology is vital to enable innovation, communication and growth throughout our rapidly changing world. We have access to world-class facilities, with a multitude of significant industry and national/international collaboration. College of Science and Engineering is inviting applications for PhD Scholarships from both domestic and international students in any of the following Information Technology and Computer Science research areas:
· Applied Artificial Intelligence
o Machine learning
o Artificial Neural Network
o Sematic technologies
o Deep Learning Neural Networks
· Block chain technologies
· Computational offloading
· Cybersecurity
o Cryptography (Society-Oriented/Threshold Cryptography)
o Multi-Party Computations, Oblivious Transfers, and Secret Sharing Schemes
o IoT Security
· Data/knowledge management
o Data Science
o Big data
o Data mining
o Biometrics
o Intelligent knowledge-base
o Trajectory data mining and geocomputation
o Open Linked Data
o Spatio-temporal data analysis
· Design Thinking
o Computer interfaces for communities
o Human Computer Interactioin (HCI)
· E-learning
o Online collaboration
o Active learning in online environments
· Image processing and classification
· Internet of Things
o Smart homes
o Smart cities
o AgTech (smart agriculture)
o AquaTech (Aquaculture enabiling technologies)
· Mixed reality for serious games and behavioural change
o Virtual reality
o Augmented reality
o Hybrid reality
· Mobile programming and learning
· Modelling and system design
o Scientific software development
· Natural Language Processing (NLP)
o Ontology Engineering
o Collective Intelligence and harnessing crowd
o Automated document analysis
o Geo-tagged social media analysis
· Quantum Mechanics theory
· Serious Games
o Games Theory and games design for behavioural change
o Gamication and serious games for conservation and environmental management
o 3D stratigraphic visualisation
o Archaeological informatics
o 3D modelling of sites and artefacts
· Software engineering