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Ph.D. Program

The PhD Program

The objective of the Ph.D. program is to educate highly qualified researchers required for the expansion of fundamental knowledge and technological innovation through research and development, as well as the needs of institutions of higher learning. The international students can either join the ordinary classes taught in Chinese with Chinese students, or join separate classes taught in English.

Major areas for doctoral work are: Mobile Computing and Wireless Networks; Distributed Systems; Computer Networks and Protocols; Parallel Algorithms and Architectures; Ad Hoc Networks; Databases; Semantics Web; Bioinformatics; Software Architecture; Software Measurement; Software Comprehension and Maintenance; Dependable Software.

Education Prerequisites

Individuals should have a master's degree before they apply to become software engineering doctoral students.

Main Courses include:

User interfaced software

Secure software systems

Advanced computer networks

Algorithms

Software systems models

Software management

Software artifact analysis

Systems engineering design

Potential Career Options:

Professor of software engineering

Industrial laboratory researcher

Software engineer

Engineering laboratory director

Industrial developer

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