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School of Computing, National University of Singapore
Research Opportunities
Presented by Stéphane Bressan
School of Computing, National University of Singapore
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School of Computing, National University of Singapore
Testimony
Hanna graduated with a bachelor in computer science from UI.
She joined SoC’s graduate research program 5 years ago.
She has now submitted her PhD thesis in the field of motion planning.
“I am happy to have joined NUS
and SoC because I can be at
the forefront of my research
area!”
School of Computing, National University of Singapore
National University of Singapore
School of Computing, National University of Singapore
Fact Sheet
From a modest medical school founded
in 1905, the National University of
Singapore (NUS) has evolved into
Singapore's global university with
distinctive strengths in education and
research and an entrepreneurial
dimension. It has an enrolment of
23,500 undergraduate and over
9,000 graduate students from 88
countries.
School of Computing, National University of Singapore
Fact Sheet
A growing university, NUS aims to build a
cohesive NUS community across its three
sprawling campus locations. The 150hectare Kent Ridge campus houses 12
faculties which offer courses ranging from
medicine to architecture to music. The
Faculty of Law is located at the Bukit
Timah campus, while the Duke-NUS
Graduate Medical School Singapore at the
Outram campus aims to groom a new
breed of physician-scientists for the
biomedical sciences sector.
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Campus Map
School of Computing, National University of Singapore
Fact Sheet
NUS is strongly committed to advancing
knowledge, educating students and
nurturing talent in the service of country
and society. It also actively fosters a spirit
of entrepreneurship and innovation so as
to promote creative enterprise universitywide.
School of Computing, National University of Singapore
Fact Sheet
• Students (AY 2006-07)
Undergraduate Students: 23,469
Graduate Students : 9,075
• Class of 2006
Bachelor's Degrees conferred: 5,791
Graduate Diplomas awarded: 306
Master's Degrees conferred: 2,058
Doctoral Degrees conferred: 360
• Faculty and Staff (as at Nov 2006)
Faculty Members: 1,913
Research Staff: 1,347
Administrative and Professional Staff: 1,044
General Staff: 2,463
School of Computing, National University of Singapore
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School of Computing, National University of Singapore
Fact Sheet
The University's 14 faculties offer a
broad-based curriculum underscored
by multi-disciplinary courses and
cross-faculty enrichment. It also
enjoys a close teaching-research
nexus with 13 national-level, 12
university-level and 80 faculty-based
research institutes and centres.
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Faculties and Schools
• Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
• School of Business
• School of Computing
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Faculty of Dentistry
School of Design and Environment
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Law
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
Faculty of Science
University Scholars Programme
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School of Computing
http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg
School of Computing, National University of Singapore
School of Computing
• Established July 1998 (formerly DISCS
within FoS)
• Departments:
• Computer Science
• Information Systems
• Staff strength:
~ 200 from leading universities worldwide
• Student Population
~ 2,100 (75% undergraduates, 25%
graduates)
School of Computing, National University of Singapore
Job Prospects in Computing
Source: IDA’s Annual Survey on Infocomm Manpower for 2005
School of Computing, National University of Singapore
Wide Variety of Computing Jobs
Source: IDA’s Annual Survey on Infocomm Manpower for 2005
School of Computing, National University of Singapore
Need for High-level Training
Source: IDA’s Annual Survey on Infocomm Manpower for 2005
School of Computing, National University of Singapore
Publications in Computer Science
24th in World
Ranking against US
universities
Total Citations
Count
7th in World Ranking
against US
universities
Source:
ISI Science Citation
Index August 2006
Total Publications
Count
School of Computing, National University of Singapore
Publications in Computer Science
10th in World
Ranking against US
universities
Articles published
per author
Source:
“An Evaluation of Publication
Productivity in Information
Systems: 1999 to 2003” by HH
Huang and JSC Hsu,
Communications of the
Association for Information
Systems (Volume 15, 2005),
555-564.
School of Computing, National University of Singapore
Teaching Emphasis
• Emphasis on computing fundamentals,
where learning of abstraction and logic is
central
• Construction of models that are limited
only by imagination and computability
• Discipline that requires the knowledge of
science, the discipline of engineering, and
the creativity of arts
School of Computing, National University of Singapore
Undergraduate Degree Programmes
• B.Comp. (Hons.) in
Computer Science
• B.Comp. (Hons.) in
Information Systems
• B.Comp. (Hons.) in
Computer Engineering
• B.Comp. (Hons.) in
Electronic Commerce
• B.Comp. (Hons.) in
Communications and
Media
• B.Comp. (Hons) in
Computational Biology
School of Computing, National University of Singapore
Master of Computing (Coursework)
• Targeted at candidates who wish to pursue
studies with the aim of advancing their
career.
• Modules are based on the latest research
findings, both applied and fundamental.
• Sufficient flexibility and depth to prepare
the students for advanced industry work.
• Strategic specialisation provide added
value to our MComp degree.
School of Computing, National University of Singapore
Master of Computing (Coursework)
• Areas of Specialisation
• Computer Science
• Infocomm Security
• Information Technology Project Management
(ITPM)
School of Computing, National University of Singapore
Master of Computing (Coursework)
• Admission Criteria
• (A) good honours degree in computing; or
• (B) A good honours degree in a related
discipline with 2 years IT industry experience;
or
• (C) A good bachelor's degree in computing
with 2 years IT industry experience; or
• (D) A good bachelor's or honours degree in
business related discipline with 2 years IT
industry experience.
School of Computing, National University of Singapore
Master of Computing (Coursework)
• Degree Requirements
• 10 modules.
• At least SEVEN modules from a single
specialisation.
• Remaining modules from either SoC level
4000 to 6000 or CFM 5000-6000.
• At most 2 level 4000 SoC modules.
• At most 2 CFM modules which must be level
5000 or 6000.
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Graduate Degree by Research
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Algorithms and Theory
Artificial Intelligence
Biomedical Computing
Database Management
Systems
Information Security
Media, Graphics and HCI
Programming/Software
Engineering
Systems and Networking
• Culture and Information
Systems
• Economics of Information
Technology
• Electronic Commerce
• Electronic Government
• Group Support Systems
• Negotiation Support
Systems
• Information Privacy
• User-Database
Interaction
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Database Management Systems
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XML Data management
Spatio-Temporal Data Mining
Publish/Subscribe Systems
Data Streams and Time Series
Information Integration
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Media
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Multimedia Information Processing
Multimedia Analysis and Synthesis
Content Audio Processing
Computer Vision
Computer Graphics and Computational
Geometry
• Multimedia Security
• Natural Language Processing
• Question Answering
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Systems and Networking
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Computer Architecture
Parallel Processing, clusters and Grid
Embedded Computing Systems
TCP performance
Cross Layer Architecture for IP Mobility
Sensor Networks
Context Aware Pervasive Computing
Heterogeneous Wireless Networks
Quality of Service
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Software Engineering
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Program Analysis and Transformation
Parallel Distributed Programming
Type Systems
Formal Methods
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Artificial Intelligence
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Machine Learning
Decision Support
Computational Logistics
Document Analysis
Digital Libraries
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Computational Biology
• Indexing Data Structure for DNA
sequences
• Remote Homolog Detection
• Pathway Informatics
• Gene Data Mining
• Protein Structure Comparison and
Classification
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Graduate Degree by Research
Qualifying Examination
1 PG Module + Research
3 PG Modules
Sem1
Graduate Research
Paper
Research +
2 PG Modules
Research + 2 PG Module
Sem3
FAIL Sem2
2 PG Modules + M.Sc. thesis
Sem4
M.Sc.
Sem3
Thesis Proposal
Research
Research
Sem5
Pre-submission
presentation
Research
Sem6
Sem7
Thesis
Defence
Sem8
School of Computing, National University of Singapore
Graduate Degree by Research
• Admission Criteria
• The normal minimum entry qualifications for
admission to the programme by research are a good
relevant bachelor's degree/master's degree.
• Candidates applying for Research Scholarships must
have obtained at least a bachelor's degree with good
honours, or its equivalent in Computing or related
discipline. Candidates should have the ability to
pursue research in the candidate's proposed field of
advanced study.
• Candidates with relevant Master's degree may be
admitted into the PhD programme.
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Graduate Degree by Research
• Degree Requirements
• Pass 8 courses
• must be level 5000 & above (max of two level
4000 modules allowed)
• PhD Qualifying Exam (end of 1st sem)
• Must obtain B average grade
• PhD Thesis Proposal + Doctoral Seminar
(end 3rd year)
• Defence (typically in 4th year)
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Graduate Degree by Research
• Financial Support
• Research Scholarship (Fee + Monthly Stipend
$1,500)
• PhD Top-up ($500)
• President’s Graduate Fellowship ($700/mth
for a year)
• Dean’s Graduate Award ($500)
• Conference Trips for Rank 1 and 2 papers
• Teaching Assistantships available
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Internship Opportunities?
• Submit an on-line application at:
http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/research/internship.html.
• Short-listed candidates will be notified via
email twelve
• weeks prior to the commencement of the
internship.
• Queries, Email to:
[email protected]
School of Computing, National University of Singapore
SoC Incubation Centre
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SoC Incubation Centre
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Friar Tuck
GeoFoto Pte Ltd
Delcon Networks Pte Ltd
Intelligent Optimization
Mozat Pte Ltd
Atsuma Technology Pte Ltd
Multitrex
Innvo Systems Pte Ltd
IQExplorers.com Pte Ltd
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LD Tech
Nineo.com
DecisionWare
Frensville
tenCube
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Want to know more?
Visit:
http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/prospective_students
Or email:
[email protected]
[email protected]
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Special thanks to
Hanna,
Vivi,
Sufriato
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by Stéphane Bressan
Derry
School of Computing, National University of Singapore