The program, Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science with Lincoln University College (LUC) is offered by the Faculty of Computer Science & Multimedia. The program includes Machine Learning (ML) as specialization that is designed to take students to the cutting edge of expertise in the ML specialization domain of Computer Science. The Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science with ML specialization integrates theory and practice in a versatile and complementary manner. Students can look forward to academic/research careers in Computer Sciences (at universities, government, or industrial research laboratories), teaching (at colleges or universities), or be a part of hardware and software companies.
A PhD in Computer Science with machine learning specialization entails the exploration and advancement of a specific subject matter within the many subfields of machine learning. It is designed to train students to become tomorrow's leaders through a combination of interdisciplinary coursework, hands-on application development, and cutting-edge research. Machine Learning has reduced a lot of human efforts and increased machine performance by enabling machines to learn for themselves through the data provided/processed by the machines. Consequently, there are many career paths in Machine Learning that are popular and have good career prospects.
For successful completion of the PhD degree in LUC, each candidate should publish a minimum of Four research articles in Scopus indexed journals, with Lincoln University College affiliation.