Research Higher Degree Program

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Research Higher Degree Program PhD (Doctor
of Philosophy) MPhil (Master of
Philosophy) Information for prospective
domestic students
School of Information Technology and Electrical
Engineering
2007
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We will cover

• PhD and MPhil programs Eligibility, duration,
  confirmation milestone, publications, thesis
  examination etc.
• Research divisions, including associated
  research centres
• Information technology infrastructure and
  laboratory facilities
• Office space and administration facilities
• Financial support
• How to apply for PhD or MPhil programs
• UQ Graduate School resources
• Who to contact in ITEE about PhD or MPhil
  programs

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PhD and MPhil Programs
Why at UQ? Who is eligible for enrolment? Duration
of study Style of work during PhD Milestones
during study Examination of the
thesis Publications
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ITEE Statistics
Total Students Enrolled in 2007 216 PhD and 33
MPhil Commenced in 2006 36 PhD and 7
MPhil Commenced in 2007 13 PhD and 5 MPhil (to
date) Awarded in 2005 24 PhD and 6
MPhil Awarded in 2006 35 PhD and 13
MPhil Awarded in 2007 9 PhD and 1 MPhil (to
date) In 2006 103 academic staff and 14
professors
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ITEE Research
www.itee.uq.edu.au/research
ITEE has 6 key research divisions
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Information Technology Infrastructure

• ITEE has a wide range of state-of-the-art
  computing and specialist research equipment that
  is constantly upgraded to keep pace with
  technological change. Specialist laboratories are
  available for research in robotics, electronics,
  computer systems, communications, power systems,
  optics, signal processing and microwaves.
• The school network provides
• Gigabit backboned network with switched
  100BaseTX connectivity to every computer 802.11b
  11Mb wireless network covering the bulk of
  ITEE buildings
• Dual CPU fileserver with 1GB memory, gigabit
  networking, approximately 1TB of U160 SCSI RAID5
  storage and LTO backup system and
• Sun V880 Enterprise Class Unix Servers with
  OctalUltraSPARC III CPUs, 16GB of memory, gigabit
  networking running Solaris 9.

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Office Space and Administration Facilities
ITEE provides research students with a desk and
office furniture in a shared room. Research
students have 24 hour access to ITEE facilities
and to their office. Current computing
equipment is also provided as well as
administrative facilities including access to
photocopiers, printers, fax machines, scanners
etc.
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How to Apply for a Research Degree Australian
Citizens and Permanent Residents of Australia

• Before October 2007
• Discuss and confirm supervision with ITEE staff,
  and in consultation with your prospective
  advisor, draft a research proposal.
• If you are having trouble making contact with
  staff, please email rhdoffice_at_itee.uq.edu.au for
  assistance.
• Apply for scholarships APA UQPRS
• After funding outcomes are announced in December
  2007, plan to commence your research degree
  before 31 March 2008, and submit
• Application for Admission and Enrolment and
  Proposal for a Research Project.
• These can be downloaded from
  http//www.uq.edu.au/grad-school/candidature-forms
  

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Financial Support APA UQPRS Australian
Citizens and Permanent Residents of Australia
Application form, UQ Selection Procedures and
General Conditions for the APA UQPRS
http//www.uq.edu.au/grad-school/apa/
Australian Postgraduate Award, APA - Deadline
for applications October 2007 Eligibility
Honours 1 (actual or predicted) or equivalent
academic qualifications UQ Postgraduate Research
Scholarship, UQPRS - Deadline for applications
October 2007 Eligibility Honours 1 (actual or
predicted) or equivalent academic qualifications
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Financial Support School/Research

• ITEE/RG Scholarships
• In 2007, ITEE will offer a number of tax free
  scholarships to qualified PhD MPhil students.
  These scholarships will be equivalent in value to
  an Australian Postgraduate Award (19,616 per
  annum in 2007), and will be funded by the school
  in conjunction with ITEE staff research grants,
  from research centres associated with ITEE, or
  from industrial collaborators.
• Eligibility
• Your prospective advisor must have access to
  funds a component of the scholarship
• If you have Honours 1 or expect to receive
  Honours 1, first apply for the APA/UQPRS awards
• For further information about research projects
  funded via the ITEE/RG Scholarship scheme, please
  check the listings via http//study.itee.uq.edu.
  au/prospective_domestic/ITEEscholarshipsDomestic.h
  tm

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UQ Graduate School Web Resources
http//www.uq.edu.au/grad-school/ Postgraduate
Studies Policies, Guidelines and Rules PhD/MPhil
Application and Administration Forms Scholarships
Information, Rules, Forms and Opportunities Theses
Procedures and Documents Information about the
PhD and MPhil Programs Supervision and
Management Graduate School Staff and
Contacts Postgraduate Directory
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Who can I contact?
Dr Andrew Bradley ITEE Postgraduate
CoordinatorEmail bradley_at_itee.uq.edu.au Tel
61 7 3365 3284 Room 78-538 Ms Kate Williamson
Senior Admin Officer Research Higher
Degrees Email rhdoffice_at_itee.uq.edu.au Tel
61 7 3365 2906 Room 78-204B
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Any Questions?
Any Questions?