Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering

International Ph.D. Program for Foreign Students in 2003 on Computer Science and Information Engineering

The Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering at National Central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan, offers two highly qualified overseas students opportunities to pursue their Ph.D. degrees under financial supports (NCU Fellowship). The program normally starts in September and requires a minimum residency of three years for Ph.D. candidates. Research supervision and guidance are conducted in English; while doctoral dissertations, reports, examinations and presentations by the students may also be given in English.

1. Qualifications:

Applicants must have the following qualifications:

(a) Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related areas, and

(b) in good mental and physical health.

2. Schedule of application and admission:

Applicants should submit their completed applications, described below, as early as possible and certainly no later than the deadline April 15, 2003, for admission in Fall semester 2003. Incomplete applications cannot be considered and late applications are at a distinct disadvantage.

3. Requirements (All materials should be presented in English.)

(a) Program application.

(You can download the application form at the following URL address: http://www.csie.ncu.edu.tw/english/ApplicationForm1.doc)

(b) TOEFL. An official score report for the TOEFL test must be received from applicants whose native language is not English.

(c) GRE. Applicants are encouraged to take the Graduate Record Examinations test "GRE" which is administered by the Educational Testing Service "ETS".

(d) Transcripts. Applicants must submit an official copy of all previous university and colleges attended (including undergraduate and graduate). If transcripts are not in English, an official English translation, certified by the college or university, must be provided along with an official transcript in the native language. A certified copy of a diploma will be required if a transcript does not show or states the awarding of a baccalaureate degree.

(e) An official copy of a diploma of master’s degree.

(f) Master thesis or representative publications.

(g) Letters of recommendation. Three letters of recommendation are required. Academic or professional recommendations are acceptable.

(h) Statement of purpose. A written essay concerning your purpose for pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy degree, your reasons for wanting to study at National Central University, your research interests, along with your professional plans for the future.

4. Financial supports:

Two NCU Fellowships are available for the first year. Teaching assistantships are also available for the years that follow.

5. Department faculties and their research fields:

Professor Shing-Tsaan Huang

Distributed Computing

sthuang@csie.ncu.edu.tw

Professor Tzu-I Fan

Artificial Intelligence, Expert System

tifan@csie.ncu.edu.tw

Professor Jang-Ping Sheu

Wireless Communication & Mobile Computing, Parallelizing & Distributed Process

sheujp@csie.ncu.edu.tw

Professor Kuo-Chin Fan

Pattern Recognition, Image Process

kcfan@csie.ncu.edu.tw

Professor Tak-Wai Chan

Learning Technology, Network Teaching, Intelligent Agent

chan@src.ncu.edu.tw

Professor Din-Chang Tseng

Image Process, Virtual Reality

tsengdc@ip.csie.ncu.edu.tw

Professor Li-Ming Tseng

Computer & Organization System, Operation System

tsenglm@csie.ncu.edu.tw

Professor Jonathan Lee

Software Engineering, Fuzzy Theorey, Intelligent Agent

yjlee@selab.csie.ncu.edu.tw

Professor Chin-Wen Ho

Algorithm, Bio-Computing, Parallelizing & Distributed Process

hocw@csie.ncu.edu.tw

Professor Guo-Dong Chen

Mobile Learning Information System, Intelligent Learning Web Site, Database System

chen@csie.ncu.edu.tw

Professor Jason Jen-Yen Chen

Agent-based Software Engineering Environment, Software Process Modeling Language and Environment, Object-Oriented Analysis and Design

jychen@csie.ncu.edu.tw

Professor Sung-Ming Yen

Information Security, Cryptography

yensm@csie.ncu.edu.tw

Associate Professor Frank Tze-Pa Lee

Algorithm, Computing Theory

leetb@csie.ncu.edu.tw

Professor Jiong-Zong Horng

Database System, Algorithm, Combination Theory

horng@csie.ncu.edu.tw

Associate Professor Li-Der Chou

Wide band High Speed Network, Wireless Network, Network Management

cld@csie.ncu.edu.tw

Professor Mu-Chun Su

Neural Networks, Fuzzy Systems, Pattern Recognition, Biomedical Engineering

muchun@csie.ncu.edu.tw

Associate Professor Xiao-Guang Wu

Wireless Communication Network, Wide Band Network, E-Commerce

hsiao@csie.ncu.edu.tw

Assistant Professor Chia-Hui Chang

Data Mining, Information Retrieval and Extraction

chia@csie.ncu.edu.tw

Assistant Professor Jie-Chi Yang

Natural Language Processing, Computer Assisted Language Learning, Learning Technology

yang@src.ncu.edu.tw

For more information, please access to the web page of our department at the following URL address:

http://www.csie.ncu.edu.tw/english/enintro.html

6. Correspondence

All correspondence should be addressed to:

Professor Gwo-Dong Chen, Department Chairman

Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering

National Central University

No.300, Jung-da  Rd., Jung-Li City, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan 320

E-mail: chen@csie.ncu.edu.tw

Phone: +886-3-4227151 Ext 4500

Fax: +886-3-4222681