Graduate research programs
Computing and Information Systems
Research degrees
Students who have a deep interest in computing and information systems, and who have a strong foundation in the computing disciplines through previous study, are invited to apply for entry to the Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees.
Visit the Melbourne School of Engineering website to find out more about:
- Course information
- Entry requirements
- Scholarships: eligibility and application dates
- How to apply
Master of Philosophy (Engineering)
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering)
Finding a supervisor
Researcher profiles
View our People page for individual staff contact information and research topic areas, or contact staff to arrange a discussion: People.
Research projects recruiting students
Advanced Process Querying
Team: Artem Polyvyanyy, Marcello La Rosa, Raffaele Conforti
Automated Process Model Repair
Team: Artem Polyvyanyy, Marcello La Rosa, Raffaele Conforti
Classical data structures vs. learned approaches
Team: Renata Borovica-Gajic
Cloudbus
Team: Rajkumar Buyya
CloudSim: A Framework for Modeling and Simulation of Cloud Computing Infrastructures and Services
Team: Rajkumar Buyya
Cognition-Aware Computing
Team: Tilman Dingler
Computational problems in glaucoma diagnosis, monitoring and understanding
Team: Andrew Turpin, Phillip Bedggood
Critical Media - Building Technologies for Media Literacy and Depolarisation
Team: Tilman Dingler
Decision Support with Uncertain Data
Team: Uwe Aickelin
Digital commemoration
Team: Martin Gibbs
Digital Technology and Artificial Intelligence for (Youth) Mental Health
Team: Simon D'Alfonso, Greg Wadley, Reeva Lederman
Dynamics and Control of Infectious Diseases in Structured Populations
Team: Nic Geard
Emerging technologies for enrichment in old age
Team: Jenny Waycott
eSports in Australia
Team: Martin Gibbs, Robert Fordyce (Melbourne Networked Society Institute)
Eye tracking for intelligent user interfaces
Team: Eduardo Velloso
Fog Computing
Team: Rajkumar Buyya
Geographic knowledge base
Team: Rui Zhang
Green Cloud: Energy-Efficient Cloud Computing
Team: Rajkumar Buyya
iFogSim: A Toolkit for Modeling and Simulation of Resource Management Techniques in Internet of Things, Edge and Fog Computing Environments
Team: Rajkumar Buyya
Information security management
Team: Atif Ahmad, Dr Atif Ahmad, Dr Sean Maynard, Dr Shanton Chang, Dr Moneer Alshaikh
Learning from the good and the bad: Diagnosis and prediction of Business Process Deviances
Team: Marcello La Rosa, Artem Polyvyanyy
Miniaturised near infrared spectroscopy
Team: Jorge Goncalves, Vassilis Kostakos, Eduardo Velloso
QoS-Oriented Cloud Workflow Engine
Team: Rajkumar Buyya
Reconciling Security and Performance for Concurrent Programs
Team: Toby Murray
Smart Hospital
Team: Vassilis Kostakos
Social Computing
Team: Jorge Goncalves, Prof Vassilis Kostakos
Software-Defined Cloud Computing
Team: Rajkumar Buyya
Ubiquitous Computing & Internet of Things
Team: Vassilis Kostakos, Vassilis Kostakos Jorge Goncalves Eduardo Velloso Greg Wadley
View full list of Computing and Information Systems research projects
Doctoral Colloquium
The CIS Doctoral Colloquium is an annual, one day research conference for research higher degree students in the School of Computing and Information Systems.