Research (School of Computing and Engineering Systems)

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This is a one year (three semesters) research programme, which will be supervised by one or more of our faculty members. Successful graduates will be awarded a masters degree with one of the following titles depending on the subject area of research.

* Master of Science by Research (main subject name) (MSc)
* Master of Arts by Research (main subject name) (MA)
* Master of Technology by Research (main subject name) (MTECH)
* Master of Laws by Research (main subject name) LLM

With a renewed focus on a comprehensive and varied programme of research, our school aims to influence the way we will live and work. Every member of the academic staff is actively involved in one of our four research themes:

* Computer Security - keeping you safe
* HCI and Intelligent Living - designing for people
* Pervasive and Mobile Computing - providing for people
* Smart Grid - connecting people to the Cloud

Security is a key driver for all the research work carried out in our school. But not only security - useable security. Anyone can make a secure system, but making a secure system that is useable is a more difficult task. We believe that security must be designed in from the start. Our research work includes gaining intelligence from data, ethical hacking to provide protection, biometrics, authentication of systems, and securing the critical energy grid infrastructure.

Computer Security

o Insight - Digital Forensic Visualization
o Clouds, mobiles and crime: Digital forensics in the mobile age
o Information visualisation and digital forensics
o Detecting suspicious behaviour using surveillance techniques and
human behaviour analysis
o Botnets
o Social Networks and Accessibility & Usability
o Usable Security

Human Computer Interface and Intelligent Living

o Understanding and modelling users with functional impairments
o Novel HCI technologies
o A robust voice driven command and control system for use in high
noise environments
o Security versus usability in human identification
o Modelling the Home Environment for Telecare
o Capture of Observational Data
o Visual / Tactile / Aural Interaction
o Mood and emotional state detection in people with profound and
complex disabilities
o Gesture filter for intention detection in people with profound and
complex disabilities

Pervasive and Mobile Computing

o The future of gaming
o Affective computing in Telecare
o Behaviour based User Authentication in Smart Mobile Phone Applications
o Aural Metaphors for Complex Data
o An Autonomous Intelligent Agent for Games
o Mobile Telecare
o Accessible Security
o Mobile health

Smart Grids

o Anti-malware in the cloud
o Clustering Strategies within Energy Management
o Sustainable Design Methodologies
o Biological metaphors for managing speckled computing networks
o Web Services for Integration of Smart Houses in the Smart Grid
o Intelligent Data Gathering and Automated Learning
o Smart Grid

Tuition fees
* Scottish and EU- PhD/MPhil/Masters by Research (Full-time, fee per academic year) £3600;

overseas

* Research Postgraduate Programmes (PhD/MPhil/Masters by Research at Dundee Business School, School of Social & Health Sciences, fee per academic year) £10500
* Research Postgraduate Programmes (Phd/MPhil/Masters by Research at School of Engineering, Computing and Applied Mathematics, School of Contemporary Sciences, Institute of Arts, Media & Computer Games, fee per academic year) £12650

To apply for the Masters of Research degree, you must first complete the standard Masters Degree Application Form online using the links below. In the personal statement, which must be uploaded to your online application, you should mention the research topic you want to undertake. You should also ensure that you explain how your previous studies have provided you with the necessary knowledge/skills to undertake the proposed research topic. Please note that, if your application is accepted by the research team, you may be asked to provide additional information and/or details connected with the specific research topic. * Masters by Research (Institute of Arts, Media and Computer Games) * Masters by Research (School of Contemporary Sciences) * Masters by Research (School of Computing and Engineering Systems) * Masters by Research (Dundee Business School) * Masters by Research (School of Social & Health Sciences) English Language Requirements IELTS band: 6.5 IMPORTANT NOTE: Since April 2014 the ETS tests (including TOEFL and TOEIC) are no longer accepted for Tier 4 visa applications to the United Kingdom. The university might still accept these tests to admit you to the university, but if you require a Tier 4 visa to enter the UK and begin your degree programme, these tests will not be sufficient to obtain your Visa. The IELTS test is most widely accepted by universities and is also accepted for Tier 4 visas to the UK- learn more.

Scholarships
The Overseas Student Scholarship Fund is open to students living outside the European Union and the European Free Trade Area, who are liable to pay overseas tuition fees and whom Abertay believes would bring to the University additional personal and academic qualities.
The fund will support individual scholarships based on academic merit, and/or personal achievement in either sports or music. The scholarships will be available for students enrolling for study at Abertay in September 2013, and we have set 31 January 2013 as the deadline for applications for the first round of awards. Two further rounds of applications will be invited in April and July 2013.