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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PhD) DEGREES

Admission Requirements

The following shall be eligible for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the School of social sciences.

• AnyMaster of Arts of the University of not less than two years'standing.
• ABachelor of Arts of the University of not less than threeyears' standing whom the Senate has specially exemptedfrom the Master's examinations.
• Agraduate of any other recognised University who has beenadmitted to the status of Master of Arts in the university,and who has held the qualification by virtue of which suchadmission has been granted for not less than two years;or who has been admitted to the status of bachelor of Artsin the University and has held the qualification by virtueof which such admission has been specially granted fornot less than three years and has been specially exemptedby the Senate from the Master's examination.

Ph.D courses are currently by research only.  However, a student may be required to undertake certain courses to fill knowledge gaps.  The Faculty in its Five-Year Strategic Plan (2001-2005) is planning to offer taught Ph.Ds, through which the candidate  will be required to pass written comprehensive examination before embarking on field research and thesis writing.

Application Procedure

Applicants should pick, fill in and return forms to the School of Postgraduate Studies (Floor 4 Senate House) together with either a research proposal or a synopsis of the intended study. Applicants who submit fully developed proposals may be fully admitted right away, while those with a synopsis may be offered provisional admission and one year in which to develop a proposal.  The applicant may be fully admitted after submitting the proposal.

Fees Payable: Same as for the Masters degrees

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Interdisciplinary PhD Programme in Social Studies

The Makerere Institute of Social Research launched its Interdisciplinary PhD in Social Studies in January, 2012. The five-year programme entails two years of coursework and three years of dissertation research and writing. Four broad themes define the programme’s intellectual focus: Political Studies, Political Economy, Historical Studies, and Cultural Studies. Students specialize in one field, but take classes across all four. This allows students to be grounded theoretically, while also giving them a broad foundation in historically informed debates in the humanities and social sciences. In addition, there is a set of core courses, with a focus on theory and historiography, required of all students. The courses are taught by MISR faculty, faculty from other Makerere departments, and by preeminent visiting scholars through the MISR Global Scholars Programme.

Admission Criteria

The MISR Interdisciplinary PhD programme is open to applicants who have earned a B.A. Upper Second or equivalent (students with lower than a B.A. Upper Second must demonstrate evidence of subsequent achievement such as publications or a postgraduate degree). Students who have a Masters or PhD are welcome to apply; however, all students must complete the entire programme, including the two years of coursework, regardless of prior academic qualifications.

The fee structure is as follows:

• Ugandans/East Africans: 4 million Uganda Shillings per semester. East Africa includes: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Somalia, Djibouti, Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Comoros, Mauritius, Madagascar.
• Students from outside East Africa: US$4,000 per semester.

Scholarships and Financial Aid

Every applicant who is admitted will automatically be considered for financial aid.

How to Apply

The application form can be downloaded below under downloads. Hard copies of the application form are also available from the office of the Director.  Complete instructions for interested applicants can be found in the application form.

Application Deadline

Applications closed.

For more information about the MISR PhD programme, or about MISR, please contact the Director of MISR at  [email protected]  or visit the MISR website at:  http://www.misr.mak.ac.ug .

Call for Applications: PhD Thesis/Dissertation Completion Funds

Makerere University supports the PhD Completion Scheme  that support doctoral students in the final year of their Thesis/dissertation by enabling them to focus full time on research and writing. With the Thesis/Dissertation Completion Fund Scheme, DRGT supports early stage candidates of all disciplines in the last phase of their PhD programmes. It is the aim of the scheme that the funded PhD-projects should be finalised and submitted within the period of up to six months.

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Candidates in the last phase of their PhD programme (Six months to Submission of Thesis for examination).

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday 7th February 2020; 5.00pm E.A time

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Wipo calls for utilisation of international patent system.

Makerere University on Friday 6 th September 2024 hosted the second World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) roving seminar, which called for effective utilisation of the International Patent System by Universities in Uganda. The seminar held in collaboration with the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) in the Senate Conference Hall was preceded by a courtesy call on the Acting Vice Chancellor, Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi who represented the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe. The Vice Chancellor is attending the Australia Africa Universities Network (AAUN) and the Africa Down Under (ADU) conferences in Perth, Australia.

Welcoming participants to the seminar, the Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor (Finance and Administration), Prof. Henry Alinaitwe thanked WIPO and URSB for choosing Makerere as one of the host institutions, noting that Intellectual Property (IP) education and management holds the key to tapping into ripple effects of research generated by universities and other institutions. Citing the example of Kiira Motors Corporation (KMC) that started as an academic project, he noted that institutions ought to embrace IP so as to unlock the benefits that come with commercialization of their research outputs.

“As the person in charge of finances at Makerere , I would be extremely happy if the revenue portfolio of our institution can increase as a result of commercializing our research” Prof. Alinaitwe remarked.

Delivering the opening remarks, Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi thanked WIPO representatives Ms. ‘Nyalleng Pii and Mr. Yinghua Chen for journeying all the way from Geneva, Switzerland to take part in the roving seminar for Ugandan Universities. He equally thanked URSB Registrar General, Ms. Mercy Kainobwisho for partnering with Makerere to deliver the crucial training.

“At Makerere University , we are committed to becoming a research-led institution that contributes to Uganda’s socio-economic transformation. However, as we continue to produce cutting-edge research and groundbreaking innovations, it is vital that we also build the capacity to protect the intellectual property that emerges from our work” remarked the Acting Vice Chancellor.

Prof. Buyinza noted that the seminar provides an opportunity for participants to deepen their understanding of how patent systems operate, how patent information can be accessed and utilized, and how protection of intellectual property can be strengthened. “Patents are not just about protecting innovations; they are a rich source of technological information that can inspire further innovation and help avoid duplication of efforts in research.”

Noting that the seminar aligns perfectly with Makerere University ’s strategic objective to strengthen her research and innovation ecosystem, Prof. Buyinza said “Our goal is not just to generate knowledge, but also to ensure that the knowledge we create can be transformed into tangible products, technologies, and services that contribute to national development.”

He concluded by reiterating that it was only by protecting intellectual property through patent systems, that institutions would secure the value of their innovations, attract industry partnerships, and create opportunities for commercialization.

In her remarks, Ms. Kainobwisho, an alumna of the School of Law, thanked the Academic and Administrative staff for upholding Makerere ’s brand of academic excellence. In the same breath, she apprecaited the University leadership for restoring the Ivory Tower, as the Main Administration Building is popularly referred to, back to its original glory. She shared that the Ivory Tower was one of the first registrations as an Industrial Design when the Industrial Property Act 2014 was enacted, and commended Makerere for registering its graduation gown, anthem and a number of other research outputs as well.

“On our register, we have Makerere University leading all universities as well as research and development institutions in terms of the Intellectual Property components that are registered; there are close to 70 or 80 registrations that belong to the university” remarked the Registrar General.

Despite this commendable leadership by Makerere , Ms. Kainobwisho noted that Universities still face a number of losses by not embracing IP. She singled out; inability to attract investments, industrial parks, potential partnerships, grants, publication opportunities and startups as well as lost job creation opportunities as some of the setbacks.

The Registrar General therefore expressed URSB’s aspiration to see more students embrace IP education at the college level so as to be better equipped to meet marketplace demands. She argued that without IP education, many continue to struggle to start businesses and create jobs.

“As the National Intellectual Property Office and as URSB, we want to position Uganda as the best destination in terms of Intellectual Property protection, generation, promotion and enforcement. So join us in the IP struggle so that we can all get there” she concluded.

Ms. ‘Nyalleng Pii who represented the Director General WIPO, Mr. Daren Tang acknowledged Makerere University as a reputable brand on the African continent, noting that a number of Professors in her home country of Lesotho trace their academic roots back to the institution. She explained that the purpose of the roving seminars was to raise awareness of effective utilization of the International Patent System amongst universities in Uganda.

“Today’s presentations will cover an introduction to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), a treaty that is administered by the World Intellectual Property Organisation and that offers applicants a streamlined and uniform procedure for filing for patent applications globally in currently 157 member states” said Ms. ‘Nyalleng.

She added that the PCT facilitates public access to a technical information related to their inventions through WIPO’s Patent Scope database, which also enables applicants to make full searches of the entire collection of international and national applications.

“Our hope is that today’s presentation will challenge us all to continue to promote better utilization of the patent system for the benefit of the university, the researchers and community at large” added Ms. ‘Nyalleng, who concluded with a quote from the Director General WIPO.

“Today as the agents of IP growth are becoming more global and IP’s role in the modern world is becoming more central, we are poised to enter yet another chapter in its development. WIPO is excited to be your partner on this journey and to work together with all of you to use the IP to transform great ideas into assets that will change all of our lives for the better. Let us build for the future” Mr. Daren Tang, director general, WIPO.

The Makerere edition of the roving seminar coordinated by the Acting Director, Directorate of Research and Graduate Training (DRGT), Prof. Robert Wamala was preceded by one at Busitema University on 4 th September 2024 and will conclude with one at Mbarara University of Science and Technology on 10 th September 2024.

The seminar covered topics such as;

• URSB Services and the Patent System in Uganda – by URSB
• Overview of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT); Patents and their importance for universities and research institutions – by Ms. ‘Nyalleng Pii
• WIPO IP Portal; Access to Patent Information; PATENTSCOPE; E-PCT; IP Diagnostics Tool – by Mr. Yinghua Chen
• Using Patents and the PCT to Obtain Commercial Returns from Research. Some Success Stories – by Ms. ‘Nyalleng Pii

Change of Subjects for Undergraduate Admissions 2024/2025

The  Office of the Academic Registrar,   Makerere University  has released lists for the applicants allowed to change subjects for the following courses accessible by following the links respectively:

• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science with Education
• Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences
• Bachelor of Arts with Education

Bukedde celebrates 30 years: Archbishop Ssemogerere urges media to uphold the truth

Vision Group which consists of print and broadcast media targeting Ugandans in the different parts of the country and the diaspora is a true and reliable partner of Makerere University . Vision Group has significantly contributed to the realization of Makerere University ’s institutional goals through the promotion of its teaching and learning services, research and innovations, as well as coverage of community engagement programmes undertaken by students and staff. In addition, Bukedde, New Vision and other media entities under the Vision Group employ dozens of Makerere University graduates and provides internship training placements/opportunities to many of our undergraduate students every year.

On Thursday 29 th August 2024, Bukedde newspaper celebrated 30 years of existence. The three decades (1994-2024) exemplify a remarkable journey of humble beginnings, dedication, resilience and continuous growth. The first copy of Bukedde newspaper was published on 29 th August 1994 under the editorship of Mr. Maurice Ssekawungu. Bukedde which started as a black and white publication later transitioned into full colour. Bukedde is a very popular newspaper with a significant circulation in the different parts of the country.

To appreciate the admirable growth of Bukedde and the Vision Group, the Archbishop of Kampala, His Grace Paul Ssemogerere toured the giant media empire accompanied by the Group Chief Executive Officer – Mr. Don Wanyama, Deputy Chief Executive Officer – Mr. Gervase Ndyanabo, the Editor-in-Chief – Mrs. Barbara Kaija, and Bukedde Editor – Mr. Michael Ssebbowa.

Over the years, Bukedde newspaper has witnessed the birth of Bukedde F.M, Bukedde TV 1 and Bukedde TV 2 as well as transformation of the livelihoods of its employees and their families.

Impressed by the tremendous work and evolution of Bukedde newspaper, the Archbishop praised God for blessing the founding team with the knowledge and wisdom to come up with such a brilliant idea. He also thanked the previous and current leadership and staff for contributing to the success and growth of Bukedde.

Celebrating the Holy Mass, Archbishop Ssemogerere informed the congregation that the founding date of Bukedde newspaper ( 29 th August ) is the feast day for St. John the Baptist in the catholic church.  He urged the staff of Bukedde and the media in general to uphold the truth in the course of their work.

Focusing on the gospel reading from the book of Mark 6:17-29, the Archbishop said:

“In the catholic church, we celebrate and remember John the Baptist for standing for the truth.  This day of celebration has coincided with the feast day of John the Baptist, who was beheaded because of standing for the truth. He stood for what was the truth until the very end. I pray that you will have the courage to stand for the truth even under very challenging circumstances.”

Ssemogerere highlighted that King Herod respected John the Baptist because he always stood for what was right, and as such, King Herold consulted him. Although Herod and John the Baptist were friends, when Herod took his brother’s wife, John the Baptist courageously confronted him, and informed him that adultery was wrong before God. This truth irritated the said concubine, who when presented with an opportunity tricked her little daughter to request for the head of John the Baptist on a plate. To fulfill his promise to his daughter, King Herold ordered one of his servants to satisfy the request of his little daughter, and consequently, John the Baptist was beheaded.

Archbishop Ssemogerere rallied the media and the congregation to stick to the truth so that young people and humanity in general understand the consequences of promiscuity, adultery and the quick desire for money. His Grace appealed to Bukedde to continue publishing the truth in form of stories and airing information about the dangers of HIV/AIDS. “People need to hear the truth so that they understand the consequences of their actions, which not only threaten life, but lead to loss of life,” he added.

His Grace Ssemogerere acknowledged Vision Group for involving the catholic church in the 30 years’ celebration. He also thanked Bukedde and Vision Group for helping the catholic church in evangelization. “Through your media channels, you have not only dedicated space and airtime to messages that are spiritually uplifting, but you have also enabled the church to reach out to God’s people.”

The Archbishop called upon God to bless Bukedde and Vision Group abundantly as we wait for BukeddeAt50 celebrations in the near future.

After the thanksgiving mass, Bukedde’s current Editor – Mr. Michael Ssebbowa introduced the founding Editor – Mr. Maurice Ssekawungu and the editor who took on the mantle when he retired – Mr. Geoffrey Kulubya. The wonderful gentlemen (Ssekawungu and Kulubya) waved to the Archbishop and the congregation amidst applause from Bukedde staff and friends.

Mr. Ssebbowa then set the pace for the Archbishop and the entire audience to watch a documentary with powerful messages on the evolution of Bukedde from humble beginnings to greater heights.

In this documentary, the founding editor, Mr. Maurice Ssekawungu explained how the name “Bukedde” was selected. In this beautiful journey, they had come up with an idea of a Luganda newspaper, but did not have a name. So, William Pike, the CEO and Mr. Maurice Sekawungu put out a call for proposals. According to Ssekawungu, they received 90 submissions. That William Pike desired a name that would resonate with brightness. Finally, from the 90 names submitted by different people, they selected the name “Bukedde.”  Mr. Ssekawungu explained that Bukedde meant a new day or a new morning, which presented new possibilities, new opportunities and hope.

In the same documentary, the Archbishop and the congregation listened to testimonies from staff of Bukedde who with a lot of happiness and pride attributed their success in different spheres of life to Bukedde media. Some of them have been nurtured, trained and skilled to become very powerful and respected journalists. Some of them credited Bukedde for being their source of livelihood while others highlighted that Bukedde has made them very popular and also provided an opportunity to them to network with people from different spheres of life.

Building on to the story of success and hard work, the Chief Executive Officer of Vision Group, Mr. Don Wanyama stated that Bukedde has just not survived, but it has actually thrived. He recognized the Government of Uganda for the different media channels under the Vision Group, which includes Bukedde newspaper whose achievements and impact are crystal clear. “One of our biggest highlights was in 2014 when we were marking the 20 th anniversary of this newspaper. On that day, Bukedde sold a record of 100,000 copies in a single day. This is an achievement that has not been registered by any newspaper in Uganda,” he said.

Noting that Bukedde remains the best-selling newspaper in Uganda, Mr. Wanyama appreciated the loyal readers, past and present staff, advertisers and distributors for their hard work, sacrifices, support as well as being the lifeblood that keeps Bukedde progressing.

Ms. Barbarah Kaija, the Editor-in-Chief of Vision Group said Bukedde is one of Uganda’s most widely newspapers because it appeals to the ordinary person. “Its content centres on the ordinary person with issues that impact him or her in society. It is a people-centered approach with coverage bringing out the human interest angle.”

In his congratulatory remarks, the Vice Chancellor of Makerere University , Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe re-affirmed the readiness of Makerere University to intensify its mutually beneficial relationship with Vision Group in order to contribute to the transformation of Uganda. Once again, the Vice Chancellor acknowledged the Vision Group for being a valuable partner during celebrations of Makerere University at 100 years (1922-2022) which lasted for a year ( commencing on 9 th October 2021 up to 8 th October 2022 ).  Prof. Nawangwe also thanked the Vision Group for contributing to the resounding success of Makerere University Run 2024 (MakRun2024) held on Sunday 18 th August 2024.

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Introduction

The PhD in computer Science program aims at building on the expertise in the masters program to lay ground for the production of world class researchers and innovators in the areas Computer Security as well as Computer Vision & Image processing.

The objectives of the PhD (Computer Science) by Coursework and Research program are to: -

• Build human resource capacity in the area of computer science in both the public and private sectors, especially in universities;
• Develop research capacity in the areas of computer science so as to improve research and innovations output in the country and region
• Address the increasing demand for PhD holders in the areas of computer science
• Provide masters holders with potential for PhD with opportunities to develop skills in formulating, conducting and presenting their own scholarly research through the production of a research-based dissertations and publications.
• Foster initiative and potential for independent self-study that will develop the students’ motivation and ability to continue updating their knowledge and skills after completion of the course of study in relation to scholarship and research.
• Enable the students to be able to demonstrate a critical awareness and reflection on research-based information as a basis for problem solving and practice in professional contexts.
• Enable students to be able to demonstrate ability to interpret and report research findings in areas relevant to their field of study.
• Equip students with research and publication skills to enable them publish research from high quality dissertations in reputable journals and/ or presentation of their research findings at academic conferences

Collaboration Partners

• University of Groningen
• Raudbound University Nijmegen
• Eindhoven University of Technology
• University of Bergen
• London South Bank University

Computing Equipment

The Faculty of Computing and IT has put in place specialized research laboratories i.e. Multimedia Laboratory, Geographical Information Systems Laboratory, Mobile Computing Laboratory, Networking and Systems Laboratory, Software Incubation Laboratory, Computer Engineering Laboratory and E-learning Laboratory and plans are under way to establish more laboratories.

The equipments and software in these specialised laboratories is availed to the PhD students and their supervisors.

Every PhD student at the department is given a laptop and personal computer for the whole duration of the program. Each member of academic staff has a laptop and personal computer in the office.

Research in the Department of Computer Science

Being rather young, the Department of Computer Science does not have a long research history. In its early years, the department lacked staff with advanced degrees to create a critical mass to do substantial research. This was addressed by attracting staff with PhDs as well as training the existing staff to PhD level. Currently, the department has 4 PhD holders while 8 members of staff are undertaking doctoral studies. The research activities in the department are therefore on the raise. The department is currently focusing its research efforts into selected priority areas. These are:

• Computer Security
• Computer Vision & Image Processing
• Study and Optimization of Operational Systems
• Theoretical Foundations of Computing

The department therefore aims at being a center of research excellence in these priority areas. A big portion of its teaching and research at Masters and Doctoral focuses on these areas so as to increase the capacity with in the department as well as the impact in industry.

The Program

Target Group

The program targets holders of a Masters in Computer Science and related fields. Holders of other masters degrees may be considered if there is substantial evidence that they have, by virtue of their work or research, acquired sufficient advanced knowledge in Computer Science.

The tuition of the program shall be 3,875,000 Uganda Shillings per year for Ugandan students and 3,500 United States Dollars per year for International students.

Program Duration

The program duration is four academic years 8 semesters).. One academic year shall be for coursework and research proposal writing and three years shall be for research and thesis writing.

Admission Requirements

To qualify for admission on the program, the candidate should have

• A good Masters degree in Computer Science or a closely related field
• Any Masters degree with evidence of acquisition of sufficient advanced knowledge in computer science by virtue of research or work

Weighting and Semester Load

The weighting unit is a Credit Unit (CU). The credit unit is a contact hour per week per semester. A contact hour is equal to (i) one lecture hour (LH) (ii) two practical hours (PH) (iii) two tutorial hours (TH). The semester load is between 9 and 15 credit units. The minimum graduation load is 18 credit units done in the first year of the program

Core and Elective Courses

A major is the subject/ field/ program of specialization. A core course is compulsory course for the major and an elective course is an optional course for the major.

Assessment will be in form of writing technical reports, reviewing literature, critiquing papers or any other approach a student can use to demonstrate in-depth understanding and synthesis of academic matter. The approach used will depend on the course unit being studied.

Graduation Requirements

To qualify for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science, a candidate is required to obtain a minimum of 18 credit units for courses passed including all the compulsory courses and the PhD Dissertation within a period stipulated by Makerere University Senate/ Council Let LH, CH, and CU stand for Lecture Hour, Contact Hour, and Credit Unit respectively.

Grading, Pass mark and progression

Grading will be done on the final score of each course unit using the ranges below

A student with a grade point greater or equal to 3 (Letter grade C) in a certain course is considered to have passed the course unit.

The following additional letters will be used, where appropriate: -

W - Withdraw from Course;

I - Incomplete;

F - Failure.

Minimum Pass Mark

A minimum pass grade for each course shall be 3.0 grade points.

Calculation of Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)

The CGPA is calculated as follows:

Where GP i is the Grade Point score of a particular course unit i; CU i is the number of Credit Units of course unit i; and n is the number of course units done so far.

Normal Progress

A student is considered to be under normal progression if he/she has a grade point of at least 3 in each of the courses that make his/her full semester load.

Probationary

A student is under probational progress if he/she has at least a course unit in his/her full semester load where the grade point is less than 3

PhD Dissertation

• A candidate shall be allowed to formally start on the dissertation after completion of the coursework part.
• A candidate shall submit a dissertation proposal to the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology Higher Degrees Committee during the first semester of the first academic year.
• The candidate shall execute the dissertation after acceptance of the dissertation proposal.
• The candidate shall be required to submit reports of progress to the Faculty Higher degrees committee every 6 months
• The candidate shall, in the process of PhD research, publish at least three peer reviewed articles one of which must be in a specialised journal/conference
• The candidate shall submit a dissertation report before the end of the fourth year (8th semester).

To pass the Dissertation, the candidate shall satisfy the Internal Examiner, External Examiner, and Viva Voce Committee independently.

Discontinuation from the Program

A student shall be discontinued from the program if

• He/she fails to get a grade point of at least 3.0 from any course unit for three sittings
• By the end of the third semester, he/she does not have an approved research proposal
• Without a credible reason, he/she fails to submit the 6 monthly reports two consecutive times
• The candidate shows no substantial progress for two academic years
• Overstays on the program for more than two years
• Fails to pass on the third submission of the dissertation

Detailed Courses

Pse 9102: science of programming (3cu).

(a) Course Description

This course introduces foundational concepts and techniques of programming languages. We use typed λ-calculi and operational semantics as models of programming language concepts. These models are applicable to the design, analysis, and implementation of programming languages. We demonstrate the utility of a mathematical approach to programming languages in answering questions about program correctness, the pro’s and con’s of various languages, compiler correctness, and other practical issues. We focus on two of the most successful styles of semantic description: denotational and operational. We deal with small “core” languages, each chosen to illustrate a specific paradigm. We use semantics to prove properties of a language, to analyze programs, to design correct programs, to prove correctness of compiler optimizations, and to prove general laws of program equivalence.

The objective is to:

• To study formal techniques for describing computation and compilation.
• Provide a more general understanding of programming languages, specification, logic, mathematics, and proof theory.
• Apply formal reasoning to nondeterministic programs and to concurrent programs, and provide an introduction to reasoning about distributed systems (temporal logic).

(c) Learning outcomes

(d) Teaching and learning pattern

Classes are held as a group discussion. Reading material which includes journal papers is distributed a week in advance, and students take it in turns to research and present new topics. The lecturer addresses questions to the students to encourage them to think about and understand the material. The lecturer should become aware of the students' proposed topics of research so that the discussion explores how the principles in the course apply to these topics. The students make presentations of their review paper for critique from both the students and the lecturer.

(e) Indicative content

• Inductive definitions.
• Static and dynamic semantics.
• Type safety.
• Function, product, and sum types.
• Universal types and polymorphism.
• Existential types and data abstraction.
• Recursive types.
• Object types.
• Sub typing.
• Equational reasoning.
• Type inference and unification
• denotational and operational, referential transparency, criteria for choosing models
• Sequential imperative programs: state transformations, partial and total correctness, traces and runtime
• Machine language: jumps and continuations, compiling sequential pro-grams, correctness of compiler optimizations
• Parallel programming: data ow networks, shared-memory parallelism, communicating processes, safety and liveness, fair execution
• Functional programs: types and polymorphism, call-by-value, direct-and continuation-style semantics

(f) Assessment

Progressive assessment will be based on the quality of presentations in class by each student. The final assessment will be based on a scientific review paper.

(g) Reading List

• John C. Reynolds. Theories of Programming Languages. Cambridge University Press, 1999.
• Glynn Winskel. The Formal Semantics of Programming Languages. MIT Press, 1993.
• John C. Mitchell. Foundations for Programming Languages. MIT Press, 1996.
• Martin Abadi and Luca Cardelli. A Theory of Objects. Springer-Verlag, 1996.
• Jean-Yves Girard. Proofs and Types. Cambridge University Press, 1989.

PCS 9101: Philosophy of Computing (3CU)

(a) Description

This course explorer the philosophical foundations of the computing field. It explores the computational understanding of the major parameters that make up and support the computing field. It explores their foundations and philosophical underpinnings.

(b)Aims and Objectives

The aims of the course are:

• To give students an avenue of exploring the philosophical foundations of computing as an academic field
• To give students the historical foundation of computational thinking and interpretation
• To expose students to the philosophical thinkings of the different areas of computing

By the end of the course, the students should be able to:

• Explain the philosophical foundations of computing
• Explain the foundations of theoretical thinking and interpretations
• Explain the philosophical thinkings of the different fields of computing

Teaching will be by lectures, group work, group discussions and presentations

• Mind and Artificial Intelligence (AI): The philosophy of artificial intelligence and its critique, computationalism, connectionism and the philosophy of mind
• Real and virtual worlds: Ontology, virtual reality, the physics of information, physics as a traditional model of the ideal science of the philosophy of science, cybernetics and artificial life
• Language and knowledge: Information and content, knowledge, the philosophy of computer languages, hypertext.
• Logic and probability: probability in artificial intelligence, game theory – Nash equilibrium

Assessment will be by take-home assignments and presentations. Students will be given tasks to read and write about then present in class. The lecturer will award marks for the final a final scientific review paper.

• Floridi, Luciano (1999) Philosophy and Computing: An Introduction. Routledge: London / New York.
• Bynum, Terrel Ward; Moor, James H. (2000) The Digital Phoenix: How Computers are Changing Philosophy. Blackwell Publishers: Oxford, UK.
• Colburn, Timothy R. (2000) Philosophy and Computer Science. M.E. Sharpe: Armonk, NY, USA

PIS 9101: Presentations, Scientific Writing and Research Ethics (3CU)

Most PhD students struggle with scientific writing and presentations in English, and normally much time in a PhD study is spent revising papers and preparing for conference talks. Given the amount of time that PhD students spend writing and preparing to present, students should invest in a systematic study of scientific writing and presentations. The course deals with the publication process from the perspectives of the author of a scientific paper and the editor of a scientific journal. It is intended for PhD students in the fields of computing and Information technology, engineering and natural sciences.

(b) Aims and Objectives

The aim is to give the participants the following

• awareness of the importance of scientific writing,
• motivation to write scientific papers, and
• Prerequisites for publishing in first-class scientific journals.

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Make a quality conference presentation
• Write a quality journal article
• Appreciate ethics-related issues when writing a scholarly/scientific paper.
• Understand the prerequisites for choosing the market for publishing

Classes are held as a group discussion. Reading material which includes books and journal papers on scientific writing and ethics are distributed a week in advance, and students take it in turns to research and present. The students are also given reading material on how to make excellent presentations. The lecturer addresses questions to the students to encourage them to think about and understand the material. The classes will also include viewing of recorded seminar presentations by leading academics in the field.

• Science and writing. Reports and scientific publications. The IMRAD format. Scientific journals. Why, what, when, with whom and where publish?
• Structure of a scientific paper. The different parts of a scientific paper. Language and style. The publication process. Writing a paper. Dealing with editors, reviewers and publishers.
• Critical review of scientific papers by groups of participants.
• General principles of expository writing, pre-writing and planning. Typical formats, structure and language for scientific writing, emphasis on scientific articles as published in (primary) international scientific journals. English grammar essential to scientific papers. Designing tables, figures and graphs for scientific papers. Good style for readability. The refereeing and publishing process, what referees are looking for, how to deal with editors. Paragraphing, linking paragraphs to make the logic clear. Writing informative abstracts and crafting clear titles.
• Ethics: Honesty and credibility in scientific writing.
• How to write and publish a scientific paper, Robert A. Day and Barbara Gastel, ISBN:0-313-33027- 1, 6TH Edition, 2006
• Research ethics, edited by Anna Smith IItis, 1st Edition, 2006.
• The student’s guide to research ethics, Oliver, 2003.

PIT 9201 Advanced Research Methods (3CU)

(a) Aims and Objectives

the objectives of this course are to provide:

• Philosophical underpinnings of research in computing and IT
• Practical aspects on doing research

(b) Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the students will be able to apply computing and IT research methods in their research

(c) Course Content:

CThe first part of the course is devoted to the philosophical underpinnings of research, which crucially influence choice of research methods and interpretations of data. The course then moves on to the more practical aspects of 'doing research' - looking at developing a research strategy as well as ways of collecting data, analysing data and communicating research findings. This course will also give guidance to students on how to identify a research problem. Students will be presented with various research paradigms and models of methodology and assisted with designing an appropriate method for their research. Students will be trained in the analysis and presentation of results, exposition of processes and methods used and conclusions drawn. Key philosophical and epistemological bases for research are explored, and alternative methodologies are examined in relation to varied theoretical approaches. Selected sets of methods and techniques are critically appraised, while the range and scope of techniques with which students are familiar is extended. The structure of the course aims to achieve a balance between theory and practice. Considerable emphasis is therefore placed upon the logistics of setting-up, doing and disseminating research. The course not only introduces a range of research ideas and skills central to sound socio-environmental enquiry in general, but also acts as a critical and practical research forum where discussion and preparation for the PhD dissertation takes place.

(d) Teaching and Learning pattern:

Classes are held as a group discussion. Reading material which includes journal papers is distributed a week in advance, and students take it in turns to research and present new topics. The lecturer addresses questions to the students to encourage them to think about and understand the material. Each student undertakes a review of the different research methodologies and makes a presentation before the class. The students will identify researchable problems from which they will apply the concepts taught in class with an aim of producing research proposals by the end of the semester. The students will be required to build on their proposals on a weekly basis in line with the new concepts that will be taught. The students will make presentations of their draft proposal for critique and feedback from both the students and the lecturer.

(e) Assessment Method

(f) References

• Qualitative research and evaluation methods; By Michael Quinn Patton; Edition: 3, illustrated; Published by SAGE, 2002; ISBN 0761919716, 9780761919711; 598 pages.
• Research Design & Statistical Analysis; Third Edition; By Jerome L. Myers, Arnold D. Well, Arnold D. Well, Robert F. Lorch, Jerome L. Myers; Pages: 736; Published by: Routledge; Publication Date: 1st November 2002; ISBN: 978-0-8058-4037-7
• Are Your Lights On? How to Figure out what the Problem Really Is, by Donald C Gause and Gerald M Weinberg, Dorset House, USA, 1990. A brilliant book about getting ready to make decisions.
• Bordens, K.S. & Abbott, B.B. (1988) Research design and methods: A process approach. Mayfield.

PCS 9201: Advances in Digital Security (3CU)

This course aids students to explore in depth selected areas in digital security. It helps them get the general knowledge as well as getting an in-depth knowledge of the current state of practice. It also guides them in making in depth reading so as to be able to critique recent research works as well as identify some existing research gaps.

The aims of the course are to:

• Equip students with the general state and challenges in security of computer systems
• Assist students explore the current state of the art in selected aspects of digital security
• Assists students make deep analysis of the current literature in digital security and identify research gaps

By the end of the course, the students should be able to

• Comprehensively elaborate the typical security challenges in the digital world today.
• Explain ways of attack and techniques of defense on software, hardware and data.
• Have an in-depth understanding of the current research trends in some areas of digital security.
• Comprehend and critique state of the art research findings in digital security.

(d) Teaching and Learning Patterns

The lecturer will chose an area and subject matter to be focused on over a period of time and ask students to do the reading. The lecturer will provide the main reading materials (like journal papers, books, technical reports). The students will do the reading; write their findings (like critique, technical report, etc). The students will make the write up and presentations in class.

• Advances in software security
• Advances in hardware security
• Advances in cryptosystems

(f) Assessment Method

Assessment will be by evaluating the students write ups and presentations. For each write up and presentations, the lecturer will award marks depending on the extent to which the objectives of the assignment has been met. The lecturer will also award marks on the extent to which the student demonstrates his/her mastery of the subject matter during presentations and final write up of a scientific review paper.

(g) Reading lists

Reading materials will largely be got from the publications in journals and conferences of digital security. These include:

• International conference on privacy , security and trust
• Security Journal
• Journal of Computer Security
• International journal of Information Security
• International journal of applied cryptography

PCS 9202: Advances in Computer Vision &Image Processing(3CU)

This course gives students exposure to cutting edge research in the fields of image processing, computer vision, machine learning, pattern recognition and computational statistics. It examines common methodologies in these fields. It also examines current research trends in these fields

(b) Aims/Goals

By the end of the course, students should:

• Become familiar with major areas of research within the fields of image processing and pattern recognition.
• Become familiar with established methodologies and tools which are used in recent mainstream research in these fields.
• Narrow down a topic of interest which would be suitable for PhD research.
• Be able to critically evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of a research paper in image processing.
• Specific topics are to be selected based on the interests of students
• who would generally be expected to have some exposure to these fields
• (e.g. having studied the MSc. courses on Image Processing and Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition). These could include such areas as:Vision, Pattern Recognition). These could include such areas as:

By the end of the course, the student shall be able to:

• Identify the current trends in the specific areas of computer vision and image processing.
• Make a critical review of current literature in selected areas of computer vision and image processing.
• Identify realistic open research areas in the areas of computer vision and image processing.

The course will generally take the form of a reading group. Papers are selected in advance each week, and students take it in turn to lead a discussion through that paper, explaining the methodology used and identifying its strengths and weaknesses. The lecturer is on hand to Moderate the discussion, to provide explanations of difficult material (e.g. mathematical techniques which students are not familiar with) and to correct any misunderstandings which arise. The course will also make use of video lectures available online (e.g. from www.videolectures.net, which is particularly strong on machine learning material). Students should watch these videos of research presentations or tutorials in their own time, and then the class meets to discuss and compare notes.

(e) Indicative Content

• Feature extraction, scale/rotation invariant feature transforms
• Mathematical morphology
• Dynamical models
• Multi target tracking
• Bayesian modeling, graphical models
• Data mining
• Ensemble methods
• Structure learning
• Image segmentation

Students should identify at least one core paper, which is a high-impact recent publication that they think will be relevant to their PhD research. Assessment is based on presentations made during class and a short research paper with a critical literature review of their core papers and surrounding literature, and accompanying seminar presentation.

Papers for reading each week are to be selected according to specific interests, from recent papers in significant conferences and journal including the following:

• Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence
• IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
• IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing
• International Conference on Machine Learning
• Machine Learning
• Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems

PCS 9203: Advanced Applied Queuing Systems (3CU)

TMost of the interesting questions in Computer Science in some way involve finding an optimal solution to some problem given a set of constraints. This course gives students exposure to cutting edge research in the fields of optimization, combinatorics, graph theory, resource allocation, scheduling and applications.

• Become familiar with major areas of research within the theory and application of optimization
• Identify the shortcomings of different optimization methods and where the research opportunities are in terms of extending/modifying existing systems or applying them to new types of data.
• Be able to critically evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of a research paper in optimization.

By the end of the course, the student should:

• Demonstrate sufficient knowledge on the application of queues in real life problems.
• Have knowledge on the approaches of solving queue based problems.
• Have knowledge on the current research trends in queuing systems.

Teaching and Learning will be by study groups. The Teacher will identify the papers and students will study, analyze and report on the papers. They will

• Network flow algorithms and their applications,
• Transportation problem and its variants
• Multi objective optimization
• Formulation of large optimization problems

Students will present and write technical reports in selected areas of the course. The depth and expectations shall be prescribed by the lecturer conducting the course. Such expectations can be identification of gaps, describing the state of the art/practice or critiquing a certain paper/set of paper. The student’s score in at least two presentations and technical reports will constitute the score.

Students will read papers from existing high quality journals/conferences in the broad area of optimization. These include but not limited to

• Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications.
• Queuing Systems: Theory and Applications.
• European Journal of Operations Research.

PSE 9201: Models of Software Systems (3CU)

Scientific foundations for software engineering depend on the use of precise, abstract models for characterizing and reasoning about properties of software systems. This course considers many of the standard models for representing sequential and concurrent systems, such as state machines, algebras, and traces. It shows how different logics can be used to specify properties of software systems, such as functional correctness, deadlock freedom, and internal consistency. Concepts such as composition mechanisms, abstraction relations, invariants, non-determinism, inductive definitions and denotational descriptions are recurrent themes throughout the course.

By the end of the course you should be able to

• understand the strengths and weaknesses of certain models and logics, including state machines, algebraic and trace models, and temporal logics.
• to select and describe abstract formal models for certain classes of systems. to reason formally about the elementary properties of modeled systems

At the end of the course students will be able to: describe and relate different models of software systems; select appropriate methodology to use in the final research work and dissertation.

• what is a model?
• Foundations Logic, Proof Techniques
• Sets, Relations, Functions, Proof Techniques
• State Machines ,Variations , FSP and LTSA , Reasoning about State
• Z Techniques
• Refinement & Abstraction
• Modeling Concurrency in FSP , Modeling Techniques, Reasoning about Concurrency,
• Model Checking Linear Temporal Logic, Promela/Spin

Assessment will be by take-home assignments leading to presentations and a scientific review paper. Students will be given tasks to read and write about then present in class. The lecturer will award marks for each write up of a scientific review paper.

• Concepts and Notations for Concurrent Programming," Andrews and Schneider. Computing Surveys, Vol. 15, No. 1, March 1983.
• Formal Methods: State of the Art and Future Directions", ACM Computing Surveys, Vol. 28, No. 4, December 1996, pp. 626-643. Available as CMU-CS-96-178.
• "Statecharts: a visual formalism for complex systems." D. Harel. Science of Computer Programming, 8:231-274, 1987.
• "FAA En Route Resectorization - A Formal Specification." V.J. Harvey, and P.R.H Place. Unpublished manuscript, September 1999.
• "Coloured Petri Nets: A High Level Language for System Design and Analysis." K. Jensen. In High-level Petri Nets: Theory and Application. K. Jensen and G. Rozenberg (eds.) Springer-Verlag, 1991.
• "Temporal Logic." Draft version of chapter from book in preparation. 1996.
• Concurrency: State Models and Java Programs. J. Magee and J. Kramer. Wiley, 1999.
• "Petri Nets." J. L. Peterson. ACM Computing Surveys, Sept 1977.
• Software Engineering Mathematics. J. Woodcock and M. Loomis, Addison-Wesley 1988.

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With the rise of climate change, institutions are compelled to adopt new strategies to increase resilience toward natural disasters. For institutions providing insurance products to farmers, the probability of ruin becomes higher. How will agricultural institutions in regions with high occurrences of catastrophic risks survive? Since risks cannot be effectively managed exclusively in one sector, we have developed and evaluated a multisectoral business model in Haitian farming. To this end, in the summer of 2023, we interviewed 22 leaders of Haitian financial institutions. The research followed a framework outlining the different stages of new product development. This business analysis phase, which corresponds to stage four, is focused on evaluating the ex-ante business model. We used an interactive design approach for concept selection based on expert opinion. We prioritized intuitive assessment by experts to discover the most suitable implementation of the developed strategy. The study suggests that Minimum Extendable Compensation is the most suitable approach to risk management for the sectors involved, particularly regarding the principle of risk sharing and risk transfer. This new product is proposed to foster farmer resilience to natural disasters. In addition, partnership agreements promoting partial demonetization of transactions with the farmers are preferable to prevent liquidity limitation and possible moral hazards. Consequently, the derived approach can be applied to other small and medium economies, where the conventional agrarian insurance system presents itself as a massive burden for governments.

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