Bachelor of Computing in Information Systems Overview The four-year IS programme provides a stimulating education that equips students with the ability to integrate infocomm technology fundamentals with domain expertise to develop innovative solutions for organisations. Through projects and case studies…
With the proliferation of text and multimedia information, users are now able to find answers to almost any questions on the Web. However, they are often bewildered by the huge amount of information available to them. Information retrieval (IR) involves…
The Internet has become an indispensable part of modern life. Whether we are checking the latest news, communicating with friends, or entertaining ourselves with music and videos, we cannot get away from accessing and interacting with information and applications over…
Almost all computing devices are armed by multiple processors or multiple cores, pushing the availability of parallel computing to even devices such as smartphones or smart watches. This focus area equips students with core knowledge of parallel computing systems, algorithms,…
The abstractions and expressive powers of programming languages deeply impact programmers’ productivity and the way programmers think. The features of a programming language also directly affect the design and power of programming tools (such as compiler, debugger, linter) associated with…
Software Engineering is about the craft and science of software development so that the resulting software is correct, reliable, secure, extensible, and maintainable. In this focus area, students will learn about the systematic, disciplined, principled, and economic way to the…
A huge amount of digital data is generated daily by both humans and machines and the amount is expected to reach hundreds of exabytes in 2025. A large subset of these data have to be processed, stored, managed, updated, and…
As computing systems become increasingly interconnected and more data are available online, the job of securing computer systems and protecting data becomes increasingly challenging. Computer security is growing into the cornerstone of almost every industry, which heavily relies on networked…
Computer-generated images and videos now permeate our daily life. From the entertainment industry (e.g., movies and video games) to the healthcare industry (e.g., 3D ultrasound imaging); from your computing desktop (e.g., displaying a window) to graphing calculator (e.g., plotting a…
The field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) aims to build intelligent machines that can mimic human cognitive functions, such as seeing, learning, and problem-solving. Advances in the field of machine learning over the last ten years have made AI one of…