Master of Computer Science

• Upgrading your skills and experiences in the fields to meet the future demand in the age of digitalization and Industry 4.0

• Contribution in the research for the country/humanity

• Scholarship Opportunities (Internship and PhD abroad)

Are you…

• A critical thinker who enjoys working with intelligent system?

• An individual who enjoys solving challenging problem? 

• Having strong curiosity in the research of AI and Information Security? 

• Holding a bachelor’s degree and want to upgrade your skill to the next level?

Then this program is for you.

This program aims to provide the essential skills to develop human resources in the current trends of research and development of computer science fields that emphasize the need of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications and Information Security. The program is delivered over two academic years and covers a wide range of topics in the study of AI and data security. These may include, but not limited to, machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, natural language processing, blockchain technology, information security and application design, smartcard information system to name but a few.

This program has 2 pathways:

1. 1.  Course-Research Pathway: this pathway is for students who are interested in pursuing career in professional job and academic job as researchers. The students in this pathway will only do the thesis only.

   2.  Research-based Pathway: this pathway is for students are interested in pursuing career only in the academic area as researchers. The students in this pathway will be required to produce publication and do the thesis.

Both Course-Research and Research-based pathway has total of 54 credits for graduation. However, each pathway has different curriculum organizations as described below.

• Course-Research Pathways

Coursework:     42 credits

  - Core Course: 11 credits

  - Specialized Course: 18 credits

  - Elective Courses: 7 credits

  - Research-Courses: 6 credits

Research-Activities:     12 credits

  - Thesis       12 credits

• Research-based Pathways

Coursework:   12 credits

  - Specialized Course: 6 credits

  - Research-Courses: 6 credits

Research-Activities:       12 credits

  - Primary Research Proposal and Defense: 9 credits

  - Details Research Proposal and Defense: 3 credits

  - Seminar: 3 credits

  - Presentation in Scientific Conference: 3 credits

  - Journal Publication: 6 credits

  - Thesis: 18 credits

• List of Courses

Core Courses:

1.  Advanced Algorithms and Data Structures 2 credits

2.  Object-Oriented Programming 2 credits

3.  Mathematics for Machine Learning 1.5 credits

4.  Probability and Mathematical Statistics 3 credits

5.  Discrete Mathematics 1.5 credits

6.  Artificial Intelligence 2 credits

Specialized Course:

1.  Neural Network and Deep Learning 4 credits

2.  Machine Learning 3 credits

3.  Computer Vision 3 credits

4.  Natural Language Processing 3 credits

5.  Data Mining 2.5 credits

6.  Information Security 2 credits

Elective Courses:

1.  IT Project Management 2 credits

2.  Entrepreneurship 2 credits

3.  Database Design and Administration 2 credits

4.  Software Engineering 2.5 credits

5.  Functional Testing and Quality Assessment 1.5 credits

6.  Human-Computer Interaction 2 credits

7.  Privacy and Data Protection 2 credits

• Artificial Intelligence

- Applied Machine Learning and Deep Learning

- Computer Vision and Computer Graphics

- Natural Language Processing

• Information Security

- Information Security and Application Design

- Blockchain and Smart Card Information System

- Medical Information System

- Decentralized Identity System

• Lab of Computer Vision and Natural Language Processing 

- Khmer Ancient Script/Hand Written text recognition 

- Air-written text recognition for Khmer characters 

- Smart door using Computer Vision + DL 

- Face mask detection 

- Crop growth prediction 

- Crop disease detection 

• Lab of Information Security and Application Design 

- Blood bank information system 

- Smart ID card system

• Asst. Prof. Dr. VALY Dona

Researcher at Research Innovation Centre, ITC

Lecturer at Department of Information and Communication Engineering, ITC

Head of Computer Vision and Natural Language Processing Laboratory, ITC

Research focus: Machine learning, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision 

Email: dona@itc.edu.kh  

• Asst. Prof. Dr. KONG Phutphalla

Researcher at Research Innovation Centre, ITC

Part-time Researcher at Cambodia Academy of Digital Technology

Lecturer at Department of Information and Communication Engineering, ITC

Research focus: Machine learning, Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Computer Graphics

Email: phutphalla@itc.edu.kh 

• Asst. Prof. Dr. TITH Dara

Part-time Researcher and Lecturer at Department of Information and Communication Engineering, ITC

Lead Researcher at Information Security and System Design Laboratory, ITC

Research focus: Information Security and Application Design, Blockchain and Smart Card Information System, Medical Information System, Decentralized Identity System

Email: tith.dara@itc.edu.kh 

• Asst. Prof. Dr. PHAUK Sokkhey 

Head of master program Data Science

Lecturer and researcher at Department of Foundation Year, Institute of Technology of Cambodia

Research interest: Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Data Mining, Machine Learning, Artificial Neural Network, Data Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Learning, Dimensional Reduction, and Educational Data Mining

Email: phauk.sokkhey@itc.edu.kh

• Dr. MUTH Boravy 

Mathematics Teacher for foundation year at Institute of Technology of Cambodia, ITC

Research interest: Particle Transport Theory and Code Development, SMR: Small Modular Reactor Design and Analysis, Material Science: Shielding Material

Email: muthboravy007@gmail.com

• Mr. HENG Rathpisey

Coordinator of the master program of Computer Science

Lecturer at Department of Information and Communication Engineering, ITC

Research interest: Machine learning, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing

Email: rathpisey@itc.edu.kh 

• Ms. TANN Chantara

Lecturer at Institute of Technology of Cambodia

Research interest: Partial Differential Equation (PDE numerical solver), Image Processing

Email: tannchantara23@gmail.com

• Mr. CHAN Sophal

Lecturer & Researcher at Department of Foundation Year, ITC

Research interest: data analyst, data mining, data science, deep learning, AI, machine learning

Email: sophalcamchan38@gmail.com

• Mr. PEN Chentra

Lecturer at Institute of Technology of Cambodia, ITC

Email: pen.chentra@itc.edu.kh

• Mr. PHOK Ponna

Lecturer of Mathematics, Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC)

Email: ponnaphok@gmail.com

• Mr. TAL Tong Sreng

Lecturer at Department of Information and Communication Engineering, ITC

Email: tongsreng@itc.edu.kh

The graduates may pursue their career paths in both academics and professionals:

• Machine Learning/ Data Science/AI Researcher

• NLP/Computer Vision Researcher 

• Machine Learning/AI Engineer

• Data Scientist 

• Data Analyst

• Software Engineer in Information Security and Decentralized System

• Information Security Researcher

Application is opened started from May until September.

An applicant must have following qualifications:

• Baccalaureate or Equivalent Diploma

• Engineer’s Degree or bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology or related fields

• Certificate of English Proficiency

• Minimum GPA of 2.5 on 4.0 Scale

According to the Announcement of Graduate School of ITC 2024, the tuition fee is 1200 USD per year or 650 USD per semester. 

• Graduate School: 

Office: B-105, ITC, Phnom Penh 

Telegram: https://t.me/itc_graduate_school 

Email: graduate@itc.edu.kh 

Facebook: www.facebook.com/itcgraduate 

• Coordinator of M-ECS Program: 

Mr. HENG Rathpisey  

Email: rathpisey@itc.edu.kh 

Telephone: (+855) 96 63 11 221

Figure 5: Air-Written Khmer Character Recognition using Computer Vision