Prospective Students

Available Positions

There are postgraduate (M.Sc. and Ph.D.) positions available at Universiti Putra Malaysia (Intelligent Systems Department) and Universiti Malaysia Sabah (Optimization Research Group) in the following fields:

1. Evolutionary Computing

2. Optimization, Scheduling, Timetabling

3. Meta-heuristics, Hyper-heuristics

4. Intelligent Agents

5. Data Mining, Text Mining, Semantics, and Natural Language Processing

Admission Requirements:

1. A strong educational background

2. Relevant research experience (as demonstrated by a thesis and/or publications)

3. Proficiency in programming, with a preference for Java and Python

4. A solid foundation in mathematics

5. An upper-intermediate or advanced level of English, with a minimum score of IELTS 6.0 or equivalent

To Apply:

1. Please send an email to us, including a description of your educational background, previous research experience, and your plans for your postgraduate studies.

2. The subject of your email must follow this template: "Prospective [Ph.D. or M.Sc.] Student _ Your Name _ [UPM or UMS]" to ensure that you have read this page. If the subject line is not in the correct format, your application will not be reviewed.

3. Include the names of your previous supervisors.

4. Attach your resume, transcripts, thesis and publication abstracts, recommendation letters (if available), and research proposal (if available). Final-year students may attach their latest transcript.

5. If you have taken the IELTS, please also attach the score.

We will review the applications and send the eligible ones to the respective supervisors for further evaluation, which may include a meeting with you. If you are accepted, please apply through the university's official portal before the deadline.

• Follow up on the status of your application with us and start preparing for your journey.

• We will do our best to respond to your email within a few days. If you haven't received a response within a week, please send a follow-up email.

On behalf of the Intelligent Computing Lab and Optimisation Research Group, we wish you the best of luck and look forward to welcoming you soon.