Content of the doctoral programme
- You attend in-depth courses.
- You work on scientific and applied problems in computer science.
- You conduct independent research at the highest scientific level.
- You prepare research results and publish them in international journals and at conferences.
- You write your dissertation in English.
- Duration of study:
Formal duration: 3 years
Average duration: 4 to 5 years - Academic degree: Doktorin/Doktor der technischen Wissenschaften (Dr. techn.; translation: Doctor of Technical Sciences), equivalent to the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Alternatively, the degree of Doktorin/Doktor der Naturwissenschaften (Dr.rer.nat.; translation: Doctor of Natural Sciences) can be obtained. - Language of instruction: English
- Admission requirements: see requirements for doctoral programmes
- Curricula:
- Statutes:
I was particularly impressed by the positive teamwork with fellow students and the excellent supervision of professors. When I was writing my master's and doctoral theses, Professor Helic motivated me to perform to the best of my abilities. It's a fantastic experience to get so deeply involved in a topic that you are able to exchange ideas with worldwide experts in this field!
Admission Deadlines
Admissions to doctoral studies are possible in the current semester at any time up to a maximum of ten days before the start of the general admission period of the following semester. Admission deadlines
Further informationen on registration and admission
International degree programme applicants: admission and application deadlines
Information and Advice
- Head of the co-ordination team of the Doctoral School of Computer Science
Dieter SCHMALSTIEG
Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn.
Phone: +43 (316) 873 - 5070
schmalstieg@tugraz.at - Dean of Studies
Ursula AUGSDÖRFER
Assoc.Prof. M.Sc. PhD
Phone: +43 (316) 873 - 5414
u.augsdorfer@cgv.tugraz.at - Student representative
Alina Herderich
alina.herderich@tugraz.at - Student representatives: PhD Union
Field of Excellence: Security and Safety
AICHERNIG, Bernhard
Research Area: Computational Geometry
Institute: Software Technology
BLOEM, Roderick
Research Area: Computer Aided Verification
Institute: Applied Information Processing and Communications
MANGARD, Stefan
Research Area: Secure Systems
Institute: Applied Information Processing and Communications
POSCH, Karl-Christian
Research Area: Computer Security
Institute: Applied Information Processing and Communications
POSCH, Reinhard
Research Area: e-Government
Institute: Applied Information Processing and Communications
RECHBERGER, Christian
Research Area: Cryptography
Institute: Applied Information Processing and Communications
WOTAWA, Franz
Research Area: Model-Based and Qualitative Reasoning
Institute: Software Technology
Field of Excellence: Visual Computing
ANDREWS, Keith
Research area: Information Visualization
Institute: Interactive Systems and Data Science
BISCHOF, Horst
Research area: Computer Vision
Institute: Computer Graphics and Vision
FELLNER, Wolf-Dietrich
Research area: Computer Graphics
Institute: Computer Graphics and Knowledge Visualization
LEPETIT, Vincent
Research area: Computer Vision and Mixed Reality
Institute: Computer Graphics and Vision
PINZ, Axel
Research area: Computer Vision
Institute: Computer Graphics and Vision
POCK, Thomas
Research area: Computer Vision and Optimization
Institute: Computer Graphics and Vision
SCHMALSTIEG, Dieter
Research area: Computer Graphics and Augmented Reality
Institute: Computer Graphics and Vision
SCHRECK, Tobias
Research area: 3D Object Retrieval and Visual Analytics
Institute: Computer Graphics and Knowledge Visualization
Field of Excellence: Intelligent Systems
AICHHOLZER, Oswin
Research Area: Computational Geometry
Institute: Software Technology
AURENHAMMER, Franz
Research Area: Computational Geometry
Institute: Theoretical Computer Science
EBNER, Martin
Research Area: e-Learning
Institute: Interactive Systems and Data Science
FELFERNIG, Alexander
Research Area: Artificial Intelligence in Software Engineering
Institute: Software Technology
GÜTL, Christian
Research Area: Educational Media Technology
Institute:Interactive Systems and Data Science
HELIC, Denis
Research Area: Network Science and Multimedia Systems
Institute: Interactive Systems and Data Science
KAPPE, Frank
Research Area: Computer Media
Institute: Interactive Systems and Data Science
LEGENSTEIN, Robert
Research Area: Neural Computation
Institute: Theoretical Computer Science
LINDSTAEDT, Stefanie
Research Area: Knowledge Technologies
Institute: Interactive Systems and Data Science
MAASS, Wolfgang
Research Area: Neural Computation
Institute: Theoretical Computer Science
SCERBAKOV, Nikolai
Research Area: Information Systems
Institute: Interactive Systems and Data Science
SLANY, Wolfgang
Research Area: Computer Science Education
Institute: Software Technology
STEINBAUER, Gerald
Institut: Software Technology
Field of Excellence: Computational Life Sciences
MÜLLER-PUTZ, Gernot
Research Area: Brain-Computer Interfaces
Institute: Neural Engineering
NEUPER, Christa
Research Area: Brain-Computer Interfaces
Institute: Neural Engineering
SCHERER, Reinhold
Research Area: Brain-Computer Interfaces
Institute: Neural Engineering
Complete list of teaching staff
You can find the complete list of teaching staff at the doctoral school in TUGRAZonline.
