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Testimony Hanna graduated with a bachelor in computer science from UI. She joined So. C’s graduate research program 5 years ago. She has now submitted her Ph. D thesis in the field of motion planning. “I am happy to have joined NUS and So. C because I can be at the forefront of my research area!” School of Computing, National University of Singapore

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Fact Sheet From a modest medical school founded in 1905, the National University of Singapore (NUS) has evolved into Singapore's global university with distinctive strengths in education and research and an entrepreneurial dimension. It has an enrolment of 23, 500 undergraduate and over 9, 000 graduate students from 88 countries. School of Computing, National University of Singapore

Fact Sheet A growing university, NUS aims to build a cohesive NUS community across its three sprawling campus locations. The 150 hectare Kent Ridge campus houses 12 faculties which offer courses ranging from medicine to architecture to music. The Faculty of Law is located at the Bukit Timah campus, while the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore at the Outram campus aims to groom a new breed of physician-scientists for the biomedical sciences sector. School of Computing, National University of Singapore

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Fact Sheet NUS is strongly committed to advancing knowledge, educating students and nurturing talent in the service of country and society. It also actively fosters a spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation so as to promote creative enterprise universitywide. School of Computing, National University of Singapore

Fact Sheet • Students (AY 2006 -07) Undergraduate Students: 23, 469 Graduate Students : 9, 075 • Class of 2006 Bachelor's Degrees conferred: 5, 791 Graduate Diplomas awarded: 306 Master's Degrees conferred: 2, 058 Doctoral Degrees conferred: 360 • Faculty and Staff (as at Nov 2006) Faculty Members: 1, 913 Research Staff: 1, 347 Administrative and Professional Staff: 1, 044 General Staff: 2, 463 School of Computing, National University of Singapore

World's Top 20 Universities 1. Harvard University 2. University of Cambridge 3. University of Oxford 4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 5. Yale University 6. Stanford University 7. California Institute of Technology 8. University of California, Berkeley 9. Imperial College London 10. Princeton University 11. University of Chicago 12. Columbia University 13. Duke University 14. Beijing University 15. Cornell University 16. Australian National University 17. London School of Economics and Political Science 18. Ecole Normale Supérieure 19. National University of Singapore 20. University of Tokyo School of Computing, National University of Singapore

World's Top 20 Technology Universities 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of California, Berkeley Indian Institutes of Technology Imperial College London Stanford University Cambridge University Tokyo University 8. National University of Singapore 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. California Institute of Technology Carnegie Mellon University Oxford University ETH Zurich Delft University of Technology Tsing Hua University Nanyang Technological University Melbourne University Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Tokyo Institute of Technology University of New South Wales Beijing University School of Computing, National University of Singapore

Fact Sheet The University's 14 faculties offer a broad-based curriculum underscored by multi-disciplinary courses and cross-faculty enrichment. It also enjoys a close teaching-research nexus with 13 national-level, 12 university-level and 80 faculty-based research institutes and centres. School of Computing, National University of Singapore

Faculties and Schools • Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences • School of Business • School of Computing • • • Faculty of Dentistry School of Design and Environment Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Law Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Faculty of Science University Scholars Programme School of Computing, National University of Singapore

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School of Computing • Established July 1998 (formerly DISCS within Fo. S) • Departments: • Computer Science • Information Systems • Staff strength: ~ 200 from leading universities worldwide • Student Population ~ 2, 100 (75% undergraduates, 25% graduates) School of Computing, National University of Singapore

Job Prospects in Computing Source: IDA’s Annual Survey on Infocomm Manpower for 2005 School of Computing, National University of Singapore

Wide Variety of Computing Jobs Source: IDA’s Annual Survey on Infocomm Manpower for 2005 School of Computing, National University of Singapore

Need for High-level Training Source: IDA’s Annual Survey on Infocomm Manpower for 2005 School of Computing, National University of Singapore

Publications in Computer Science 24 th in World Ranking against US universities Total Citations Count 7 th in World Ranking against US universities Source: ISI Science Citation Index August 2006 Total Publications Count School of Computing, National University of Singapore

Publications in Computer Science 10 th in World Ranking against US universities Articles published per author Source: “An Evaluation of Publication Productivity in Information Systems: 1999 to 2003” by HH Huang and JSC Hsu, Communications of the Association for Information Systems (Volume 15, 2005), 555 -564. School of Computing, National University of Singapore

Teaching Emphasis • Emphasis on computing fundamentals, where learning of abstraction and logic is central • Construction of models that are limited only by imagination and computability • Discipline that requires the knowledge of science, the discipline of engineering, and the creativity of arts School of Computing, National University of Singapore

Undergraduate Degree Programmes • B. Comp. (Hons. ) in Computer Science • B. Comp. (Hons. ) in Information Systems • B. Comp. (Hons. ) in Computer Engineering • B. Comp. (Hons. ) in Electronic Commerce • B. Comp. (Hons. ) in Communications and Media • B. Comp. (Hons) in Computational Biology School of Computing, National University of Singapore

Master of Computing (Coursework) • Targeted at candidates who wish to pursue studies with the aim of advancing their career. • Modules are based on the latest research findings, both applied and fundamental. • Sufficient flexibility and depth to prepare the students for advanced industry work. • Strategic specialisation provide added value to our MComp degree. School of Computing, National University of Singapore

Master of Computing (Coursework) • Areas of Specialisation • Computer Science • Infocomm Security • Information Technology Project Management (ITPM) School of Computing, National University of Singapore

Master of Computing (Coursework) • Admission Criteria • (A) good honours degree in computing; or • (B) A good honours degree in a related discipline with 2 years IT industry experience; or • (C) A good bachelor's degree in computing with 2 years IT industry experience; or • (D) A good bachelor's or honours degree in business related discipline with 2 years IT industry experience. School of Computing, National University of Singapore

Master of Computing (Coursework) • Degree Requirements • 10 modules. • At least SEVEN modules from a single specialisation. • Remaining modules from either So. C level 4000 to 6000 or CFM 5000 -6000. • At most 2 level 4000 So. C modules. • At most 2 CFM modules which must be level 5000 or 6000. School of Computing, National University of Singapore

Graduate Degree by Research • • Algorithms and Theory Artificial Intelligence Biomedical Computing Database Management Systems Information Security Media, Graphics and HCI Programming/Software Engineering Systems and Networking • Culture and Information Systems • Economics of Information Technology • Electronic Commerce • Electronic Government • Group Support Systems • Negotiation Support Systems • Information Privacy • User-Database Interaction School of Computing, National University of Singapore

Database Management Systems • • • XML Data management Spatio-Temporal Data Mining Publish/Subscribe Systems Data Streams and Time Series Information Integration School of Computing, National University of Singapore

Media • • • Multimedia Information Processing Multimedia Analysis and Synthesis Content Audio Processing Computer Vision Computer Graphics and Computational Geometry • Multimedia Security • Natural Language Processing • Question Answering School of Computing, National University of Singapore

Systems and Networking • • • Computer Architecture Parallel Processing, clusters and Grid Embedded Computing Systems TCP performance Cross Layer Architecture for IP Mobility Sensor Networks Context Aware Pervasive Computing Heterogeneous Wireless Networks Quality of Service School of Computing, National University of Singapore

Software Engineering • • Program Analysis and Transformation Parallel Distributed Programming Type Systems Formal Methods School of Computing, National University of Singapore

Artificial Intelligence • • • Machine Learning Decision Support Computational Logistics Document Analysis Digital Libraries School of Computing, National University of Singapore

Computational Biology • Indexing Data Structure for DNA sequences • Remote Homolog Detection • Pathway Informatics • Gene Data Mining • Protein Structure Comparison and Classification School of Computing, National University of Singapore

Graduate Degree by Research Qualifying Examination 1 PG Module + Research 3 PG Modules Sem 1 Graduate Research Paper Research + 2 PG Modules Research + 2 PG Module Sem 3 FAIL Sem 2 2 PG Modules + M. Sc. thesis Sem 4 M. Sc. Sem 3 Thesis Proposal Research Sem 5 Pre-submission presentation Research Sem 6 Sem 7 Thesis Defence Sem 8 School of Computing, National University of Singapore

Graduate Degree by Research • Admission Criteria • The normal minimum entry qualifications for admission to the programme by research are a good relevant bachelor's degree/master's degree. • Candidates applying for Research Scholarships must have obtained at least a bachelor's degree with good honours, or its equivalent in Computing or related discipline. Candidates should have the ability to pursue research in the candidate's proposed field of advanced study. • Candidates with relevant Master's degree may be admitted into the Ph. D programme. School of Computing, National University of Singapore

Graduate Degree by Research • Degree Requirements • Pass 8 courses • must be level 5000 & above (max of two level 4000 modules allowed) • Ph. D Qualifying Exam (end of 1 st sem) • Must obtain B average grade • Ph. D Thesis Proposal + Doctoral Seminar (end 3 rd year) • Defence (typically in 4 th year) School of Computing, National University of Singapore

Graduate Degree by Research • Financial Support • Research Scholarship (Fee + Monthly Stipend $1, 500) • Ph. D Top-up ($500) • President’s Graduate Fellowship ($700/mth for a year) • Dean’s Graduate Award ($500) • Conference Trips for Rank 1 and 2 papers • Teaching Assistantships available School of Computing, National University of Singapore

Internship Opportunities? • Submit an on-line application at: http: //www. comp. nus. edu. sg/research/internship. html. • Short-listed candidates will be notified via email twelve • weeks prior to the commencement of the internship. • Queries, Email to: res-office@comp. nus. edu. sg School of Computing, National University of Singapore

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So. C Incubation Centre • • • Friar Tuck Geo. Foto Pte Ltd Delcon Networks Pte Ltd Intelligent Optimization Mozat Pte Ltd Atsuma Technology Pte Ltd Multitrex Innvo Systems Pte Ltd IQExplorers. com Pte Ltd • • • LD Tech Nineo. com Decision. Ware Frensville ten. Cube School of Computing, National University of Singapore

Want to know more? Visit: http: //www. comp. nus. edu. sg/prospective_students Or email: grad-info@comp. nus. edu. sg mcomp-info@comp. nus. edu. sg School of Computing, National University of Singapore

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