Computer Science and Informatics (MSc by Research)

There are several research topics available for this degree. See below examples of research areas including an outline of the topics, the supervisor, funding information and eligibility criteria:

• Algorithms for rapid hypothesis suggestion during digital investigations
• Augmented Reality-Guided Medical Procedure Planning and Visualisation
• Automatic analysis of medical notes
• Fostering mental health through technology-enhanced non-pharmacological approaches
• Induction of Intelligent and Interpretable Systems for Clinical Decision Support
• Learning Analytics: Data Diagnostics
• Learning Analytics: Human Behaviour
• Learning analytics and personalised learning: a game-based framework
• Profiling human behaviour through location-specific data sources
• Secure software by design from an adversary perspective
• Self-detecting cyber-attack capabilities of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
• Visualisation of heterogeneous security data to identify potential irregularities

We provide a supportive and vibrant research environment for postgraduate researchers (PGRs). Researchers at all levels are encouraged to contribute and collaborate. The Graduate School ensures that postgraduate research is of the highest quality and equips you with the resources that you need to become a successful researcher.

We have an exciting and comprehensive Researcher Skills Development Programme available to all postgraduate researchers. This enables you to broaden your knowledge and access tools and skills which can significantly improve employability. The programme is also mapped onto Vitae’s Researcher Development Framework (RDF), allowing you to benefit from Vitae support as well as our own Programme.

We offer skills training through a programme designed to take advantage of technology platforms as well as face-to-face workshops and courses. The University has subscribed to Epigeum, a programme of on-line research training support designed and managed by staff at Imperial College London which will be accessed via Brightspace, the University’s Virtual Learning Environment. We also subscribe to the University of East Anglia webinar series and The Good Doctorate video training series. We are part of the North West and Yorkshire PGR Training Group that allows PGRs to attend relevant training opportunities at other nearby universities.

There is a wide range of topics which can be researched, including the following research areas:

• Artificial intelligence: planning, autonomous systems, knowledge representation and reasoning
• Information systems: Web-based information systems, semantic web, big data
• Human-Computer Interaction: visualisation, computer games

In the past, research has been conducted in collaboration with prestigious national and international partners from academia (e.g. Oxford, UCL, Bristol, Newcastle, Stanford, Bologna, VU Amsterdam, Vienna) and industry (e.g. British Telecom, IBM, Schlumberger).