FACULTY OF COMPUTER SCIENCE & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (FCSIT)

ABOUT THE FACULTY Academic Staff: 77 Admin and Technical Staff: 37 Undergraduates: 444 (14% International) Postgraduates: 494 (48% International) PhD students: 186

FACULTY MANAGEMENT

DEPARTMENTS & ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES Postgraduate Programmes MCS (Master of Computer Science) MSE (Master of Software Engineering) MLIS (Master of Library and Information Science) PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) MIS (Master of Information Security) - Commencing 2013/2014 Academic Session Offered through coursework and dissertation & full research modes Undergraduate Programmes BCompSc (Artificial Intelligence) BCompSc (Software Engineering) BCompSc (Management Information System) BCompSc (Computer System and Networking) BInfoTech (Management) BInfoTech (Multimedia) Departments Artificial Intelligence Information System Computer System & Technology Software Engineering Library & Information Science

Methods of making intelligent and knowledgeable computer that can act like human. Topics : robotics, speech and natural language processing, image processing, cognitive science, machine learning, neural networks, fuzzy logic. Bachelor of Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) Focus on management and system development in the context of different organizations. Topics : system analysis and design, database, information storage and retrieval and information systems development. Bachelor of Computer Science (Management Information System) Focus on software development process to produce quality and reliable software with minimum cost. Topics : analysis, design, coding, testing and maintenance. Bachelor of Computer Science (Software Engineering) Focus on the principles and applications of data communication : main function in computer network Topics : computer architecture, network technology, system software, and the security of data and computer. Bachelor of Computer Science (Computer System and Networking) Bachelor of Computer Science (Specializations)

Focus on the use of technology to the development of information systems as well as gain knowledge in the management of business organizations. Topics : accounting, business administration, marketing, financial management, human resource management and entrepreneurship. Bachelor of Information Technology (Management) Focus on the development of multimedia system in various application that are controlled by interactive computer system. Topic : multimedia computer system, techniques and processes of development, web-based multimedia programming, project management, multimedia elements processing such as image, audio, and digital video, and computer graphics. Bachelor of Information Technology (Multimedia) Bachelor of Information Technology (Specializations)

 Incorporation of industry related content into our curriculum. For example, CISCO level 1 and 2 training modules are incorporated in our Fundamental Network Technology course.  A comprehensive 6 months internship programme in which our students will be properly trained by the industrial experts (locally or abroad). VALUE ADDED: INDUSTRIAL LEARNING EXPERIENCE Excellent learning experience with close links with the industry.

Nearly 15% of our undergraduates are international students thus, studying in FCSIT provides invaluable opportunity for you to interact and work with these international students and understand their vibrant cultures. “The international learning environment at FCSIT encourages knowledge sharing among students.” Salhana Amad Darwis, Senior Analyst, Standard Chartered Scope International Bachelor of Computer Science(AI) Master of Computer Science (AI) VALUE ADDED: CROSS-CULTURAL LEARNING EXPERIENCE

Handled by International Student Centre of University Malaya Through this programme, student will have the opportunity to study abroad. In year 2012, some of our students have experienced studying at University of Melbourne (Australia), University of Pukyong (Korea), Inha University (Korea), City University of Hong Kong, Vellore Institute of Technologies (India), and many more. VALUE ADDED: STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMME We also encourage students to participate in Student Exchange (Outbound Programme)

University of Glasgow University of Science & Technology Nanchang University Passau University Multimedia University Shinshu University Institut Teknologi Brunei Hewlet Packard WENA Federal University of Technology Academia Sinica National Tsinghua University University of Moratuwa Asia Euro University MSTB Comsats Institute of Information Technology Cyber Security F-Secure Corporation Beihang University MOU/MOA

We instill students’ confidence and skills development through their final year academic projects, and participations in internationally renowned computing competitions. APACACM-ICPC Web Design CISCO NetRiders VALUE ADDED: SHARPEN SKILLS VIA COMPETITION SERIES

COMPETITION AND AWARDS

Offered through o Coursework & Dissertation (KD) 56 credits  3 core courses + 2 elective courses Dissertation: 40 credits o Dissertation only (D) Specialization in o Data Communication and Networking o Management Information Systems o Artificial Intelligence o Multimedia POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES Master of Computer Science (MCS)

Offered through: o Coursework & Dissertation (KD) 56 credits  4 core courses + 1 elective courses Dissertation: 40 credits o Dissertation only (D) POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS)

Offered through: o Coursework & Dissertation (KD) 56 credits  3 core courses + 2 elective courses Dissertation: 40 credits POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES Master of Software Engineering (MSE) Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) By full research only

RESEARCH GROUPS & FOCUS AREAS KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING & INFORMATICS (KEI) COMMUNITY & ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATICS (COI) DATA ENGINEERING & VISUALIZATION (DEV) PERVASIVE AND DISTRIBUTED COMM (PDC) DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS, GRID & CLOUD COMPUTING MOBILE COMMUNICATION (OSI LAYER 3 AND ABOVE) WIRED AND WIRELESS (OSI LAYER 3 AND ABOVE) SELF-ORGANIZE NETWORK SOFTWARE ENGINEERING & INNOVATION (SEI) REQUIREMENT ENGINEERING SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION AND CSCW SOFTWARE REUSE OBJECT-ORIENTED TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS MULTILINGUAL SPEECH PROCESSING SOFTWARE QUALITY AND MAINTENANCE ICT SECURITY (SECreg) SECURE PROTOCOLS/ROUTING GROUP/MULTICAST COMMUNICATION WIRELESS/MOBILE SECURITY INTRUSION DETECTION AND PREVENTION CRYPTOGRAPHYINFORMATION HIDING AUTHENTICATION AND BIOMETRIC ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MM RESEARCH (AIM) IMAGE PROCESSING TEXT PROCESSING GEO-HEALTH INFORMATICS VIDEO CONTENT ANALYSIS AUGMENTED VIRTUAL REALITY GAMES IN LEARNING

Other Objectives  To facilitate students activities towards ISI publication  To provide a platform for student to exercise presentation skills  To increase students contributions of publication in ISI Journal  To improve students technical writing skills AIM: To assist students in achieving excellence in research. PGReS 2012 was held on the 26 th September 2012 at Grand BlueWave Hotel, Shah Alam, Selangor. Participants: 51 paper presenters and 10 poster presenters. One of the PGReS objectives is to provide a venue for our students to exercise the sharing of knowledge, while improving their presentation skills. POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH EXCELLENCE SYMPOSIUM (PGReS)

Two buildings o Building A (Main building) Dean Office, General Office, Lecture Rooms (BK1 and BK3) on ground floor Teaching Labs and Research Labs on 1 st floor Lecturers’ Rooms on 2 nd floor o Building B (Annexe Building) Lecture Halls (DK1, DK2), Tutorial Rooms (BT1, BT2, BT3, BT4, BT5) and Labs on ground floor Lecturers’ Rooms and Research Labs on 1 st and 2 nd floor Wide range of computing facilities o Teaching labs; Research labs o Wireless Internet access in Block A and Block B FACULTY FACILITIES

At FCSIT, our classrooms and laboratories are equipped with sophisticated computers and audio- visual tools. Our wireless networks are available from any classrooms, laboratories and the foyers of the faculty’s building. Our e-learning system called Spectrum is used intensively in the delivery of all courses. The faculty has its own library, canteen and surau and there is shuttle bus service in campus. All students are privileged to access UM’s library and other well known digital libraries for free. Students also have free access to UM Sports Centre and many more. FACULTY FACILITIES

Foyer Cafeteria Main Office CCNA Labs FACULTY FACILITIES

MLIS Web of Science Journals THE OUTLOOK… Specialized Research Labs MJCS

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