Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematical Sciences

Candidates for the Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematical Sciences from Sunway University embark in high quality and innovative research in the broad field of mathematical sciences, that demonstrates the beauty of numbers and algorithms, and their usefulness in decision-making and problem-solving.

Key Facts

• Working closely with your supervisors, you will be exposed to the different aspects of research activities, including developing a comprehensive literature review, identifying areas of contribution, and communicating research outputs via journal publications and conference presentations.
• The Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematical Sciences programme from Sunway University will equip you with strong mathematical, analytical and statistical data analysis skills, to become experts and well-qualified researchers.

Career

• Doctoral graduates may enter careers in academia, consulting or research, as well as undertake specialist roles in areas related to mathematics and statistics in various organizations, such as universities, research institutes, and industrial R&D laboratories.

The School has a dedicated team of academicians and in-house actuaries who will mentor and discuss possible research topics with you in the following areas of research interests, but not limited to:

• Applications of statistics in finance and insurance

• Applied probability

• Applied stochastic processes

• Big data analytics

• Combinatorics

• Computational fluid dynamics

• Credit risk modelling

• Evolutionary computation

• Graph theory