The Computational and Data Science and Engineering(CDSE) PhD program is one of the most successful PhD programs at Skoltech. Our PhD students publish numerous papers in high-rank Q1/Q2 journals and present the results of their work at reputable international conferences.
In April 2020, the CDSE Doctoral program has been internationally accredited by Hcéres(High Council for Evaluation of Research and higher education) for a period of 5 years.
All PhD studentships in Skoltech are by default covered with a generous stipend of 75,000₽ in addition to health coverage for the duration of graduate studies, provided that academic standards are met, and progress towards a PhD degree is maintained. Check for more details in Skoltech Policy on Student Stipends and Other Benefits.
CDSE doctoral program is focused around the next research areas and sub-areas comprising the research directions of CDISE:
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We highly encourage all PhD applicants, firstly, to check the list of open CDISE PhD positions and pay special attention to eligibility criteria.
Find out about the dates of the upcoming PhD selection wave.
All PhD applicants are highly recommended to contact a prospective supervisor from CDISE faculty and discuss the research project BEFORE APPLYINGto the PhD program.
For more details about the CDSE program, please contact:
CDISE education team:
CDSE program coordinator, Associate Professor Alexey Frolov
Computational and Data Science and Engineering is a 4-year full-time Doctoral program comprising 240 ECTS credits*:
30 ECTS credits of coursework:
12 ECTS credits of coursework for advanced major-field courses
18 ECTS credits for general doctoral courses
210 ECTS credits of research, professional experience, thesis preparation, and thesis defense:
201 ECTS credits of research and thesis preparation (192 ECTS credits), thesis proposal defense (6 ECTS credits), professional experience as a pedagogical activity (3 ECTS credits)
3 ECTS credits of PhD qualifying exam
6 ECTS credits of PhD thesis defense
* 1 ECTS credit = 27 hours x 60 minutes
More info available on the official Skoltech webpage about PhD programs.
Publication requirements and Conference participation for PhD students
PhD students are expected to produce an original PhD thesis (check previous PhD Thesis Defenses), publish the results of their independent research in peer-reviewed academic journals, and present them at reputable international conferences.
Publication requirements:
Three peer-reviewed publications, of which two appear in WoS/Scopus indexed journals/conference proceedings.
At least two publications in:
(i) Q1/Q2 journals in the corresponding fields or journals with impact factor (IF) > 2,
or