The information and program qualifications related to the Information and Communication Engineering Doctor of Philosophy Program, under the Department of Applied Informatics of the Graduate School, are summarized below.
Information About The Program
The main objectives of the Information and Communications Engineering doctoral program are to train professionals capable of making substantial contributions in the general research area of informatics, to graduate qualified professionals on the subject of information and communication technologies at the national and international level, to reveal other potential applications of informatics and to make contributions to the literature with a thesis prepared on the subject of informatics.
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Registration Requirements
Application Term : Previous Term / 2024-2025 Spring Semester
Application Requirements (For T.C Nationality) ALES Numerical must be minimum 80 (old system GRE Quantitative minimum 720, new system GRE minimum 156 ). Graduate GPA must be minimum 3.00/4 (76.66/100). Minimum GPA from undergraduate to doctorate must be 3.5/4 (88.33/100). Candidates with B.S. degrees in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Communication Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or related disciplines can apply. Candidates are expected to get a recommendation letter from the supervisor they plan to study together during their Ph.D. studies before applying to the program and upload it to the system. The faculty list can be accessed at URL: https://be.itu.edu.tr/personel/akademik-personel.
Quota (For T.C Nationality): 10
Application Requirements (For International Students) ALES Numerical must be minimum 80 (old system GRE Quantitative minimum 720, new system GRE minimum 156 ). Graduate GPA must be minimum 3.00/4 (76.66/100). Minimum GPA from undergraduate to doctorate must be 3.5/4 (88.33/100). Candidates with B.S. degrees in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Communication Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or related disciplines can apply. Candidates are expected to get a recommendation letter from the supervisor they plan to study together during their Ph.D. studies before applying to the program and upload it to the system. The faculty list can be accessed at URL: https://be.itu.edu.tr/personel/akademik-personel.
Quota (For International Students): 5
Application Page Graduate Education and Training Regulation Senate Principles
Application requirements, application dates, and quotas are updated in real-time from the Application System.
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Program Educational Objectives
Information and Communication Technologies are an important part of human life and scientific research in today’s world where the data processing capacity of computers has escalated and new concepts like the Internet of things have emerged. The main aim of the Ph.D. program in Information and Communications Engineering is to give students profound knowledge of Information and Communication Technologies and the ability to work with interdisciplinary studies. This program will contribute to the supply of highly trained individuals who have national and international level skills and talents in Information and Communication technologies. Moreover, graduate studies in this program could potentially give rise to novel application areas, increase know-how and strengthen the competing power of the country in the Information and Communication Technologies area.
Measurement and Evaluation
Evaluating Student Success
The student success is evaluated considering Articles 56, 57, 58, and 59 of the Istanbul Technical University Graduate Education and Training Regulation Senate Principles.
ARTICLE 56 - Before the enrollment for the courses begins, the faculty member who offers the course informs the Program Executive Committee about the types, number and contribution percentage to the final grade of the studies within the semester, as well as requirements for a right to take the semester final exam. These requirements shall be finalized by approval of the Program Executive Committee and approval of the chair of the department, who declares them to the student and informs the Graduate School.
ARTICLE 57 - A student may appeal the final grade of a course within one week following the announcement of the grades. Appeals must be submitted to the Graduate School in writing. The relevant faculty member shall re-evaluate the student's success status and submit the result to the Graduate School within one week. Appeals not submitted within the prescribed time frame shall not be considered by the Graduate School.
ARTICLE 58 - Courses in graduate programs shall be evaluated according to the following grading system.
| Grade Description |
Grade |
Scale |
| Excellent |
AA |
4.00 |
| Very good plus |
BA+ |
3.75 |
| Very good |
BA |
3.50 |
| Good plus |
BB+ |
3.25 |
| Good |
BB |
3.00 |
| Conditional Pass |
CB+ |
2.75 |
| Conditional Pass |
CB |
2.50 |
| Conditional Pass |
CC+ |
2.25 |
| Conditional Pass |
CC |
2.00 |
| Fail |
FF |
0.00 |
| Fail(No Exam) |
VF |
0.00 |
ARTICLE 59 - Students who wish to improve their cumulative grade point average may retake courses during the course-taking period. The most recent grade will be counted for the repeated courses.
Internship
There is no internship in this program.
Graduation Requirements
o A third cycle (Doctor of Philosophy Degree) program with a thesis comprises 7 courses (21 ITU credits) equivalent to 52.5 ECTS credits with a minimum average score of 3.00/4.00, a seminar course,
o a Ph.D. thesis of at least 100 ECTS defended in front of the members of a jury.
o The student should pass the Ph.D. Proficiency Examination (30 ECTS) to start doctorate/Ph.D. thesis study officially.
o The program acceptance committee may ask the student to take academic preparation courses.
o The authorship of a paper in at least one international peer-reviewed scientific journal are required.
The Awarded Degree and Title
Degree : Doctor of Philosophy Title : Doctor of Philosophy
Program Employment Opportunities
Information and Communications Engineering related skills are required in many areas. Some examples of these are big data analysis and modeling, health informatics, business and decision analysis, smart system design, cloud computing, software modeling, and logic applications, robotics and automation, disaster management, drug design and discovery, clinical drug test management and analysis. The rise in digitalization in our lives leads to the expansion of informatics application areas. Therefore, the need for qualified personnel capable of information and communications engineering applications is increasing in these sectors.
Number of Graduates
Graduate Statistics
| Year | Number of Graduates |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 |
Program Outcomes
P.O.1 - Developing and intensifying knowledge in Information and Communications Engineering field, based upon the competency at the undergraduate level (sufficient knowledge) (knowledge).
P.O.2 - Grasping the inter-disciplinary interaction related to Information and Communications Engineering field (knowledge).
P.O.3 - The ability to use the expert-level theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in Information and Communications Engineering field (skill).
P.O.4 - Interpreting and forming new types of knowledge by combining the knowledge from Information and Communications Engineering field and the knowledge from various other disciplines (skill).
P.O.5 - Solving the problems faced in the Information and Communications Engineering field by making use of the research methods (skill).
P.O.6 - The ability to carry out a specialist study related to Information and Communications Engineering field independently (Competence to work independently and take responsibility).
P.O.7 - Developing new strategic approaches to solve the unforeseen and complex problems arising in the practical processes of the Information and Communications Engineering field and coming up with solutions while taking responsibility (Competence to work independently and take responsibility).
P.O.8 - Fulfilling the leader role in the environments where solutions are sought for the problems related to Information and Communications Engineering field (Competence to work independently and take responsibility).
P.O.9 - Assessing the specialist knowledge and skill gained through the study with a critical view and directing one’s own learning process (Learning Competence).
P.O.10 - Systematically transferring the current developments in Information and Communications Engineering field and one’s own work to other groups in and out of Information and Communications Engineering field; in written, oral and visual forms in Turkish and/or English (Communication and Social Competency).
P.O.11 - Ability to see and develop social relationships and the norms directing these relationships with a critical look and the ability to take action to change these when necessary. (Communication and Social Competency).
P.O.12 - Using the computer software together with the information and communication technologies efficiently and according to the needs of Information and Communications Engineering field (Communication and Social Competency).
P.O.13 - Paying regard to social, scientific, cultural, and ethical values while collecting, interpreting, practicing, and announcing processes of Information and Communications Engineering field-related data and the ability to teach these values to others (Field Specific Competency).
P.O.14 - Developing strategy, policy, and application plans concerning the subjects related to the Information and Communications Engineering field and the ability to evaluate the end results of these plans within the frame of quality processes (Field Specific Competency).
P.O.15 - Using the knowledge and the skills for problem-solving and/or application (which are processed within the field) in inter-disciplinary studies (Field Specific Competency).
P.O.16 - The ability to present own work orally, visually, and in written forms in international platforms on Information and Communications Engineering (Field Specific Competency).
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