PhD programmmes

The Unit welcomes postgraduate students for working towards either of the following degrees:

Both degrees are awarded by Universidade de Lisboa via IST (Instituto Superior Técnico).
The Unit helps candidates in applying for a scholarship. Candidates of outstanding merit have a good chance independently of the country of origin.
The research activities of the Unit are mostly carried out within the Security and Quantum Information Group and the Physics of Information and Quantum Technologies Group at Instituto de Telecomunicações, as well as in the Mathematical Logic Group at the Center for Mathematics, Fundamental Applications and Operations Research. These research groups provide rich environments for PhD students, namely thanks to intensive guest programs, frequent openings for postdoc positions, regular seminars, focused research projects, and rich tracks of publications.
Postgraduate students have free access to the central Library of the Department which subscribes to the most significant journals in Logic and Computation, as well as in other branches of Mathematics.
Current Faculty members of the Unit have a significant track of successful PhD students. In the past, most of these students have been Portuguese nationals, but the Unit is now actively attracting students from abroad.

Concerning the PhD degree in Mathematics (Logic and Computation), the following rules apply:

Candidates to the PhD program are assumed to hold an undergraduate degree in Mathematics or in Theoretical Computer Science. Acceptance into the program depends on the proven merit of the candidate.
Each PhD student is required to complete up to six courses until the end of the second year, depending on previous background. Two courses must be chosen outside the Logic and Computation area. All available courses are held in English whenever a non Portuguese speaking student is attending.
Before the end of the second year, each PhD student is required to choose the supervisor and the topic of the dissertation.
Within five years of the choice of the topic, the PhD student is required to submit the dissertation. The dissertation must contain significant, original contributions to the area of Logic and Computation. Along the way, PhD students are expected to publish in international conferences and journals and fully participate in the research activities of the Unit.
Scholarships are available via the Lisbon Mathematics Doctoral Programme.

The regulations for the PhD degree in Information Security are slightly different:

Candidates to the PhD program are assumed to hold an undergraduate degree in Science or Engineering. Acceptance into the program depends on the proven merit of the candidate.
Each PhD student is required to complete up to eight courses. All available courses are held in English whenever a non-Portuguese speaking student is attending.
Before the end of the second year, each PhD student is required to choose the supervisor and the topic of the dissertation.
Within three years of the choice of the topic, the PhD student is required to submit the dissertation. The dissertation must contain significant, original contributions to the area of Information Security. Along the way, PhD students are expected to publish in international conferences and journals and fully participate in the research activities of the Unit.
Scholarships are available via the Doctoral Programme in Physics and Mathematics of Information.

For further information contact the Unit Coordinator.

Last update: February 13, 2016.