The page lists the information for my potential PhD and undergraduate Final Year Projects (FYP) students. For more information, feel free to contact me through email: guojian@ntu.edu.sg
Research topics will be mainly symmetric-key cryptography or related applications such as privacy-preserving technologies. PhD studentsNTU Requirements- Bachelor degree of second-upper or higher, or equivalence with good GPA; A Master's degree is optional.
- English requirements of GRE and (TOEFL or IELTS): SPMS does not publish its requirement, but can refer to that by SCSE: GRE 319 + AW 3.5, TOEFL IBT 100, IELTS 6.5
Scholarships and Teaching Assistantships- The Research Scholarship (RSS) offered by NTU. Fee, Allowance, w/wo bonds, local students preferred.
- SINGA Scholarship offered by A*STAR Singapore. Fee, Allowance, w/o bonds, foreigners eligible.
- A*STAR Graduate Scholarship by A*STAR Singapore. Foreigners are required to take up Singapore Citizenship.
- Graduate Teaching Scheme (GTS) offered by the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, NTU. Fee, bonds, SC/PR or local university degrees preferred. Living allowance may be provided through combination with CSC Overseas PhD scholarship or that by supervisor's research grant while available.
- Nanyang President's Graduate Scholarship (NPGS) for local students and exceptional good foreign students.
- Nanyang-DSO Graduate Program (NDGP) for Singapore Citizens on defence and security research & development only.
Fee: Tuition Fees; Allowance: living allowance of 2k or 2.5k SGD/month; bonds: compulsory requirement of working in Singapore for 3 years; local students: Singapore Citizen/Permanent Residents or local university degree holders. My Personal Preferences- Bachelor degree from Maths or Computer Science/Engineering or Cyber Security
- Good knowledge in algorithms
- Good programming skills, such as C++, Python
- Existing research experience (internship with myself or other known cryptography research teams)
- Reference from known cryptography researchers
FYP studentsI only accept FYP students who have the potential and interests to become my PhD students, i.e., FYP will be served as pre-PhD training. For that, the student needs to fulfill a CGPA of 4.5 and above, and will put up a PhD application before the final semester starts (be it the NPGS or the RSS). |
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