College of Computing and Mathematical Sciences · Musabaqat VIII

Musabaqat VIII · College information

College of Computing
and Mathematical Sciences

Who we are, what we do, and why your next degree could be with us

Dr. Denys Dutykh

Acting Associate Dean of Graduate Studies · Mathematics Department

Khalifa University of Science and Technology · Abu Dhabi · Saturday 7 November 2026

Your speaker

Dr. Denys Dutykh

Associate Professor, Mathematics Department
Acting Associate Dean of Graduate Studies

I look after the master's and doctoral students of the College.

My own research: water waves, tsunamis, and the waves that black holes send out.

Khalifa University · College of Computing and Mathematical Sciences

Khalifa University

177

in the world

QS World University Rankings 2027

Up 30 places in one year.

The first university of the UAE in the world's top 150.

First in the UAE for the ninth year in a row.

QS World University Rankings 2027, published 18 June 2026

The College at a glance

One College in five numbers

students

undergraduate and graduate

faculty members

who teach, supervise and publish

publications a year

about two every day

degree programmes

bachelor's, master's, doctoral

departments

Mathematics · Computer Science · Computer and Information Engineering

Three departments in one building: one College.

Figures of the College of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, 2026

Three departments

One College

Mathematics

Data science, modelling and simulation, mathematical finance, risk analysis, biomathematics, computational methods.

BSc Applied Mathematics, Statistics and Data Science · MSc Applied Mathematics · MSc Computational Data Science · PhD Mathematics

130

QS 2026 · Mathematics

Computer Science

Artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, natural language processing, human–computer interaction, next-generation networks.

BSc Computer Science · MSc Computer Science · MSc Computational Data Science · PhD Computer Science

137

QS 2026 · Computer Science

Computer and Information Engineering

Robotics, embedded systems, secure networks, smart sensing, connectivity, energy-efficient computing.

BSc Computer Engineering · BSc Robotics and AI · MSc Electrical and Computer Engineering · MSc Robotics and Autonomous Systems · PhD Computer and Information Engineering · PhD Robotics

QS 2026 · Electrical and Electronic Engineering

[click] The Mathematics Department, my department. It works on data science, modelling and simulation, mathematical finance, risk analysis, biomathematics and computational methods, and it collaborates with the UAE Space Agency among others. It offers a bachelor's in Applied Mathematics, Statistics and Data Science, a master's in Applied Mathematics, a master's in Computational Data Science, and a doctorate in Mathematics. In the QS ranking by subject of 2026, Mathematics at Khalifa is 130th in the world. [click] The Computer Science Department works on artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, natural language processing, human–computer interaction and next-generation networks; its partners include Amazon Web Services, EDGE, the Technology Innovation Institute and Aspire. It offers a bachelor's, a master's and a doctorate in Computer Science, and shares the master's in Computational Data Science with us. Computer Science is 137th in the world. [click] The Department of Computer and Information Engineering works on robotics, embedded systems, secure networks, smart sensing and energy-efficient computing. It offers bachelor's degrees in Computer Engineering and in Robotics and AI, master's degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering and in Robotics and Autonomous Systems, and doctorates in Computer and Information Engineering and in Robotics. In Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Khalifa is 92nd in the world. Three departments in one building, with the same corridors: this is where a mathematician, a computer scientist and an engineer meet every day.

What we work on · five research priorities

Cybersecurity, privacy and resilient networks

Trust is the first layer of any intelligent system.

Real-time threat detection

AI that sees an attack and answers at once

Protection of AI systems

fewer ways to fool, steal or break a model

Data privacy

AI that learns without exposing your data

Resilient networks

networks that keep working under attack

What we work on · five research priorities

Quantum computing and quantum information

Quantum computers change what is easy and what is hard.

Quantum algorithms

faster and more accurate answers to hard problems

Quantum machine learning

the next generation of learning methods

Quantum-resistant cryptography

codes that survive the quantum computer

Quantum-secure communication

messages that nobody can intercept

What we work on · five research priorities

Mathematical modelling, data science and generative AI

Models turn data into decisions.

Decision intelligence

better decisions in healthcare and education

Process automation

complex processes in transport and industry

Operational optimisation

the energy sector first

Adaptable AI models

one model, many sectors

What we work on · five research priorities

Energy-efficient computing

Intelligence that uses less energy.

Secure AI chips

energy-efficient chips with security built in

Radio technologies

for sensing and communication

Neuromorphic computing

low-power hardware inspired by the brain

Flexible low-power systems

flexible electronics, lab on a chip, prototypes

What we work on · five research priorities

Intelligent robotics and human interaction

Robots that perceive, collaborate, assist and adapt safely around people.

Autonomous interaction

robots that work with people on their own

Assistive robotics

for healthcare and accessibility

Cognitive robots

robots that read human emotions

Collaborative robots

safe in a shared workspace

Where research happens

Five research centres

CCMS

five centres

AIS

Advanced Intelligent Systems

language models and multimodal interfaces · multi-agent systems · blockchain, cybersecurity and trust · digital twins

ICONS

Intelligent Computing, Networks and Sensing

energy-efficient AI hardware · secure and trusted computing · intelligent networks · quantum and quantum-secure technologies

CARS

Center for Autonomous Robotic Systems

computer vision and perception · multi-robot systems · industrial robots and physical AI · human-centred robots

Mathematical and Computational Intelligence

data-driven decisions · complex systems · multiscale modelling · scientific computing

EBTIC

Emirates ICT Innovation Center

agentic AI and large language models · enterprise AI · network planning and infrastructure AI

This research is organised in five research centres, and this matters for you, because a graduate student belongs to a centre from the first day: a desk, a group, a weekly seminar, a problem to work on. [click] The centre for Advanced Intelligent Systems: language models, multi-agent systems, blockchain and trust, digital twins. [click] The centre for Intelligent Computing, Networks and Sensing: energy-efficient AI hardware, secure computing, intelligent networks, quantum technologies. [click] The Center for Autonomous Robotic Systems: computer vision, multi-robot systems, industrial robots, human-centred robotics. [click] The centre for Mathematical and Computational Intelligence, where the mathematicians are: data-driven decisions, complex systems, multiscale modelling and scientific computing. [click] And EBTIC, the Emirates ICT Innovation Center, which works with industry on agentic AI and large language models, enterprise AI and the planning of networks.

Partners

We do not work alone

UAE Space AgencyAmazon Web ServicesEDGETechnology Innovation InstituteAspire

and partnerships in telecommunications, defence and the AI ecosystem of the country

Co-operative Education Program

A paid period of real work in industry, integrated into your studies: you graduate with experience, and with employers who already know you.

How to join us

Your path

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Doctorate

you are here

To enter the master's

CGPA 3.0 · TOEFL iBT 91 or IELTS 6.5 · two references · statement of purpose · interview

To enter the doctorate

a master's degree with CGPA 3.25 · research statement · interview

The direct doctorate

bachelor's CGPA 3.5 · GRE quantitative 150 · full-time

Graduate admissions requirements of Khalifa University, read on 4 November 2026

How to join us

Your studies are funded

A master's scholarship

full or partial tuition · textbooks · accommodation · medical insurance · visa and travel help for students coming from abroad

A doctoral scholarship

all of this, and a monthly stipend · support to present your work at conferences · an international research internship · teaching experience

For UAE nationals, a combined scholarship carries you from the master's to the doctorate.

One date to remember

Doctorate, Fall 2027: applications are open now and close on 1 February 2027. Master's, Fall 2027: register your interest on the admissions page.

Benefits depend on the scholarship awarded · ku.ac.ae/scholarships-postgraduate, read on 4 November 2026

What about money? Graduate studies at Khalifa University are funded. [click] A master's scholarship may include full or partial tuition, textbooks, accommodation and medical insurance, and, for students coming from abroad, help with the visa and the travel. [click] A doctoral scholarship adds a monthly stipend, support to present your work at conferences, an international research internship, and teaching experience. [click] For UAE nationals there is a combined scholarship from the master's to the doctorate. The exact conditions depend on the scholarship you are awarded; the admissions office will tell you. [click] One date to remember: doctoral applications for Fall 2027 are open now and close on 1 February 2027. For the master's, register your interest on the admissions page and you will be told when applications open.

Once you are in

Research looks like this

A tsunami kept the Pacific ringing for more than ten hours after the Kamchatka earthquake of 2025.Natural Hazards, 2026

Lake Iseo, Italy: how many minutes the villages have before the wave of a landslide arrives.Nature Communications, 2026

Lake Aiguebelette, France: the bottom of the lake keeps the record of a landslide of 11,700 years ago.Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2024

Every year the Graduate Students Research Award rewards the best research of our graduate students.

What does research look like once you are in? Three pictures from my own research group. [click] In July 2025 an earthquake in Kamchatka sent a tsunami across the Pacific; we found that the ocean kept ringing for more than ten hours after the first waves, a rhythm that could help tsunami warnings. [click] Lake Iseo, in Italy: in the year 1117 a landslide fell into the lake; our simulation shows how many minutes the villages on the shore have before the wave arrives. [click] And Lake Aiguebelette, in France: the bottom of the lake keeps the record of a landslide of 11,700 years ago, which we read in seismic profiles and in a core of sediment. Three very different questions, the same tools: observation, modelling and computation. [click] And every year the university's Graduate Students Research Award rewards the best research done by graduate students.

This morning the jury knew every answer. In research nobody does, and at our College you can be the first to find one.

Thank you to the Mathematics Department and its Chair, Prof. Mohamed Amine Khamsi, to the Outreach Office and to the Center for Teaching and Learning, and congratulations to every competitor of Musabaqat VIII.

ku.ac.ae/postgraduate-admissions
pgadmissions@ku.ac.ae · denys.dutykh@ku.ac.ae