OpenFieldPh.D. in Computer Science - Cloud Security and Cyber Intelligence
The University of Texas at San Antonio · San Antonio, Texas, United States
Academic Overview & Description
Elite doctoral program inside UTSA's downtown School of Data Science and NSCC, researching secure cloud virtualization, cryptographic authentication, industrial IoT defenses, and adversarial machine learning.
Funding & Financial Support
- Funding Award
- National Security Collaboration Center Fellowships covering full tuition plus $32,000 annual research stipend
- Tuition Rate
- Covered by fellowship
- Application Fee
- $60
Admission & Candidate Requirements
- Academic GPA
- BS or MS in computer science, computer engineering, or related discipline with 3.3+ GPA
- English Language
- TOEFL 79+ or IELTS 6.5
- Standardized Exam
- GRE quantitative 155+
- Application Materials
- Cybersecurity research objectives statement
- Letters of Recommendation
- Three letters of academic recommendation
Institutional Guidance
For official application submission procedures, portal logins, and faculty matching, consult The University of Texas at San Antonio's detailed profile or visit the department application portal.
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