Ph. D. in Computer Science & Engineering

About the Program

Amritapuri

The Computer Science and Engineering doctoral program prepares you to solve complex, long-term and contemporary research problems. The proposed curriculum helps in systematically developing enhanced skills and understanding in the area of research. The course work followed by a thorough research work during the doctoral program result in heightened technical and conceptual understandings in the related area. It will accelerate and further the career of individuals in their enterprises or academic institutions.

The mission of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering is to train the next generation of CSE leaders who will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to tackle complex problems in various fields such as healthcare, agriculture, education, networking, energy, etc. The doctoral program focuses on hands-on learning, interdisciplinary collaboration, and also collaborations with faculty members from reputed foreign universities. You can expect to graduate in four to five years and to work on a research project, culminating in a dissertation along with two or more papers in top quality journals.

The vision and mission of the department align with the overall theme of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, which is to provide education that is rooted in values and aimed at holistic development. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham believes that education should go beyond academics and focus on the individual’s overall development.

Bengaluru

In the era of digitization, computing has become the backbone of modern society. Amrita School of Computing is a leading institution at the forefront of innovation and research, nestled in vibrant technological hub of Bangalore. As we witness that AI is emerging as the potential interdisciplinary field and revolutionize industries, advance scientific research, improve healthcare outcomes and contribute to economic growth and societal well-being, Amrita School Computing is committed in providing world-class education, research and innovation. Our campus has research laboratories and collaborative spaces, providing Ph.D. students with the access to cutting-edge technology and resources to support their research endeavours in various domains.

The mission of the School of Computing is to strive for continuous learning, instil innovation and curiosity, and inculcate research culture. The school also aims to inculcate team work to solve science and engineering problems collaboratively. Further, the school strives to mould next generation citizens to use emerging technologies for betterment of the society and prepare them to solve real-world problems.

The vision of School of Computing aligns well with overall of theme of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, which is to set high standards in teaching and learning, to enable a bright career path for the students, create a culture that fosters excellence and creativity, and inspire the next generation of computer scientists to be visible to computing communities and unleash their human potential in service to science and society; and to establish internationally recognized state-of-the-art centres of excellence in thrust areas of research in Computer Science and Engineering and inter disciplinary fields through innovation and collaboration.

Coimbatore

Amrita School of Computing, Coimbatore Campus, is a globally connected research community comprising esteemed faculty, industry experts, and fellow researchers who share a passion for innovation and societal impact. Our interdisciplinary research culture integrates cutting-edge technological advancements ensuring impactful contributions to academia and industry. We engage in pioneering research works that address critical societal challenges while benefiting from a collaborative ecosystem that bridges diverse study areas and fosters academic and industry partnerships in the field of computing. Our school is well-equipped with state-of-the-art research infrastructure, providing researchers with the resources to implement and explore cutting-edge technologies in computing.

The vision of our school aligns with the vision of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. The vision of the School of Computing, Coimbatore, is to be acclaimed internationally for excellence in teaching and research in Computer Science & Engineering, and in fostering a culture of creativity and innovation to responsibly harness state-of-the-art technologies for societal needs.

Aligning to the overall mission, the School of Computing Mission focuses on assisting students in developing a strong foundation in Computer Science and Engineering by providing analytical, computational thinking, and problem-solving skills. To inculcate entrepreneurial skills to develop solutions and products for interdisciplinary problems by cultivating curiosity, team spirit, and spirit of innovation. To provide opportunities for students to acquire knowledge of state-of-the-art in Computer Science and Engineering through industry internships, collaborative projects, and global exchange programs with Institutions of international repute. To develop lifelong learning, ethics, moral values, and a spirit of service to contribute to society through technology. To be a premiere research-intensive department by providing a stimulating environment for knowledge discovery and creation.

Nagercoil

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham is committed to fostering excellence in advanced research and innovation. The Ph.D. program in Computer Science and Engineering is designed to address pressing global challenges by promoting deep inquiry in emerging areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Cybersecurity, IoT, Cloud Computing, and Sustainable Computing.

Rooted in the vision of Amrita to blend cutting-edge technology with value-based education, this doctoral program emphasizes interdisciplinary research, ethical responsibility, and societal impact. The program aims to nurture scholars capable of designing innovative solutions for real-world problems and contributing to national and international research agendas. Through rigorous coursework, mentorship from experienced faculty, and access to state-of-the-art labs, scholars will gain advanced skills in algorithmic thinking, intelligent systems, and translational research.

This Ph.D. program also supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and reflects Amrita’s broader commitment to holistic development. By equipping researchers with both technical expertise and a strong ethical foundation, the department aspires to develop future-ready leaders for academia, industry and public service.

Important Note

Ph.D. Admissions Open for January 2026 Intake

Faculty for Guideship

Amritapuri Bengaluru Coimbatore Nagercoil

Amritapuri

Research Areas

Amritapuri

Amaravati

Bengaluru

Chennai

Coimbatore

Nagercoil

Amritapuri

Computer Vision and Robotics

AI and Distributed Systems

Computational Biosciences

Algorithms and Computing Systems

Computational Linguistic and Indic Studies

AI and Disability Studies

Deep Learning

Computational Neuroscience

Complex Networks

Performance of Edge Networks

Cloud Network Infrastructure

Machine Learning

Medical Image Analysis

Computer Vision

Data Science

Awareness Computing

Pattern recognition

Text mining

Robotics

Program Analysis

Text Analytics

Optimization -Numerical Computation Software Engineering

Social Networks

Graph Mining

Computer Vision

Video Surveillance

Video Synopsis

Artificial Intelligence

Edge learning

Networking in Extreme Environments

Reinforcement Learning

Web Security

Cryptographic Protocols

Authentication

Scene Understanding and Image Retrieval

Assistive Technologies and Learning with Disabilities

Smart Farming

Probability Theory

Gaussian Processes

Smart Grid

Data Science

Power System

AI/ML applications in Interdisciplinary areas

Composites

Materials Informatics

Computational Materials Science

FEM Modelling

Fatigue and Fracture

Algorithm Design

Graph theory

Bioinformatics

Natural Language Processing

Algorithms

Natural Language Processing

Machine Learning

Deep Learning

Text Mining

Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

Knowledge Graph

Graph Representation Learning

Amaravati

cryptography

IOT

Health care domain

Cyber security

Explainable AI

Machine Learning.

Recommendation systems

NLP

Bengaluru

Complex Systems

Time Series Analysis

Healthcare Data Analytics

Financial Data Analytics

Speech Processing

Power System Dynamics

Data Driven Modelling and Control

Natural Language Processing, text data modelling using ML and Deep learning

AI in Healthcare

AI for Bioinformatics & Systems Biology

AI for Agriculture

AI for Signal and Image Processing.

Emotion recognition, robotics – HRI and image and video processing

AI for Signal and Image Processing.

Renewable energy

Intelligent Agents in Agriculture, IoT

Theoretical and Experimental Machine Intelligence

Remote sensing

Image processing

Computer Vision

Image and video processing with Machine learning and deep learning

Cloud and Fog computing

Green Computing

Machine learning and Deep learning

Text mining and analytics

Clinical Data mining

Chennai

Artificial Intelligence

Machine Learning

Deep Learning

Computer Vision

NLP

Image Processing

IoT

Gen.AI

Cloud Computing

Coimbatore

Evolutionary Optimization, Learning and Adaptive Systems (EvOLve)

Network Systems and Security

Knowledge Engineering and Semantic Computing

Secure Camera Network Analytics

Vision, Language and Intelligent Learning (VLIL)

Cooperative Cyber-Physical Social Systems and IoT

Image Analysis and Pattern Recognition

Research & Innovation in Software Engineering

Data Science / Data Analytics

Nagercoil

Computer Vision and Deep Learning

Data Science and Big Data Analytics

Cybersecurity and Privacy

Cloud Computing and Distributed Systems

Internet of Things (IoT) and Edge Computing

Blockchain and Secure Transactions

Natural Language Processing and Knowledge Engineering

Embedded Systems and Intelligent Robotics

Fundings / Projects

Amritapuri

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri

Title of the Project	Funding Agency
Sign Language Accessibility for e-Governance Services	Meity
OLabs NextG: Next Generation Online Labs (OLabs) for schools	Meity
Digital Literacy Orientation for teaching STEM Skills for Teachers, and STEM skills for girls.	UNICEF
RISE VCARE: Virtual Cases for Critical care	U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) For Reaching Impact, Saturation, and Epidemic Control (RISE) Project JHPIEGO

Bengaluru

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Bengaluru

Title of the Project	Funding Agency
Neural Machine Translation for zero-resource Indic languages using semi-supervised and unsupervised learning-based approaches	DRDO
Drift Design – Anomaly Detection for Time Series Data Semantic Classification	Intellectyx Data Science Pvt Ltd

Coimbatore

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore

Title of the Project	Funding Agency
An Edge-based Cyber-Physical System for Smart Polyhouse Solar Drying of Agricultural Food Products (Since 2022)	Sony
Intelligent intrusion detection system for enhancing security for SCADA systems in IoT and cloud-based architectures	Baseel
AI (Artificial Intelligence) based RIP current prediction / detection	INCOI, Ministry of Earth Sciences
Distributed Energy Resources Market Management with Cyber Physical Co-Simulation Framework for Effective Electric Grid Resilience	Amrita Seed Grant

Facilities / Research Infrastructure

Amritapuri

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri

Name of the Research Lab	Major Facilities / Equipment Details
Video analytics lab	1 Specim IQ hyper spectral camera 2 Thermal camera 3 Peizo camera 4 Network camera
IOT & Robotics Lab	1 Social robot 2 GO1 PRO 3 DOBOT magician basic kit 4 Ricoh theta 5 Leap motion Controller
HPC Lab	High Performance Computing Facility NVIDIA DGX STATION 16X NVIDIA Tesla V100; 512GB;2.1 petaflops

Bengaluru

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Bengaluru

Name of the Research Lab	Major Facilities / Equipment Details
Natural Language Technology Lab	Basic computing facility	Two workstation, 5 i7 desktops, and two GUP based workstation, two printers
Robotics Lab	Mobile Robot Platform	Differential Drive, ARM based mobile robot, Quantity – 10, Assembled micro mobile robot powered. by Arduino Uno, Quantity – 5
Humanoid Robot	Bioloid premium Kit, Quantity – 1
LEGO Mindstorms Set	Lego base kit and educational resource kit, Quantity-2
Servos Motors	Dynamixel 12A, Quantity – 12
Regulated Power Supply	36V, 10A, Quantity – 6Nos
Oscilloscope	200Mhz, Digital Storage Oscilloscope, Qualtity-1
Database	CMU and BU Emotion Database
Edge AI Lab	Lenovo ThinkCenter Desktop	Quantity = 1 Core i5 Processor 8GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, Keyboard, Mouse
Nvidia Jetson AGX Orin	Quantity = 1 Development kit 32GB SBC 1105-DEV
Dell Monitor Se2422h	Quantity = 1 24” Monitor
Jetson Nano Modules Carrier Board	Quantity = 1 SBC 2067
Eye Tracking Lab	Eye Tribe	Quantity – 2, cross platform cost effective eye tracker
SMI REDn Professional	Quantity –1, reliable screen-based eye tracker that enables researchers to conduct fixation-based studies with a sampling rate of 60Hz. The SMI REDn Professional eye tracker is compatible with the iMotionsScreen-based Eye Tracking Module.
VT3 Mini	Quantity –1, Powered by AEye 1.0 eye-tracking-on-a-chip technology, featuring a large head motion box and hardware-based time-stamped data that ensures data integrity and accuracy.
5MP IR Network Dome Camera – 30Mt (CP-UNC-DA51L3C-0280)	Quantity-5
HP All-in-One PC 13th Gen Intel Core i7 22″ FHD 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD	2 Desktop PC
AWS DeepRacer car and AWS DeepRacer sensor kit	Quantity-1
Humanoid Robo Nao	Quantity-1
Dell 34-inch LED monitor	On screen Control with 4 screen split & Dual Device connectivity for multitasking

Coimbatore

Name of the Research Lab	Major Facilities / Equipment Details
Amrita Mobile ubiquitous and Distributed Applications (AMuDA) Lab	Raspberry pi 5
	ESP-32
	Arduino UNO
	LORA-E5 Development Kit
	ACER System-Intel i5-2320, 3GHZ, RAM-8GB (4*2GB)
	IBM server-x2650m4-Intel Xeon E52650@999Ghzx12, Logical processor, RAM 176GB, 300GBx2, 600GBx10,
	Raspberry pi 4
Computational thinking for Research and Education (CORE) Lab	HP System-13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-13700 2.10 GHz 16 GB RAM
	HP System-Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790S 3.20GHz 16 GB RAM
	Raspberry pi 5
Signal Processing, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Research Lab (SiGMA)	ASUS System-Windows 11 Pro 64-bit Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-10900K CPU @ 3.70GHz (20 CPUs), ~3.7GHz
	HP System-Intel Xeon, 32 GB RAM, 280 GB SSD, 1 TB HDD, NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB
Amrita-Cognizant Innovation Lab (CTS)	HP Workstation Z406
	3D Printer Core i7
	Dell System-DELL Optiplex 3010 : Intel Core i5, 3470 CPU @ 3.2 GHz, 4 GB RAM, 500 GB HDD
	AUSU System-ASUS ROG Strix – Intel core i5, 11400F,4.4 GHz,16 GB,512 GB SSD
	HP System-HP ProDesk 400 G2MT: Intel core i7 4790 CPU @ 3.2 GHz, 8 GB RAM, 500 GB HDD
MulticoreWare Academia Global Innovation Center (MAGIC) Lab	HP/DELL-Intel Core i7,16 GB RAM,1 TB HDD,NVIDIA P 1000 GB
	DAHUA
	CP PLUS
	CP PLUS SPEED DOME
	JOY STICK IP SPEED DOME CAMERA CP PLUS
	FLUKE make Thermal Imager with Tripod Mounting
	CONNECTORS FOR CAMERAS JOY STICK
	UTEP SPORT PDE SWITCH 30V WITH CCTV MODE
	HP DL380 Gen9 2U Rack Server
	Lenova Work Station
	Lenova Monitor
	HP LAPTOP
	Advanced All-in-One Virtual Reality Headset 128 GB
	Virtual Reality Headset 128 GB
	Raspberry Pi Camera Module V2
	Logitech WebCam

Nagercoil

Name of the Research Lab	Major Facilities / Equipment Details
Sreyas Laboratory	Embedded systems, IoT, and Robotics	HP System-12th Gen Intel i7, 1.4 GHz, 16 GB RAM (60) Arduino Uno R3 (SMD) (30) Raspberry Pi4 (2GB) (30) Infrared IR Wireless Remote Control Module Kit 16 key – 4×4 matrix-membrane type keyboard Ultrasonic Sensor HC-SR04 DHT-11 Digital Temperature and Humidity Sensor 10mm PCB Active Buzzer SG90 Servo Motor
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Laboratory	Data preprocessing, ML algorithm development, and Lightweight deep learning model prototyping	DELL OptiPlex 3000 Micro/Intel(R) (60) Core (TM) i7-12700T 1.40 GHz with 16 GB RAM, Dell 19 Monitor (Windows 11 OS)

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