Doctor of Philosophy Program in Digital and Artificial Intelligence Innovation Engineering

Doctor of Philosophy Program in Digital and Artificial Intelligence Innovation Engineering

(Thai)      :   ปรัชญาดุษฎีบัณฑิต (วิศวกรรมนวัตกรรม) กลุ่มวิชาวิศวกรรมนวัตกรรมดิจิทัลและปัญญาประดิษฐ์

(Abbreviation in Thai)      :   ปร.ด. (วิศวกรรมนวัตกรรม) กลุ่มวิชาวิศวกรรมนวัตกรรมดิจิทัลและปัญญาประดิษฐ์

(English)  :   Doctor of Philosophy (Innovation Engineering) Digital and Artificial intelligence Innovation Engineering

(Abbreviation in English)   :   Ph.D. (Innovation Engineering) Digital and Artificial intelligence Innovation Engineering

 

Specialization in the Study Area 

Digital and Artificial Intelligence Innovation Engineering

Eligibility

  1. In accordance with the announcement of the Ministry of Education regarding the standard criteria for graduate programs, B.E. 2565 (2022).
  2.  In accordance with the regulations of Khon Kaen University on graduate studies B.E. 2566 (2023), Chapter 4, Article 21, and the announcement of the Graduate School of Khon Kaen University (No. 131/2566) regarding the criteria for admitting individuals to graduate programs, with additional details as follows:

Type 1.1 

  1. The applicant must have completed a master’s degree Engineering, Science, Industrial Education, Technology, Computer Science, or related fields, approved by the program committee, and must have a cumulative GPA of at least “very good” or have at least 1 year of work experience. 
  2. The applicant must have an English proficiency test score that meets the criteria set by the Commission on Higher Education. 
  3. If the applicant does not meet the criteria in items (1) and (2), the decision will be at the discretion of the program committee.

Type 1.2 

  1. The applicant must have completed a bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Industrial Education, Technology, Computer Science, or related fields, approved by the program committee, and must have a cumulative GPA of at least “very good” or have at least 3 years of work experience. 
  2. The applicant must have an English proficiency test score that meets the criteria set by the Commission on Higher Education. 
  3. If the applicant does not meet the criteria in items (1) and (2), the decision will be at the discretion of the program committee.

Type 2.1 

  1. The applicant must have completed a master’s degree in Engineering, Science, Industrial Education, Technology, Computer Science, or related fields, approved by the program committee. 
  2. The applicant must have an English proficiency test score that meets the criteria set by the Commission on Higher Education. 
  3. If the applicant does not meet the criteria in items (1) and (2), the decision will be at the discretion of the program committee.

Type 2.2 

  1. The applicant must have completed a bachelor’s degree with honors in Engineering, Science, Industrial Education, Technology, Computer Science, or related fields, approved by the program management committee. 
  2. The applicant must have an English proficiency test score that meets the criteria set by the Commission on Higher Education. 
  3. If the applicant does not meet the criteria in items (1) and (2), the decision will be at the discretion of the program management committee.

Graduation Qualifications

For Plan 1.1 and Plan 1.2:

  1. Students must publish work derived from their dissertation, or as part of their dissertation. The article must have been published or at least accepted for publication in at least two international academic journals. The international journals must meet the criteria set by the Higher Education Standards Committee, or
  2. Students must publish work derived from their dissertation, or as part of their dissertation. The article must have been published or at least accepted for publication in at least one international academic journal that meets the criteria set by the Higher Education Standards Committee, and produce one innovative/creative work according to Khon Kaen University regulations, and
  3. Prepare a dissertation work poster in the format specified by the Faculty of Engineering.

For Plan 2.1 and Plan 2.2:

  1. Students must publish work derived from their dissertation, or as part of their dissertation. The article must have been published or at least accepted for publication in at least one international academic journal. The international journal must meet the criteria set by the Higher Education Standards Committee, or
  2. Students must produce one innovative/creative work according to Khon Kaen University regulations, and
  3. Prepare a dissertation work poster in the format specified by the Faculty of Engineering.

Curriculum Structure

Type 1.1 Type 1.2 Type 2.1 Type 2.2
(1)  Compulsory courses 
(1.1) Engineering Foundation Courses (Non-credit) 3 3 – –
(1.2) Engineering Foundation Courses (For credit) – – 3 3
(1.3) Specialized Engineering Courses (Non-credit) 2 2 2 2
(1.4) Specialized Engineering Courses (For Credit) – – 6 6
(2)  Elective courses – – 3 15
(3)  Dissertation  48 72 36 48
Cumulative Credits for Entire Program 48 72 48 72

Courses

(1) Compulsory courses 

(1.1) Engineering Foundation Courses (Non-credit)

  1. Students following the type 1.1 and type 1.2 are required to register for and pass the following courses on an audit basis for a total of 3 credits. They must achieve a grade of S (Satisfactory).
EN 007 002 Engineering Research Methodology and Innovation Management 3(3-0-6)

(Non-credit)

 

(1.2) Engineering Foundation Courses (For credit)

                                 Students in type 2.1 and type 2.2 are required to register for and pass the following credit-based courses totaling 3 credits:

EN 007 002 Engineering Research Methodology and Innovation Management 3(3-0-6)

                       

 

(1.3) Specialized Engineering Courses (Non-credit)

Students in type 1.1, type 1.2, type 2.1, and type 2.2 are required to register for and pass the following non-credit (Audit) courses totaling 2 credits:

**EN 049 991 Innovation Engineering Seminar for Doctoral Degree I 1(0-3-2)

(Non-credit)
**EN 049 992 Innovation Engineering Seminar for Doctoral Degree II 1(0-3-2)

(Non-credit)

 

(1.4) Specialized Engineering Courses (For Credit) 

Students in plan 2.1 and plan 2.2 are required to register for and pass the following courses for credit, totaling 6 credits:

*EN 037 004 Advance AI Engineering 3(3-0-6)
*EN 037 005 Effective tools for productivity improvement 3(3-0

(2)  Elective courses

(2)  Elective courses

Students in type 1.2 are required to register and pass the following courses for credit, totaling at least 3 credits. 

Students in type 2.2 are required to register and pass the following courses for credit, totaling at least 15 credits. They must select courses from the Innovative Construction Management Engineering group for at least 12 credits, and/or from courses within other groups or additional courses that may be offered later, totaling 3 credits, subject to the approval of the curriculum management committee, as follows:

 

*EN 037 301 AI Innovation 3(3-0-6)
*EN 037 302  Data Science and Big Data Analytics 3(3-0-6)
*EN 037 303  Generative AI 3(3-0-6)
*EN 037 304  Deep Learning 3(3-0-6)
*EN 037 305  Natural Language Processing 3(3-0-6)
*EN 037 306  Computer Vision 3(3-0-6)
*EN 037 307  Advanced Topics in Machine Learning 3(3-0-6)

 

(3) Dissertation 

Student in type 1.1
EN 049 996 Dissertation 48 หน่วยกิต
Student in type 1.2
EN 049 997 Dissertation 72 หน่วยกิต
Student in type 2.1
EN 049 998 Dissertation 36 หน่วยกิต
Student in type 2.2
EN 049 999 Dissertation 48 หน่วยกิต

Tuition Fees

Estimated Costs for International Students (Special Program)

Costs Master’s Degree

(4 semester)

 Doctoral Degree

(6 semester)
Tuition (per program)

 

 160,000 THB

(40,000/semester)

 285,000 THB

 

(47,500/semester)
International Student Fee

 

 60,000 THB

(15,000/semester)

 90,000 THB

(15,000/semester)
Qualifying Exam Fee (one–time) – 500 THB
Thesis/Dissertation Exam Fee 500 THB 1,500 THB
Estimated Total Cost 220,500 THB 377,000 THB

 

 

Expected Living Costs

 

Health Insurance (Must cover all expenses in Thailand) 5,000 – 10,000 Baht/year
Accommodation 3,000 – 6,000 Baht/month
Cost of living 6,000 – 10,000 Baht/month

Financial Supports

  • Scholarships supporting research and study for graduate students to conduct thesis, dissertation or independent study

For master students: up to 30,000 Baht/person

For doctoral students: up to 30,000 Baht/person

  • Award for publishing research work

Master students who have research papers or parts of research papers that have been published or accepted for publication in international journals indexed in the SCIE database, with at least 1 article, and the work must have been accepted before the end of the student’s program. The student must be the first author. If the article is in the 1st or 2nd quartile, the student will receive a prize of 20,000 Baht. If the article is in the 3rd or 4th quartile, the student will receive a prize of 10,000 Baht.

How to Apply

To apply, please visit this website: https://interadmission.gs.kku.ac.th/

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