PhD in Robotics

PhDDoctoralRobotics

About This Programme

A fully funded PhD in Robotics: motion planning, multi-robot systems and humanoid robotics research with a 32-credit thesis.

Course Highlights

Fully funded: 100% tuition, stipend, housing, health insurance and UAE visa.
Research in perception, human-robot interaction, swarm intelligence and autonomous systems.
Access to nearly 1,000 NVIDIA GPUs.
Qualifying and Candidacy exams then a 32-credit thesis.

What You'll Study

A 3–4 year full-time doctoral programme on the Masdar City campus with advanced robotics cores, electives, research methods and an internship, a Qualifying Exam (Year 1) and Candidacy Exam (Year 2), then an original 32-credit thesis. Fully funded.

Core Courses

Advanced Robotic Motion Planning (ROB801)4 credits
Advanced Topics in Robotics: Multi-robot Systems (ROB802)4 credits
Advanced Humanoid Robotics (ROB803)4 credits
Vision for Autonomous Robotics (ROB804)4 credits

Research & Thesis

Advanced Research Methods (RES899)2 credits
PhD Internship (INT899)2 credits
Robotics PhD Research Thesis (ROB899)32 credits

Electives (choose ≥8 credits)

Advanced Computer Vision (CV801)4 credits
Advanced Topics in Reinforcement Learning (ML806)4 credits
Causality and ML (ML808)4 credits
Advanced Learning Theory (ML809)4 credits

Entry Requirements

Academic: A bachelor's degree with CGPA 3.5/4.0 or a master's with CGPA 3.0/4.0 in a STEM field.

English: IELTS Academic 6.5, TOEFL iBT 90, or EmSAT English 1550 (waived if a prior degree was taught in English).

Three references and an independent research statement. Screening exam and technical interview.

Careers

Graduates pursue robotics and autonomous-systems research and faculty roles across academia and industry.

Accreditation & Professional Recognition

Licensed by the UAE Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA) under the Ministry of Education.

Programme Details

Award

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Robotics

Start Date

Annual Fall intake (August)

Typical Offer

Bachelor's CGPA 3.5 or master's 3.0 (STEM); IELTS 6.5 / TOEFL 90

Duration

4 years

Qualification

Doctorate

Subject Area

Robotics

Study Pattern

Full time

Delivery Format

In person

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Next intakes

Aug

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