Program Name

Doctor of Philosophy Program in Electrical Engineering (Ph.D. Electrical Engineering)

About the Department

The Department of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering is part of the Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University (PSU) in Hat Yai, Thailand. It offers B.Eng., M.Eng., and Ph.D. programs in electrical engineering and biomedical engineering. Major research areas include power engineering, telecommunications, electronics, and biomedical engineering. The Faculty of Engineering (established in 1967) is the first engineering faculty in southern Thailand and supports multidisciplinary engineering research and education.

Vision

A leading electrical engineering program designed to cultivate internationally capable engineers and researchers.

Mission

• To produce highly skilled and knowledgeable electrical engineering researchers.
• Employing a sustainable learning process focused on lifelong learning.
• Developing academic leaders who employ problem-solving and independent research methods to create new knowledge.
• Fostering creativity in producing high-quality research that is practical, applicable, and internationally recognized.
• Cultivating high moral and ethical standards and a compassionate attitude towards society.

Program Educational Objective

To produce doctoral graduates who:

1. Are advanced academics with the knowledge, abilities, and intellectual skills to conduct systematic research;
2. Possess a thought process for creating new knowledge in electrical engineering that supports the target industries (S-curve) according to the national strategic plan;
3. Are internationally recognized and possess high moral and ethical standards, with selflessness and dedication to the benefit of society;
4. Are aware of their own responsibilities, conduct themselves appropriately in their roles, and have good interpersonal skills with colleagues in the organization and with the general public;
5. Possess numerical analysis skills and advanced electrical engineering problem-solving skills, as well as critical thinking in the appropriate use of information and communication technology.

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

• PLO1: Create new knowledge or innovations in electrical engineering to solve problems in the fields of electricity, power, electrical communications, electrical electronics, or biomedical engineering.
• PLO2: Use advanced electrical engineering tools correctly according to industry standards.
• PLO3: Search for information from reliable academic sources using information technology.
• PLO4: Communicate academic information accurately in English.
• PLO5: Demonstrate ethical and moral conduct and academic professionalism.
• PLO6: Work collaboratively with others as both a leader and a follower to achieve assigned objectives.

Thesis advisor specialization

Electrical engineering, telecommunications, electronics, power systems, wireless sensors, signal processing, RF/microwave systems, communications engineering, embedded systems, biomedical engineering applications, medical instrumentation, biosignal processing, rehabilitation engineering

Thesis topics

• Active power filter, harmonic mitigation, and power quality
• Modeling and control of power electronics
• Model-based design, hardware-in-the-loop
• Electromagnetic wave
• Wireless body area networks
• sEMG-based muscle force estimation using machine learning
• EEG signal classification for neurological disorder detection
• Smart sensor systems
• Deep learning for fault detection in electrical power systems
• Wireless sensor networks for rehabilitation monitoring
• IoT-based patient monitoring systems
• Embedded systems for biomedical signal acquisition
• Human–robot interaction control
• Development of wearable systems for freezing-of-gait detection in Parkinson’s disease
• Machine learning for biosignal analysis (EMG, EEG, ECG)
• Rehabilitation robotics for upper-limb therapy
• Medical image processing for disease diagnosis
• Smart medical devices for real-time patient monitoring]
• Etc.

Graduation Criteria

• Pass the English language proficiency test according to the university's criteria.
• Pass the Qualifying Examination.
• Submit the thesis and pass the final oral examination.
• Present research for the thesis at a national or international academic conference.
• Have the thesis, or a part of it, published, or at least accepted for publication in a high-quality international journal indexed in the Web of Science (WoS) database.
• Other criteria are as per the regulations of Prince of Songkla University.

Fee and Scholarship

• 30,000 THB (Thai Student)
• 60,000 THB (International Student)

Financial supports are available for both Thai and International students. Please contact the program chair for more details.

Contact Person

Assoc.Prof.Dr. Apidet Booranawong (Program Chair)

Tel: 074-287045 Email: apidet.b@psu.ac.th