PhD Information Technology at Illinois Institute of Technology

Entry requirements

Admission to the Ph.D. program is competitive and applicants must have high grade-point averages, GRE scores, and (if required) TOEFL scores. Students may enter the program directly after completing only a bachelor’s degree in information technology or after completing a master’s degree in information technology or a related field. Preferred research areas and preferred Ph.D. advisers should be clearly mentioned in the cover letter. Program Director Yong Zheng Research Areas and Featured Faculty Cybersecurity Yibo Hu Data Science and AI Yibo Hu Yong Zheng Web Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, Recommender Systems, Information Retrieval Yong Zheng National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education The United States Department of Homeland Security and the National Security Agency have designated Illinois Institute of Technology as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education. The Bachelor of Information Technology and Management degree is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET.