Overview
Key facts
This Statistics and Stochastic Processes programme offered by Instituto Superior Técnico aims to form specialists in Probability and Statistics for scientific research and the management of advanced teams that use Statistics and Stochastic Processes in innovative contexts.
The PhD Program in Statistics and Stochastic Processes (PD-EPE) has a duration of 3-4 years and is constituted by the following components:
- Scholar part
- Qualifying exams
- Statistics
- Probability and Stochastic Processes
- Dissertation proposal and preparation
- Public defense of the dissertation
Employment
The PhD Program in Statistics and Stochastic Processes forms specialists in Probability and Statistics to:
- Lead projects and work teams that use Statistics ans Stochastic Processes in innovative contexts in Industry and Services; and
- Carrying out scientific research in Universities and Research Units.
Programme Structure
Courses include
- Advanced Geostatistics
- Advanced Topics in Multivariate Analysis
- Advanced Topics in Probabilities and Stochastic Processes
- Advanced Topics in Statistical Inference
- Discrete Dynamical Systems
- Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics
- Inverse Problems in Signal and Image Processing
- Maintainability and Dependability of Systems
- Quantitative Methods in Industrial Engineering
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
Deadlines:
- 12th of July
- 16th of September
Language
Delivered
Disciplines
Statistics Data Science & Big DataAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- 2nd Cycle degree in Science or Engineering or a pre-Bologna degree with at least 5 years duration.
- Under special circumstances, candidates with strong scientific/professional experience not fulfilling the previous pre-requisites can also be admitted.
Tuition Fee
Living costs for Lisbon
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Funding
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Scholarships Information
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