Program Overview

University Program Information

The University of Canterbury offers a Doctor of Philosophy in Physics program through the School of Physical and Chemical Sciences.

Program Details

• The program requires the submission of a thesis in partial fulfillment of the degree requirements.
• The thesis should be an original contribution to the field of Physics.
• The program is available at the University of Canterbury, tautahi Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand.

Research Areas

• Neuromorphic computing with percolating networks of nanoparticles
• Neural networks (Neurobiology) simulation methods
• Percolation (Statistical physics)
• Nanoparticle dynamics
• Nanoelectronics
• Self-assembly (Chemistry)

Thesis Structure

• The thesis should include an abstract, acknowledgments, table of contents, list of figures, list of tables, and abbreviations.
• The thesis should be divided into chapters, including:
  • Introduction to neuromorphic computing and percolating networks of nanoparticles
  • Methods, including device fabrication, experimental characterization techniques, and data analysis
  • Complexity, including experimental results, data structure and notation, qualitative complexity, quantitative complexity, conclusions, and future work
  • Twenty contact devices, including experimental results, characterization, complexity, and conclusions
  • Reservoir computing, including introduction to reservoir computing, spoken digit recognition, and conclusions
  • Conclusions and future work

Appendices

• The thesis should include appendices, including:
  • Effect of binning on neural complexity
  • Randomisation increases neural complexity
  • Reservoir computing training approaches
  • Speaker recognition
  • Bibliography

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