New Students Looking for a Supervisor (advice from professor
Van Oorschot):
With decisions completed for the year beginning Sept 2026, our next regular intake of grad students
is Sept 2027. Discussions would typically be finalized Dec 2026/Jan 2027, with admission offers Jan-Feb 2027.
For new students hoping to start in Sept 2027, I may serve as a co-adviser (secondary supervisor),
but ask that you contact a primary supervisor before contacting me;
among other places, contact details for some Carleton security researchers are at
this link.
Canadian students considering a graduate degree:
Faculty members in Carleton's School of Computer Science are particularly interested in hearing from prospective students who are
Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada. For research in security, we generally expect
good grades, and relevant background. For context, here is the computer and network security
textbook
used in our undergraduate systems security course.
International grad students:
If you are neither a Canadian citizen nor a permanent resident of Canada, reading what follows may be of particular help.
Prospective international Master's students at Carleton face
significant international tuition fees (these are reduced for PhD
students), aside from relatively high living expenses. Combined, these
present an insurmountable barrier to many non-residents, and often cannot be fully offset by research funding.
If you are a prospective international PhD student, I strongly suggest that when contacting a potential primary supervisor,
you send a preliminary PhD research proposal---as a signal that you are serious and qualified.
I offer further advice here: "Will you be my supervisor/can you write me a letter?".