Phd Quest? :=p It's royal pain in the back (weh, it should be harsher). Sent e-mails to the prospective supervisor.. asking for updates.. Edith Cowan Univ: My friend said better go for public univ in Western AU.. but I did checked in Wiki ECU is a public univ.. well said, since ECU having good time doing research in network security ... asked and the Dr said please apply.. Victoria Wellington: NOT YET! RMIT: Dear mnajem, Sure.... I am happy to supervise you . Have you already applied to RMIT International? As you will starting in next year, it would be great to do some english courses for reading and writing, even if you have a good IELTS. I am currently a research project in the area of security in "X" systems (with other schools - Engineering and Maths), sponsored by the university. It involves the protection of entreprise//"X" networks again all the various attacks. IDS are one of the techniques, but there are other ones. The security researchers in RMIT...