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Adaptive Low-Dimensional Monte Carlo Methods for High-Dimensional Multi-Target Tracking (Dstl)
Biodegradable gas sensors
Fast intelligent control with application to quantum sensing (Dstl)
Fast multi-dimensional array processing (Thales)
Fast, explainable and modular generative AI models for computational imaging
Image processing techniques for underwater single photon imaging
Learning Multimodal Virtual Sensors for Adaptive Robotic Manipulation
Long-Range Ambient Backscatter Communications and Sensing for Secure, Ultra Low-Power Systems
Neuromorphic computing for 3D imaging with single-photon Lidars (Dstl)
Orbital Space Situation Awareness using Neuromorphic Systems
Predictive Motion Control and Testing Framework for Mobile Satellite Terminals Using IMU-Based Trajectory Intelligence
Robust Few-Shot Learning for Underwater Acoustic Signal Classification (QinetiQ)
Robust algorithms for image compression and decompression and their trade-offs
Secure and spoofing/jamming resilient PNT receivers
Security certification of AI-based System in Multi-Agent Context
Sensing system development for aviation
Sensor Fusion and Management in Autonomous Airborne Platforms (Leonardo)
Stochastic Contact-Implicit Model Predictive Control and Behavioural Cloning for Versatile Surveillance with Legged Robots
Textile-integrated electrochemical wearables with edge AI for on-body heat-strain monitoring
Uncertainty-Aware Agentic AI
2024 Cohort
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Automatic signals intelligence analysis (Roke)
Autonomy Counter-Counter Measures (Leonardo)
Developing a general-purpose, hardware-friendly vision pipeline using mixed machine-learning and symbolic AI methods (STMicroelectronics)
Enhancing spin-based quantum sensors with machine learning
Exploring foundational models for decision making in autonomous robots
Loco-manipulation robot for surveillance in unstructured, hostile environment
Machine learning for position location (AMD)
Motion information for fast and efficient video understanding
Online learning based control for robotic agents in complex, dynamic environments
Robust non-linear state-space modeling: From filtering to deep learning approaches (Leonardo UK)
Verifiable deep learning for trustworthy AI
2025 Cohort
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Development of energy-efficient materials/devices for quantum storage
Development of spiking architectures using Bayesian deep learning
Differentiable physics engine for multi-robot loco-manipulation
Digital Twins and Autonomous Systems (DSTL)
High-resolution Object Detection in the Sea Clutter Environments (SAAB Systems)
High-speed Digital Interconnect for Radar (Leonardo UK)
Learning to monitor neural networks: self-aware AI systems for production manufacturing (STMicroelectronics)
Neural Architecture Search for Defence and Security
On-Board Machine Learning for Satellite Cybersecurity
Physics-informed neural networks for 3D reconstruction from sonar signals (DSTL)
Recovering 4D structure from drone video
Zero-shot coordination
2026 Cohort
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Adaptable AI in the Wild for Defence and Security
Adaptive Multiagent Decision Making in Multi-Sensor Platforms (Thales)
Adaptive mission planning and enactment for autonomous vehicle control
Bayesian Machine Learning on Strategically Manipulated Data
Bayesian transfer learning for underwater signals
Collaborative Situational Awareness through Geospatial Intelligence
Developing Object-centric Vision and Language Foundation Models for Robust Autonomous Sensing Platforms
Distributed Information Fusion (Dstl)
Fusion of multiple sources of evidence using Bayesian chain event graphs (Dstl)
Reconfigurable DNA-based bioelectronics (Dstl)
Resilient PNT as a Service using multi-orbit satellite signals of opportunity (Dstl)
Robust object tracking in cluttered underwater environments (Dstl)
Soft Everting Robots for Exploration, Mapping, and Manipulation in Extreme, Confined Environments (Dstl))
Magnetic reservoir based energy-efficient computing
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2026-06-15
