PhD opportunities

PhD research project opportunities at the School of Engineering.

PhD opportunities

PhD Title Research Institutes Principal Supervisor
A materials-based approach to improve chronic wound outcomes Dr Anthony Callanan
Adaptable AI in the Wild for Defence and Security Imaging, Data and Communications Dr Elliot Crowley
Adaptive contact physics for non-spherical discrete elements Infrastructure and Environment Dr Stefanos Aldo Papanicolopulos
Adaptive Inertial Microfluidics for Universal Cancer Cell Separation Multiscale Thermofluids Dr Benjamin Owen
Adaptive Low-Dimensional Monte Carlo Methods for High-Dimensional Multi-Target Tracking Imaging, Data and Communications Prof Victor Elvira Arregui
Adaptive Multiagent Decision Making in Multi-Sensor Platforms (Thales) Imaging, Data and Communications Prof Mohan Sridharan
Adaptive structures for operational variability and damage management Infrastructure and Environment Dr David Garcia Cava
Automated development of novel finite-element formulations Infrastructure and Environment Dr Stefanos Aldo Papanicolopulos
Bayesian Machine Learning on Strategically Manipulated Data Imaging, Data and Communications Dr Henry Gouk
Bayesian transfer learning for underwater signals Imaging, Data and Communications Dr Torben Sell
Biodegradable gas sensors Integrated Micro and Nano Systems Dr Julianna Panidi
Biomass conversion to fine chemicals via photocatalysis processes Materials and Processes Professor Xianfeng Fan
Biomimetic membranes for applications in electrosynbionics and biosensing Bioengineering Dr Katherine Dunn
Biomimetic membranes for applications in electrosynbionics and biosensing Bioengineering Dr Katherine Dunn
Bottom-up assembly of multi-compartment synthetic cells Bioengineering Dr Tom Robinson
Clean water from low grade heat-powered process: a proof-of-concept Materials and Processes Dr Giulio Santori
Clean water from low grade heat-powered process: advanced models Materials and Processes Dr Giulio Santori
Collaborative Situational Awareness through Geospatial Intelligence Imaging, Data and Communications Dr Phil Bartie
Data Centre Cooling: proof-of-concept Materials and Processes Dr Giulio Santori
Data-Driven Digital Twins for Predicting Climate-Driven Deterioration in UK Bridges Infrastructure and Environment Dr Yavuz Yardim
Detection and tracking of high-speed objects in cluttered environments using event cameras Imaging, Data and Communications Prof. Yoann Altmann
Digital tool for Data Centre Cooling Materials and Processes Dr Giulio Santori
Direct Air Capture (CO2 capture from the atmosphere) and Utilization Materials and Processes Dr Giulio Santori
Dynamic downscaling for regional ocean model processes Infrastructure and Environment Dr Athanasios Angeloudis
Energy Efficient Processing of Thermoplastic Composites Materials and Processes Professor Dipa Roy
Engineering sex-differences to improve science Bioengineering Dr Rhiannon Grant
Explainable Speech Deepfake Detection Imaging, Data and Communications Prof Simon King
Fast intelligent control with application to quantum sensing Imaging, Data and Communications Prof Cristian Bonato
Fast multi-dimensional array processing (Thales) Imaging, Data and Communications Prof Mike Davies
Geometry and Mechanics in Active Morphing Systems Infrastructure and Environment Dr Matteo Taffetani