PhD opportunities

PhD research project opportunities at the School of Engineering.

PhD opportunities

PhD Title Research Institutes Principal Supervisor
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 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
Biodegradable gas sensors Integrated Micro and Nano Systems Dr Julianna Panidi
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
Data Centre Cooling: proof-of-concept Materials and Processes Dr Giulio Santori
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
Fast intelligent control with application to quantum sensing (Dstl) Imaging, Data and Communications Prof Cristian Bonato
Fast multi-dimensional array processing (Thales) Imaging, Data and Communications Prof Mike Davies
Flexible laser-based gas monitoring in soft robotics Imaging, Data and Communications Dr Chang Liu
Improve the Energy Sustainability of AI Data Centers in Future Energy System Energy Systems Dr Wei Sun
Integrated Underwater and Terrestrial Communication Networks Imaging, Data and Communications Professor Wasiu O Popoola
Learning Multimodal Virtual Sensors for Adaptive Robotic Manipulation Imaging, Data and Communications Prof Michael Mistry
Long-Range Ambient Backscatter Communications and Sensing for Secure, Ultra Low-Power Systems Imaging, Data and Communications Dr Spyridon Daskalakis
Magnetic reservoir based energy-efficient computing Integrated Micro and Nano Systems Dr Elton Santos
Micro-to-Macro scale complex particle dynamics for emission control Multiscale Thermofluids Dr Khushboo Pandy
Modelling particles subject to permanent plastic deformations Infrastructure and Environment Dr Kevin Hanley
Orbital Space Situation Awareness using Neuromorphic Systems Imaging, Data and Communications Dr Mehrdad Yaghoobi
PINN for prognosis of zero-carbon reactive-flow instability via laser imaging Imaging, Data and Communications Dr Chang Liu
Predictive Motion Control and Testing Framework for Mobile Satellite Terminals Using IMU-Based Trajectory Intelligence Imaging, Data and Communications Dr Spyridon Daskalakis
Reconfigurable DNA-based bioelectronics (Dstl) Bioengineering Dr Katherine Dunn
Robust algorithms for image compression and decompression and their trade-offs Integrated Micro and Nano Systems Dr Joao Mota
Robust Few-Shot Learning for Underwater Acoustic Signal Classification (QinetiQ) Imaging, Data and Communications Dr Henry Gouk
Secure and spoofing/jamming resilient PNT receivers Imaging, Data and Communications Prof. George Goussetis
Security certification of AI-based System in Multi-Agent Context Imaging, Data and Communications Prof Michael Lones
Smouldering propagation in timber Dr Angus Law