PhD opportunities

PhD research project opportunities at the School of Engineering.

PhD opportunities

PhD Title Research Institutes Principal Supervisor
Bayesian transfer learning for underwater signals Dr Torben Sell
Uncertainty-Aware Agentic AI Prof Timothy Hospedales
Bayesian Machine Learning on Strategically Manipulated Data Dr Henry Gouk
Robust Few-Shot Learning for Underwater Acoustic Signal Classification (QinetiQ) Dr Henry Gouk
Fast multi-dimensional array processing (Thales) Prof Mike Davies
Long-Range Ambient Backscatter Communications and Sensing for Secure, Ultra Low-Power Systems Dr Spyridon Daskalakis
Detection and tracking of high-speed objects in cluttered environments using event cameras Prof. Yoann Altmann
Stochastic Contact-Implicit Model Predictive Control and Behavioural Cloning for Versatile Surveillance with Legged Robots Dr Carlos Mastalli
The physics and engineering of flowing suspensions Infrastructure and Environment Dr Christopher John Ness
Getting in a jam: understanding clogging, flow, and stability in natural wood accumulations Infrastructure and Environment Dr Christopher John Ness
Molecular simulation of phase separation in amino acid carbon capture solutions Materials and Processes Dr Martin Sweatman
Engineering sex-differences to improve science Bioengineering Dr Rhiannon Grant
Theory of clustering in binary mixtures with competing interactions Materials and Processes Dr Martin Sweatman
The mechanics of early human development Bioengineering Dr Rhiannon Grant
Machine Learning (ML) for Polymer Blending Optimisation Materials and Processes Dr Dimitrios I Gerogiorgis
Biomass conversion to fine chemicals via photocatalysis processes Materials and Processes Professor Xianfeng Fan
Heat integration to provide whole system flexibility Energy Systems Professor Daniel Friedrich
Clean water from low grade heat-powered process: a proof-of-concept Materials and Processes Dr Giulio Santori
Dynamic downscaling for regional ocean model processes Infrastructure and Environment Dr Athanasios Angeloudis
Clean water from low grade heat-powered process: advanced models Materials and Processes Dr Giulio Santori
Adaptive Inertial Microfluidics for Universal Cancer Cell Separation Multiscale Thermofluids Dr Benjamin Owen
Data Centre Cooling: proof-of-concept Materials and Processes Dr Giulio Santori
Geometry and Mechanics in Active Morphing Systems Infrastructure and Environment Dr Matteo Taffetani
Digital tool for Data Centre Cooling Materials and Processes Dr Giulio Santori
Biomimetic membranes for applications in electrosynbionics and biosensing Bioengineering Dr Katherine Dunn
Direct Air Capture (CO2 capture from the atmosphere) and Utilization Materials and Processes Dr Giulio Santori
Optimising datacentre integration in energy systems and the built environment Infrastructure and Environment Dr Daniel Fosas de Pando
Thermodynamics of Phase Equilibria: Open Digital Tools for Data and Models Materials and Processes Dr Giulio Santori
Progressive building energy models for facility management Infrastructure and Environment Dr Daniel Fosas de Pando
Energy Efficient Processing of Thermoplastic Composites Materials and Processes Professor Dipa Roy