PhD opportunities

PhD research project opportunities at the School of Engineering.

PhD opportunities

PhD Title Research Institutes Principal Supervisor
Getting in a jam: understanding clogging, flow, and stability in natural wood accumulations Infrastructure and Environment Dr Christopher John Ness
High-Performance Kernel Learning Processors for 6G Sensing: From Algorithmic Models to ASICs Imaging, Data and Communications Dr Mohd Tasleem Khan
Improve the Energy Sustainability of AI Data Centers in Future Energy System Energy Systems Dr Wei Sun
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
Mixing Mechanics of Foamed Asphalt Binders & Aggregates for Sustainable Road Construction (FAB – Road) Materials and Processes Dr Amer Syed
Modelling and Optimization of Thermal Energy Storage Systems in Legacy Coal Mines Infrastructure and Environment Dr Melis Sutman
Modelling particles subject to permanent plastic deformations Infrastructure and Environment Dr Kevin Hanley
Optimising datacentre integration in energy systems and the built environment Infrastructure and Environment Dr Daniel Fosas de Pando
Orbital Space Situation Awareness using Neuromorphic Systems Imaging, Data and Communications Dr Mehrdad Yaghoobi
PhD in Safety Gatekeeper for Runtime Safety Assurance of Autonomous Vehicles Infrastructure and Environment Dr Pavlos Tafidis
Predictive Motion Control and Testing Framework for Mobile Satellite Terminals Using IMU-Based Trajectory Intelligence Imaging, Data and Communications Dr Spyridon Daskalakis
Progressive building energy models for facility management Infrastructure and Environment Dr Daniel Fosas de Pando
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 Data-Fusion for Drone Surveillance Systems Using Cross-Domain AI Imaging, Data and Communications Dr Mehrdad Yaghoobi Vaighan
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
Smart Electrolytes for Next-Generation Zinc-Ion Batteries Bioengineering Peisan (Sharel) E
Stochastic Contact-Implicit Model Predictive Control and Behavioural Cloning for Versatile Surveillance with Legged Robots Imaging, Data and Communications Dr Carlos Mastalli
Tackling Membrane BioFouling Infrastructure and Environment Dr Andrea Semiao
Textile-integrated electrochemical wearables with edge AI for on-body heat-strain monitoring Bioengineering Dr Peisan (Sharel) E
The mechanics of early human development Bioengineering Dr Rhiannon Grant
The physics and engineering of flowing suspensions Infrastructure and Environment Dr Christopher John Ness
Thermodynamics of Phase Equilibria: Open Digital Tools for Data and Models Materials and Processes Dr Giulio Santori
Uncertainty-Aware Agentic AI Imaging, Data and Communications Prof Timothy Hospedales
Vibration data and underlying physics for adaptive structural health monitoring Infrastructure and Environment Dr David Garcia Cava
Vibration data and underlying physics for adaptive structural health monitoring Infrastructure and Environment Dr David Garcia Cava