ai PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 640 ai PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

What differs? - Deep Learning for Anomaly and Out of Distribution Detection in Computer Vision (Visual AI) Applications

Anomaly detection, and the synonymous topics of novelty and out-of-distribution detection, addresses the computer vision ("visual AI") challenge of automatically identifying outliers within the scene or image based on their appearance, motion or behaviour characteristics. Read more

Supervisor: Prof T P Breckon

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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AI Based Tools for Subsea Cable Routing for Offshore Wind Farms (Ref: CO/VG-SF1/2026)

Loughborough University

Department of Computer Science

Cable routing is a non-trivial aspect of offshore wind farm development. An optimal route must balance multiple factors such as thermal efficiency, soil type, benthic communities, shipping traffic, fishing zones, etc. Read more

Supervisors: Dr v.gunturi@lboro.ac.uk Gunturi, Prof ND Dethlefs

31 July 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Revealing the correlation between physiology and physical chemistry of microcalcification in connective tissue using AI supported tissue characterization.

University of York

School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Research Group: Healthcare Engineering

A fundamental component of human body is connective tissue which serves various structural and supportive functions including skin integrity, abdominal wall enforcement and bone formation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Chauhan, Dr R Kroger

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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AI for Understanding and Safeguarding Online Social Networks: Mapping Dynamics and Countering Threats

University of Bradford

Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies

Online social networks have become central to how people share news, form opinions, and connect with communities, shaping both social behaviour and public perception on a global scale. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Zareie, Prof S Konur

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Intelligent Auditing in Practice: Designing, Testing and Embedding AI-Enabled Methods for High-Quality, Trusted Assurance

Nyenrode Business University

PhD Opportunities

All our projects, as well as the PhD itself at Nyenrode, are self-funded. This PhD project pioneers next-generation audit methods that embed artificial intelligence and advanced analytics at the heart of the audit process, with the twin goals of raising audit quality and boosting efficiency. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J van Buuren

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Enhancing Equine Infectious Disease Surveillance with AI and Natural Language Processing

University of Liverpool

Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences

This PhD combines veterinary epidemiology, data science and artificial intelligence. It aims to develop innovative methods to extract symptoms and disease from electronic health clinical records and online equine communities/forums. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Lawson, Dr G Pinchbeck, Dr P-J Noble, Dr H Clough

16 August 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Poly-Neuromorphic AI for Robust Biomonitoring

Anglia Ruskin University ARU

School of Computing and Information Science

This PhD project is built on a multidisciplinary collaborative project between Anglia Ruskin University and Arm Ltd. This is for a full-time PhD, starting in the 2026/7 academic year (either September 2026 or January 2027). Read more

Supervisors: Prof YP Peng, Dr O Faust

22 August 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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AI-Driven Spatial Intelligence Using Optical Sensing and Large Language Models

Ulster University

Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment

OPEN FOR UK AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND STUDENTS ONLY. SPEAR Research Programme. Fully Funded PhD Opportunities. Read more

Supervisors: Dr B Gardiner, Mr M McElholm

27 July 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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Trustworthy AI-Driven Digital Twins for Cyber-Resilient Connected and Autonomous Systems

Kingston University

Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

Connected and autonomous systems increasingly rely on software-defined functions, sensor fusion, AI-enabled decision-making, V2X communications and cloud-edge coordination. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Yuan

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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AI-Driven Discovery of Sustainable Nickel and Titanium Superalloys

Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

School of Science

The relationship between processing, microstructure, and mechanical properties in nickel- and titanium-based alloys remains a fundamental scientific challenge. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Gu

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Ubiquitous Cognitive Navigation with AI Based Systems PhD

Cranfield University

Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science

This fully-funded PhD studentship, sponsored by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Awards (DLA), Cranfield University and Spirent Communications, offers a bursary of £24,000 per annum, covering full tuition fees. This PhD project in the area of autonomy, navigation and artificial intelligence, aims to advance the development of intelligent and resilient navigation systems for autonomous transport. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Sun, Dr IP Petrunin

30 September 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Fully Funded PhD Scholarship in Decarb-AI (A Innovate for Ireland Centre), ICHEC & School of Computer Science

University of Galway

College of Science and Engineering

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for full-time funded PhD scholarship starting in autumn 2026 affiliated to the Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC) and the School of Computer Science at the University of Galway. Read more

Supervisor: Dr PN Nolan

1 August 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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We have 640 ai PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

ai PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 640 ai PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

What differs? - Deep Learning for Anomaly and Out of Distribution Detection in Computer Vision (Visual AI) Applications

AI Based Tools for Subsea Cable Routing for Offshore Wind Farms (Ref: CO/VG-SF1/2026)

Revealing the correlation between physiology and physical chemistry of microcalcification in connective tissue using AI supported tissue characterization.

Tackling Contextual Bias in AI Models for Online Safety

Fully Funded PhD Positions in Wireless Networks, AI & Earth Systems

AI-based dementia screening using emotion change detection in speech signals

AI for Understanding and Safeguarding Online Social Networks: Mapping Dynamics and Countering Threats

Intelligent Auditing in Practice: Designing, Testing and Embedding AI-Enabled Methods for High-Quality, Trusted Assurance

Enhancing Equine Infectious Disease Surveillance with AI and Natural Language Processing

Poly-Neuromorphic AI for Robust Biomonitoring

AI-Driven Spatial Intelligence Using Optical Sensing and Large Language Models

Trustworthy AI-Driven Digital Twins for Cyber-Resilient Connected and Autonomous Systems

AI-Driven Discovery of Sustainable Nickel and Titanium Superalloys

Ubiquitous Cognitive Navigation with AI Based Systems PhD

Fully Funded PhD Scholarship in Decarb-AI (A Innovate for Ireland Centre), ICHEC & School of Computer Science

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