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communication engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 524 communication engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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AI for Resilient Self-Assembling Robotic Matter: Strengths, Vulnerabilities and Defense

  Research Group: Sheffield Biomedical Robotics Lab
What happens when a robot can rebuild its body after damage? Resilient modular machines could continue functioning despite losing parts or connections, but their ability to recover also raises a security question. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Miyashita
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Security and Privacy of Energy-Constraint Internet of Things Communication using Distributed AI

In recent years, the Internet of Things (IoT) has progressed dramatically due to advancements in technology. It plays an important role in the development of abundant applications and economic ventures. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D GC
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Channel Estimation using Machine Learning in Next Generation Wireless Networks

  Research Group: Engineering
Next generation wireless networks (NGWNs) are expected to accommodate trillions of devices with new diverse use cases and require a new ecosystem to support massive connections, ultra-reliability and intelligence from the network to the device level. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr AC Cheema
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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GW4+ DLTP PhD Project - Predicting the Role of Sunlight-Driven Chemistry in the Environmental Fate of Emerging Contaminants in UK Freshwaters

This project is in competition for funding from the GW4+ Doctoral Landscape Training Partnership (DLTP) for entry in September 2027. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A J Jose Exposito
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Waste Heat Recovery and Upgrading from Data Centres for Low-Carbon District and Building Heating- ReNU+27/SE/EPM/AHMAD

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Renewable Energy Northeast Universities Plus (ReNU+) is a collaborative doctoral training programme run by the Universities of Northumbria, Newcastle and Durham. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr MA Ahmad, Dr MW Shahzad
 1 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Wideband all-fibre polarisation-entangled photon pair sources for enhanced versatility in quantum optical experiments and quantum information processing.

Supervisors. Dr Morten Ibsen mi@orc.soton.ac.uk. Closing Date. 31st of July 2027 (31st of March for international applicants). Applications will be considered on a rolling basis and the position will be considered filled when a suitable candidate has been identified. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Ibsen
 31 July 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Digital Twin Platform for AI-Based Optimisation, Resilience Assessment, and Energy Management of Smart Microgrids (Ref: FS-ES-04-2027-22)

The transition towards low-carbon power systems is driving the need for intelligent, resilient, and highly efficient electricity networks. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Y Habtay, Dr M Salimi
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Developing the next generation of modelling tools for regional integrated water management

Water management in the UK is undergoing a major transformation, with the recent Independent Water Commission review calling for a shift toward more regional, integrated planning approaches that can simultaneously address multiple challenges such as flood risk, drought resilience, water supply, water quality, and ecohydrological processes. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Lewis
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Human-in-the-Loop Decision-Making for Lipid Nanoparticle Reactor Design

AI_CDT_DecisionMaking. Details. Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) underpin mRNA vaccines and a growing class of nucleic acid therapeutics. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Basha, Dr O Rivasplata
 4 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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AI optimisation via robust and sustainable fusion of perception sensors’ data in Intelligent Vehicles.

Automated Systems in the field of intelligent transportation (from vehicles to drones and beyond) have made significant progress in the last 10 years, for example reaching the level of services like ‘Robot-taxis’ by Waymo, Cruise, Pony.ai in different countries. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof V Donzella
 31 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Multimodal Large Language Model for Human-Centered Robots

  Research Group: Agents, Interactions & Complexity
Supervisor. Dr Tan Viet Tuyen Nguyen. This project explores the development of a Multimodal Large Language Model that empowers robots to understand and respond to humans through vision, language, and other sensory data. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Nguyen
 31 March 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Large-scale structure of Earth’s magnetosphere

Supervisors. Professor Robert Fear and Dr Imogen Gingell. ‎Earth’s magnetosphere is a dynamic and fascinating environment. Its behaviour depends on its interaction with the solar wind and interplanetary magnetic field. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof R Fear
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Human-centered security and privacy for autonomous vehicles

Supervisors. Dr Weijia He. How can autonomous vehicles earn and maintain people’s trust? This PhD explores the security, privacy, and human factors challenges of AI-enabled transport, focusing on interactions between drivers, pedestrians, and autonomous vehicles. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr W He
 30 April 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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A new theory for the most bizarre supermassive black holes in the cosmos

Supervisor. Professor Poshak Gandhi. Supermassive black holes evolve across billions of years. But a new population that changes rapidly in just months is challenging our understanding of black-hole growth. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P Gandhi
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Testing the foundations of cosmology with quasars

Supervisors. Professor Poshak Gandhi. Does the Universe look the same in every direction? Distant quasars, powered by giant black holes, hint that it might not. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P Gandhi
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only