computer vision PhD Projects, Programs & Scholarships

Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project has funding attached for UK and EU students, though the amount may depend on your nationality. Non-EU students may still be able to apply for the project provided they can find separate funding. You should check the project and department details for more information.

PROJECT OVERVIEW. Nowadays, machine learning, deep neural networks in particular, quickly become a viable means for solving real-life computer vision problems such as object detection, semantic segmentation, object recognition and tracking.

Multi-View Representation Learning in Computer Vision, Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Multi-View Data – PhD (Funded)

University of Exeter
College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences

Dr A Dutta

Application Deadline: 20 December 2019

Funding Type

PhD Type

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

The University of Exeter’s College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, is inviting applications for a fully funded PhD studentship to commence in March 2020 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Deep Learning Computer Vision/Graphics and Drones (Advert Ref: FAC19/EE/CIS/SHUM)

Northumbria University
Faculty of Engineering and Environment

Dr H Shum

Application Deadline: 1 December 2019

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PhD Type

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

We are seeking a motivated person interested in a doctoral study with a fully-funded PhD studentship. With the training provided, the PhD will research, implement solutions, and produce research papers in the exciting areas of computer vision/graphics and/or drone controls.

Deep-learning computer vision for tracking animals with UAVs/drones

University of York
Department of Computer Science

Dr DW Franks

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Research areas. Deep learning; Machine learning; Computer vision. Modern UAV / drone technology offers a non-invasive approach to recording animals in the wild.

Human Motion Analysis using Computer Vision and Deep Learning

Kingston University
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing

Dr D Makris

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Analysis of human motion is implicitly or explicitly required in many areas such as healthcare, sports, video surveillance, body-based user interfaces and computer games and animation.

Computer Vision and Remote Sensing – Terrain Feature Classifications

University of Reading
Department of Computer Science

Dr H Wei, Prof J Ferryman, Prof X Hong, Dr G DiFatta

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

The research is mainly concerned with automated image understanding and processing of remotely. sensed data, such as multispectral/hyperspectral images, as well as LIDAR data, which provide height information of terrain.

Vision Based Robotic Guidance and Monitoring Using 3D Sensor and Industrial Internet of Things

Coventry University
Centre for Future Transport and Cities

Dr H Ahmed

Application Deadline: 10 December 2019

Funding Type

PhD Type

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

Coventry University (CU) is inviting applications from suitably-qualified graduates for a fully-funded International PhD studentship in partnership with Oxford Vision and Sensor technology (OVST).

Development of Convolutional Neural Networks and Associated Error Estimation Techniques for Vertebral Segmentation in Axial Computed Tomography Image Slices

The University of Manchester
Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Dr N Thacker, Dr P Bromiley

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Osteoporosis is a common skeletal disorder that increases the risk of fractures and causes significant morbidity and mortality. Vertebral fractures (VFs) are often an early manifestation of osteoporosis but are significantly under-diagnosed in clinical practice.

PhD Studentship: Deep Learning for Detecting and Analysing Defects on Surfaces

Loughborough University
Department of Computer Science

Dr G Cosma

Application Deadline: 21 October 2019

Funding Type

PhD Type

Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project has funding attached for UK and EU students, though the amount may depend on your nationality. Non-EU students may still be able to apply for the project provided they can find separate funding. You should check the project and department details for more information.

Reference number. CO/GC-CDT/2020. Start date of studentship. 1 January 2020. Closing date of advert. 21 October 2019. Interview date.

A fully funded PhD in Autonomous Mobile Robotic Systems for dismantling electrical vehicle`s battery pack

University of Birmingham
School of Metallurgy & Materials

Prof R Stolkin, Dr A Rastegarpanah

Application Deadline: 6 November 2019

Funding Type

PhD Type

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

About the Extreme Robotics Lab. The University of Birmingham Extreme Robotics Lab (ERL), is one of the leading university robotics labs in Europe dedicated to practical applications of robotics and AI to extreme environments.