control systems PhD Projects, Programs & Scholarships

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 Group. Cyber Security and Networking Research Group. (https://www.anglia.ac.uk/science-and-technology/research/our-research-institutes-and-groups/cyber-security-and-networking-research-group).

Edge Computing and Networking for Photovoltaic Power Control Systems

Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering

Dr J Ma, Dr K L Man, Dr Y Hu

Applications accepted all year round

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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.

Distributed photovoltaic (PV) generation is growing rapidly due to renewable-energy policies, business innovation, and new technology.

Feature extraction and tracking for haptic systems integration with Dynamic Active-pixel Vision Sensor (DAVIS)

Kingston University
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing

Dr O Duran, Dr Y Zweiri

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.

Feature detection and tracking objects in computer vision have been widely used in industry applications to control and enhance robots’ performance.

Joint PhD with RWTH Aachen: Life cycle sustainability assessment of office buildings, from smart to sustainable

University of Melbourne
Chancellery Research and Enterprise

Assoc Prof R Crawford, Prof M Traverso

Application Deadline: 31 October 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.

To reduce energy demand associated with the building sector, the major focus has been on improving the energy efficiency of the building operational phase.

Aerospace Engineering: College of Engineering Centenary Scholarship: Active Control methods in Nonlinear Aeroelasticity

Swansea University
College of Engineering

Dr S Jiffri

Application Deadline: 18 October 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.

Subject areas. Aerospace Engineering, Control. Start date. January 2020. Project description.

Proteomic approach to understand mitochondrial quality control under normal and stress conditions

The University of Manchester
Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Dr H Lu, Prof S Hubbard

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.

Defects in protein quality control lead to the accumulation of misfolded and damaged proteins, which play an important role in many diseases (e.g.

Fractional-order control for precision mechatronic systems

Aberdeen University
School of Engineering

Dr S S Aphale, Dr A ALIAKBAR JAMSHIDI FAR

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.

Integer-order control schemes aimed at high-precision positioning performance of mechatronic systems have been extensively researched thus far.

A pressure governing approach for modelling of variable flow systems in Building Performance Simulation (BPS) tools

University of Reading
School of the Built Environment

Dr M Shahrestani, Dr S Smith, Assoc Prof E A Essah

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.

Heating and cooling distribution systems are the most common parts of heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R) systems, which account for a significant portion of energy used in HVAC&R systems.

Membrane protein misfolding and disease: quality control pathways

The University of Manchester
Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Dr L Swanton, Prof P Woodman

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.

Misfolded proteins represent a continuous threat to cell viability, and if allowed to accumulate, can disrupt cellular function and induce cell death.

Supervisory Control System Using Wireless Network

Brunel University London
Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Dr M Abbod

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.

In this project a supervisory control system will be developed to support Wireless Sensor Network (WSN). WSN are increasingly used in a multitude of applications such as environmental and structural health monitoring, and condition-based maintenance.