deep learning PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 171 deep learning PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

European Research Council part-funded PhD Studentship: “Deep Learning-Based Synthetic Histology for Microstructural MRI Biomarkers of the Liver”

For full project details and how to apply visit institution website. We are looking for a highly motivated PhD student to join Dr Andrada Ianus at the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences (first supervisor) and Dr Cheng Zhang at The Roger Williams Institute of Liver Studies (second supervisor). Read more

Supervisors: Dr AI Ianus, Dr CZ Zhang

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

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Explainable Multi-Modal Deep Learning for Precision Non-Small Lung Cancer Treatment

Imperial College London

Department of Surgery and Cancer

A full-time PhD studentship is available within the Department of Surgery and Cancer at Imperial College London. This is an exciting interdisciplinary opportunity to develop and apply cutting-edge machine learning techniques to address a key challenge in personalised lung cancer treatment. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Chen

Year round applications PhD Research Project Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

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PhD in Medical AI: Multimodal Learning, Generative AI, Foundation Models, Digital Twins, VLMs and LLMs

University of Birmingham

School of Computer Science

Do you want to shape the future of healthcare with cutting-edge AI? Join us to develop the next generation of trustworthy and clinically deployable Medical AI. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Q Meng

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

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AI-Driven Real-time Image Processing for Enhanced Perception and Safety in Autonomous Vehicles

University of Staffordshire

School of Digital, Technology, Innovation & Business

Summary of the proposed research. Autonomous vehicles rely heavily on accurate, real-time perception of their surroundings to ensure safe navigation and effective decision-making. Read more

Supervisor: Dr AA Amjad

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

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GEMS: Toward Distribution-Robust Medical Imaging Models in the Wild

Monash University Malaysia

Engineering and Information Technology

While deep learning has shown remarkable performance in medical imaging benchmarks, translating these results to real-world clinical deployment remains challenging. Read more

Supervisor: Dr LCH Lim

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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Artificial Intelligence–Derived Retinal, ECG and Echocardiographic Biomarkers for Early Detection and Risk Prediction of Heart Failure in Hypertension and Diabetes Clinics

University of Liverpool

Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences

This project develops and validates AI-derived retinal, ECG, echocardiographic, and serum biomarkers to enable early detection and risk prediction of heart failure in patients with hypertension and diabetes. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Sankaranarayanan, Prof GYH Lip, Dr U Alam, Dr Y Zheng

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

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Leveraging expert knowledge for medical image segmentation

Czech Technical University

Faculty of Electrical Engineering

Research Group: Biomedical Imaging Algorithms group, Department of Cybernetics

Despite recent advances, deep learning methods for medical image segmentation can be hampered by limited availability of expertly labeled data. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Kybic

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

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Low Complexity Models for Computer Vision Applications

University of Aberdeen

School of Natural and Computing Sciences

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Korhonen, Dr D Yi

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

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Agentic AI for Autonomous Things: Vision-Language-Action Models, Embodied Intelligence and Real-World Decision-Making

Durham University

Department of Computer Science

Artificial intelligence is moving beyond passive prediction towards systems that can reason, plan, interact and act. This shift is driving rapid progress in agentic AI - i.e., AI systems that can interpret goals, make decisions, use tools, coordinate with humans and operate in changing real-world environments. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Atapour-Abarghouei

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

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The “self-driving” laser

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory team. Dr Ben Mills and Dr James Grant-Jacob. This PhD will help build the next revolution, the “self-driving” laser, a new class of intelligent light sources that think for themselves. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Mills

31 July 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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We have 171 deep learning PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

deep learning PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 171 deep learning PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

European Research Council part-funded PhD Studentship: “Deep Learning-Based Synthetic Histology for Microstructural MRI Biomarkers of the Liver”

Deep Learning Based Machine Vision/Robotics for Space-Informed Applications

Sensorimotor integration in neuromorphic systems

Query Performance Prediction in Context of Conversational Search

Multimodal Deep Learning based AI for UAV (Drones) Detection and Tracking

Efficient Neuromorphic Vision and Perception for Long-Term Robotic Autonomy

Explainable Multi-Modal Deep Learning for Precision Non-Small Lung Cancer Treatment

PhD in Medical AI: Multimodal Learning, Generative AI, Foundation Models, Digital Twins, VLMs and LLMs

AI-Driven Real-time Image Processing for Enhanced Perception and Safety in Autonomous Vehicles

GEMS: Toward Distribution-Robust Medical Imaging Models in the Wild

Artificial Intelligence–Derived Retinal, ECG and Echocardiographic Biomarkers for Early Detection and Risk Prediction of Heart Failure in Hypertension and Diabetes Clinics

Leveraging expert knowledge for medical image segmentation

Low Complexity Models for Computer Vision Applications

Agentic AI for Autonomous Things: Vision-Language-Action Models, Embodied Intelligence and Real-World Decision-Making

The “self-driving” laser

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