evolutionary computation 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.

It is widely recognised that variability in electronic device characteristics and the need to introduce novel device architectures both represent major challenges to scaling and integration for present and next generation nano-CMOS transistors and circuits.

University of York
Department of Computer Science

Evolutionary algorithms

Dr L Indrusiak

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. Cloud computing; Computer architectures; Cyber Physical Systems; Embedded systems; Evolutionary computation; Real time languages and systems.

Evolutionary Robotics - Project ID SOC0023

Edinburgh Napier University
School of Computing

Prof E Hart

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.

Evolutionary Robotics aims to apply evolutionary computation techniques to evolve the overall design or controllers, or both, for real and simulated autonomous robots.

Evolutionary algorithms for engineering applications: developing computational methods and optimisation frameworks to solve engineering optimisation problems

University of Bradford
Faculty of Engineering and Informatics

Research Group: Mechanical and Process Engineering

Dr JP Li

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.

This highly multidisciplinary PhD project will develop computational methods and optimisation frameworks to solve engineering optimisation problems.

The Evolution of Institutions for Resolving Social Dilemmas - Project ID SOC0011

Edinburgh Napier University
School of Computing

Dr S Powers

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.

Social dilemmas occur frequently in human societies. They are situations where there is a conflict between what is good for one individual versus what is good for the group as a whole.

Security in Network-on-Chip interconnects

University of York
Department of Computer Science

Dr L Indrusiak

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 area. Autonomous and self-adaptive systems; Computer architectures; Cyber Physical Systems; Embedded systems;. Evolutionary computation; Real time languages and systems.

Evolutionary mapping of algorithms to arrays of processors

University of York
Department of Electronic Engineering

Research Group: Intelligent Systems and Nanoscience

Dr G Tempesti

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 Network-on-Chip (NoC) paradigm is a subject of intense research in both the academic and the industrial worlds. Based on the parallel execution of program threads on many relatively simple processing elements, this approach suffers however from a crucial weakness.

Join a new graduate school at the interface of biology and computation: IMPRS-BAC in Berlin

Max Planck Society
IMPRS for Computational Biology and Scientific Computing

Funding Type

PhD Type

Max Planck Research Programme

Max Planck Research Programmes are structured PhD opportunities set up by the Max Planck Society, an independent non-profit German research organisation. Max Planck Institutes and universities collaborate to offer interdisciplinary and international PhD opportunities providing high standards of training and support as well as generous funding.

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)

Some or all of the PhD opportunities in this programme have funding attached. Applications for this programme are welcome from suitably qualified candidates worldwide. Funding may only be available to a limited set of nationalities and you should read the full programme details for further information.

We are looking for outstanding graduates from all over the world - whether you have a degree in bioinformatics, computer science, mathematics, physics, molecular biology or something related, as long as you have a passion for solving biological questions through computational methods, the IMPRS-CBSC may be the PhD program for you.

The global drivers of shifts in mutualistic dependence

Durham University
Department of Biosciences

Dr G Chomicki

Application Deadline: 10 January 2020

Funding Type

PhD Type

Competition 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 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.

We are seeking a highly motivated PhD student to join this exciting project on the macroevolution of mutualisms. Students with background including computer science, applied mathematics and environmental science are encouraged to apply in addition to those from pure biological sciences.

Impact of environmental stressors on microbiota and health in a marine chordate

University of St Andrews
School of Biology

Research Group: Biomedical Sciences Research Centre

Dr I Somorjai

Application Deadline: 1 December 2019

Funding Type

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.

The gut microbiota - the complex community of bacteria, viruses and archaea with which we live - has an important impact on health, disease progression, lifespan and behaviour (Glendinning and Free 2014).