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human-computer interaction PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 41 human-computer interaction PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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PhD in Computing Science - FUTUREFAUNA: Reshaping the FUTURE of animal computer interaction through a Framework for Animal User Needs and Agency

FUTUREFAUNA is an ERC Starting Grant (funded via European Council), led by Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas, with the aim of exploring how animals can use computing technology to have greater control over their environment and choice over their social connections. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Hirskyj-Douglas
 4 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Hybrid Visualization for Scientific Data

Scientific data are increasingly large, complex, and heterogeneous, creating significant challenges for exploration, analysis, and interpretation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Yu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Multi-agent reinforcement learning for safe navigation of multiple robots

Supervisory team. Dr Mohammad Soorati. As robot swarms increasingly operate alongside people, robots must do more than avoid collisions. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Soorati
 31 August 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Studentship: Happiness by Design: Computer Vision and Immersive Technologies for Consumer-Centric Food Evaluation

Project ID 2601 NSP. Type of studentship. PhD (4 years). Funding Source. Fully funded 4-year PhD (BBSRC Food Consortium Industrial Doctoral Landscape Award) and pladis. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Ford, Dr L Wilkinson, Dr P Tennent, Dr A Jones
 23 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Collective Intelligence or Collective Bias? Understanding and Designing Deliberation Among AI Agents

Background and rationale. Multi-agent large language model (LLM) systems are increasingly used for reasoning, evaluation, simulation and decision support. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Mansouri
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Interactive Sound Mapping and Embodied Listening for Long-Term Public Engagement with Anthropogenic Marine Noise

This PhD project explores how environmental science, sound design, and interactive technologies can be developed to address one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr RS Selfridge, Dr I McGregor
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Designing Meaningful Mixed Reality Experiences

The aim of this research project is to investigate the design of Mixed Reality Experiences, with the long-term objective of investigating how they can be designed, developed and deployed in engaging, impactful, and ultimately more meaningful ways, in any given application context. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr DD Darzentas, Dr HW Wagner
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Advancing Human Motion Understanding through 3D Modelling and Foundation Models (S3.5-COM-Chen)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Z Chen
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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A Multimodal Framework for Human-Agent Collaborative Content Creation in Extended Reality

To cultivate research talents with global leadership, interdisciplinary innovation capabilities, and international research collaboration capabilities… Read more
 Supervisor: Dr YL Li
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Multi-Objective Optimisation for Personalised Nutrition: Constraint-Based Meal Planning, Explainable AI, and Adaptive Feedback

Healthcare platforms for personalised nutrition have predominantly focused on invasive biomarker prediction, such as continuous glucose monitoring or microbiome profiling, to generate dietary recommendations. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Shihab
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Sonification for Enhanced Situational Awareness in Spatial Computing

Please note, there is no funding attached to this project. All tuition fees and any other associated costs (including bench fees) must be financed by the student. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Garner
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Designing and Personalisation of Social Robots

With the rapid development of humanoid social robots, and mixed reactions towards them from the general public (Sobolewska, Vanderschantz, Bitcon, 2021), it becomes imperative to provide prospective users with machines that are not only efficient and effective in their tasks, but also provide excellent User Experience, with desirable design and pleasurable interactions. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr ES Sobolewska, Dr CS Strathearn
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Networks of Play: Community Building, Tools, and Engagement in the Games Industry

Over the past two decades, digital games have evolved into complex cultural products supported by vast ecosystems of players, creators, and developers. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr ID Donald, Ms FS Stewart
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Mitigating Memorisation Risks in Large Language Models

Supervisor. Dr Han Wu. Large Language Models memorise their training data and can reproduce personal information, copyrighted content and proprietary intellectual property. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr HW Wu
 13 October 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Bath Engineering & Design Studentships: Smart Water-Resilient Housing: An Occupant-led, Lifecycle Toolkit for Climate-Resilient Homes and Neighbourhoods

This project is one of a number in competition for a studentship from the Faculty of Engineering and Design at the University of Bath. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Adeyeye
 29 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)