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signal processing PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 191 signal processing PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Wake, Mix, Repeat: Engineering the Environmental Footprint of Deep-Water Wind (Ref: AURA27-CL)

The future of UK offshore wind farms lies in deep waters, a dynamic physical environment where water column density varies with depth. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Lloyd, Prof R Dorrell, Prof C Keylock
 15 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Agentic computational imaging for the democratisation of MRI in medicine

The BASP Laboratory at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, led by Professor Yves Wiaux, invites applications for a fully funded PhD to develop next-generation image reconstruction algorithms leveraging deep learning and Agentic AI to enable diagnostic-quality imaging with low-field MRI, contributing to the democratisation of medical imaging worldwide. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof Yves Wiaux
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The Attentive Ear: AI to Decode Listening Fatigue from Wearables

Supervisory team. Stefan Bleeck and Christoph Tremmel. About the project. Listening in noisy environments is mentally exhausting, but human physiological responses move at fundamentally different speeds. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Bleeck
 31 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Development of a ‘Digital-Twin’ model for Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics to use in real-time monitoring of patients after severe Traumatic Brain Injury

PhD only. Summary. Severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) produces complex and rapidly evolving disturbances in cerebral blood flow, intracranial pressure and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) dynamics. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Smielewski
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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AI-based dementia screening using emotion change detection in speech signals

With the development of AI tools, including machine/deep learning, speech signal processing has reached a high level of accuracy, both for neutral and expressive speech. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Z Mnasri, Prof S Konur
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Reconfigurable Surfaces for High-Efficiency RF Energy Harvesting

Background and Motivation. The increasing demand for sustainable and maintenance-free wireless technologies has accelerated interest in radio frequency (RF) energy harvesting, which converts electromagnetic waves into usable electrical power. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr NOP Ojaroudi Parchin, Prof C H See
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Precision Medicine DLA – Deciphering the vasoreactivity signature in the human eye for personalised stratification and treatment response in cerebral small vessel disease

Background. Cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) is a major cause of stroke and dementia, but we lack accessible, individual-level markers of the microvascular dysfunction driving it. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I MacCormick, Dr T MacGillivray, Dr S King, Prof SV van Veluw, Prof J Wardlaw
 11 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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MRC NW-DMS DLA programme: Beyond the peak: Detecting cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy in diabetes using Taylor-Fourier analysis of wearable photoplethysmography

Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN) damages the nerves that control heart rate and blood-pressure. It affects about one in three people with diabetes, and is linked to substantially higher risks of cardiovascular disease and early death. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr U Alam, Dr R Ferrero, Dr S Azmi, Prof Y Zheng
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Agentic computational imaging for radio astronomy

The Biomedical and Astronomical Signal Processing (BASP) Laboratory at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, led by Professor Yves Wiaux, invites applications for a fully funded PhD to develop next-generation image reconstruction algorithms that combine deep learning and Agentic AI, advancing the precision, scalability and reliability of radio-astronomical imaging. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof Yves Wiaux
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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AI and machine learning in spectroscopic greenhouse gas detection

Help us bring the AI revolution to the next generation of optical sensors. We aim to transform the measurement of greenhouse gases to reduce emissions across sectors such as energy, waste, landfill and energy. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Hodgkinson, Prof W Guo, Prof R P Tatam
 7 April 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The Sound and Vibration of Prosthetic Devices (with STAND)

Novel Approaches for Condition Monitoring, Sound Quality Assessment, and User-Centred Design. Project Summary. Prosthetic devices play a vital role in restoring mobility, independence, and quality of life for millions of people worldwide. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr JWR Meggitt , Dr VH Nagaraja
 11 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering Cross-Laminated Timber for Enhanced Intrinsic Acoustic Performance (with Stora Enso & Rothoblaas)

Project Summary. Cross-laminated timber (CLT) is increasingly used in multi-storey construction as a lower-carbon alternative to reinforced concrete and steel. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Toumpanaki, Prof M Azarpeyvand
 11 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Robotic ultrasonic drilling for real-time, minimally invasive subsurface damage characterisation in degraded concrete

Supervisory team. Dr Xuan Li and Dr Ye Li. This project develops a robotic ultrasonic drilling system for minimally invasive, high resolution assessment of subsurface damage in degraded concrete. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr X Li
 30 September 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Deployable Machine Olfaction: An Information-Theoretic Approach to Transferable Odour Sensing at the Edge

Can a low-cost sensor learn to smell?. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released by food and buildings carry valuable information. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr OC Cetinkaya, Dr A Casson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Discovering and translating physiological biomarkers for personalised adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s disease

Background. Applications are invited from both Home students and International students to join a multidisciplinary team of researchers studying how neural, movement and behavioural signals can be used to personalise adaptive deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson’s disease. Read more
 Supervisors: Assoc Prof A Oswal, Prof T Denison, Assoc Prof H Cagnan, Dr B Abdi-Sargezeh
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)