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We have 278 smart PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Circular Economy and Smart Manufacturing: Examining the influence of the circular economy as a driver of smart manufacturing technology adoption in the UK food sector

University of Portsmouth Faculty of Business and Law

Applications are invited for a fully-funded three-year PhD to commence in October 2024. . The PhD will be based in the Faculty of Business and Law, and will be supervised by Professor Chris Simms, Dr Aldo Stornelli and Dr Gul Kaner. . Read more

Supervisors: Prof C Simms, Dr A Stornelli, Dr G Kaner

19 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Leveraging AI and Machine Learning to Develop an Efficient Smart Contract Vulnerability Detection Method

University of Bradford Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies

In recent years, blockchain technology has become a source of new hope with its broad spectrum of applications, e.g., finance, health care, supply-chain management or intrusion detection, to name a few. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Qureshi

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

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An AI-driven approach to proactive Internet Of Things (IoT) based systems

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to the ever-growing network of physical objects such as smart devices, vehicles, buildings and other items embedded with electronics, software, sensors, actuators, and network connectivity that enable these objects to interact autonomously and intelligently. Read more

Supervisor: Prof X Liu

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

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Development of a Knowledge Architecture for Designing Smart Products

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Developing smart products aims to create unique in-built characteristics such as adaptiveness, context-awareness, personalisation, and pro-activeness to enhance customer value. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Vasantha, Dr K Goh

3 December 2023 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Development of a Data-Driven Design Methodology for Smart Products

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Edinburgh Napier University is ranked the top modern University in Scotland in the 2022 Times World University Rankings. The School of Computing, Engineering, and the Built Environment is highly regarded. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Vasantha, Prof P Langdon, Assoc Prof A Lawson

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

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Urban Facilities Management in the Smart Places Ecosystem

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Growing areas of academic and policy interest in the built environment consider the role of cities as homes to the majority of the world’s population and key drivers for health and wellbeing, resilience and sustainable development. Read more

Supervisors: Dr AS Smith, Mr AR Reid

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

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Utilizing Process Mining and Modelling Techniques for Sensor-Based Patient Activity Recognition within the Smart Home Environment

Ulster University - Belfast Campus Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment

Research Group: Computing

By using data from a network of sensors in a smart home, we can characterise patient activities and provide support. Examples are. Read more

Supervisor: Prof B Scotney

26 February 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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LITAC - Smart and Sustainable Composite with Embedded Electronics by Weaving Functional Fibres

University of Leeds Leeds Institute of Textiles and Colour

Doctoral research students in LITAC will develop the ability to pursue research that advances the disciplines of textile technology, textile and fashion design, polymer science, and colour science and technology to find solutions to global challenges using advanced research tools and techniques. Read more

Supervisors: Prof Y Shi, Prof N Mao, Dr R Kay, Dr LWT Waterton-Taylor

Open Day(s) 4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Integrating Intelligence: Smart Textiles for Retrofitting and Monitoring Cultural Heritage Buildings

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Engineering

3 Year self funded project. The doctoral project will complete the activities of a European Union project focused on advancing hybrid structural retrofit solutions based on smart textiles with customized structural health monitoring for masonry cultural heritage building envelopes. Read more

Supervisor: Dr EB Bertolesi

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

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Smart Charging of Electric Vehicles

Loughborough University Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering

As battery electric vehicles are becoming more common, charging them poses both a risk and an opportunity for our electricity grid. Read more

Supervisors: Dr T Steffen, Dr RW Wang

12 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Advanced Computational Methodologies for Smart Multifunctional Composites

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Smart multifunctional composites (MFCs) such as electroactive polymers, magnetoactive polymers, hydrogels, photosensitive polymers, liquid-crystal elastomers etc., are increasingly being used for various applications in soft robotics, precision drug delivery, tactile sensors and shape morphing. Read more

Supervisors: Dr CK Kadapa , Dr F Kahwash

3 December 2023 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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ACS-99-OPEN - Machine tool dynamics-based digital twins for real-time monitoring of cutting tool conditions in smart manufacturing

University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

Background. Smart manufacturing, a broad category of manufacturing that employs digital information, flexible skilled workforce training, and computer-integrated systems, has become the primary pathway for transforming and upgrading manufacturing industry in the coming decades. Read more

Supervisor: Prof Z Lang

24 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Smart and Sustainable Natural Fibre Composites

Nottingham Trent University School of Art and Design

Project ID. AAD12. This PhD project will address the pressing need for smart and sustainable natural fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites that can biodegrade at a predetermined rate at the end of their useful life. Read more

Supervisor: Prof N Karim

12 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Super-smart textile-based wearable sensing systems for musculoskeletal rehabilitation monitoring

Loughborough University Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

According to the World Health Organisation, over 1 billion of the global population suffer from disabilities. However, access to rehabilitation care has been a global issue due to a lack of resources, including infrastructure and trained professionals. Read more

Supervisors: Dr I Dharmasena, Dr S McErlain-Naylor

31 December 2023 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Advancing Multi-Agent Approaches to Intelligent Smart Grid Control

University of Strathclyde Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Overview of the Opportunity. The University of Strathclyde’s Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering is offering a 3 year fully funded PhD in the field of AI for Smart Grids. Read more

Supervisors: Prof SDJ McArthur, Dr B Brown

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

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We have 278 smart PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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