user experience PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 121 user experience PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Human Computer Interaction

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

This project will explore the use of Audio Augmented Reality in hospitals. Out of necessity most devices in a hospital make a sound, whether intentionally or not. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I McGregor

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

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Digital Twins in Cyber Security Analysis of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (DTCS-CAV)

Kingston University Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

Connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technology plays a significant role in the exciting transportation revolution today in the UK, offering road safety, high efficiency, less emission and a better user experience. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Yuan

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

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Multimodal Applications for Cognitive Differences

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

Technological interventions have been created to attempt to counter symptoms of stress, through improving cognition and functioning of target users. Read more

Supervisors: Dr JM McGowan, Dr I McGregor

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

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Designing Social Robots

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

The project concerns designing and personalisation of Social Robots according to diverse audiences, contexts, and across a spectrum of activities. Read more

Supervisors: Dr ES Sobolewska, Prof FZ Zeller

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

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Language Model-Grounded User Simulation for Personalised Conversational Systems

University of Sheffield Department of Computer Science

This PhD project aims to advance the development of personalised conversational systems by leveraging user simulation, an area of research supported by recent advancements in large language models known for their strong capability in natural language understanding and generation. Read more

Supervisor: Dr X Wang

1 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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PhD in Computing Science - Bringing the Augmented Society to Reality, Exploring the Societal Impact of Everyday Augmented Reality

University of Glasgow College of Science and Engineering

AUGSOC (https://augsoc-project.org/) is an ERC Starting Grant (funded via UKRI Horizon Guarantee), led by Dr. Read more

Supervisor: Dr MMCG McGill

31 July 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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Fully Funded PhD Scholarship in Multimodal User Authentication and Personalization at the Center for Computational, Cognitive and Connected Imaging (C3I)

University of Galway College of Science and Engineering

Fully Funded PhD Scholarship in Multimodal User Authentication and Personalization at the Center for Computational, Cognitive and Connected Imaging (C3I). Read more

Supervisor: Prof P Corcoran

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

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AI4ME (BBC Prosperity Partnership) - PhD Studentship in Quality of Experience (QoE) in Object-Based Media

Lancaster University School of Computing & Communications

AI4ME is an exciting five-year EPSRC & BBC-funded Prosperity Partnership that is addressing the key challenges involved in creating and delivering personalised content at scale. Read more

Supervisor: Prof N Race

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

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AI-based anti-cybercriminal Privacy Detection and Prevention through disciplining in Multi-modal Assistive Robotic Systems (MARS) in healthcare

Sheffield Hallam University Computing and Informatics

Project Brief. AI is transforming how healthcare services are delivered and research has shown the potential benefits of using intelligent robots in health and well-being, e.g., supporting independent living, supporting individuals with autism and intellectual disability, and even in an assessment of cognitive skills. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Marchang, Prof A Di Nuovo, Dr AM Mahmood, Dr JC Chowdhury

19 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Mitigating the impact of environmental stress on the quality and sustainability of malting barley

Heriot-Watt University School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society

Climate change is challenging our ability to reliably grow crops. This PhD will be focused on the impact this is having on our capacity to produce a sustainable supply of malted barley for use within the brewing and distilling industries. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Alexander

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Breaking the resistance: alternative approaches to antibiotics discovery

Queen’s University Belfast School of Pharmacy

The World Health Organisation (WHO) identifies antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as one of the top 10 global threats to human health (http://www.who.int/). Read more

Supervisor: Prof G Wagner

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

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Breaking the resistance: alternative approaches to antibiotics discovery

Queen’s University Belfast School of Pharmacy

The World Health Organisation (WHO) identifies antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as one of the top 10 global threats to human health (http://www.who.int/). Read more

Supervisor: Prof G Wagner

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

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Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

University of Liverpool Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics

Applications are invited for a self-funded PhD. In this PhD project you will integrate surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) with an LFI platform for POC diagnostics using size-controlled Raman reporter-tagged gold nanoparticle clusters. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Maher

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

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An AI driven robotic system for physical exercise and personalised sports rehabilitation

Atlantic Technological University Research

The Postgraduate Research Programme MedAgriTech AI eXcellence (MATX) offers 12 PhD research scholarships to commence in 2024. Each project will include an enterprise placement of minimum 12 weeks duration. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Long, Dr P Delassus, Dr J Regan

29 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Mental Workload Detection from Brain Signals

University of Strathclyde Department of Computer and Information Sciences

Are you intrigued by the complexities of human cognition and its intersection with technology? Are you passionate about leveraging neuroscience to enhance human-computer interaction? We invite applications for a PhD position in the fascinating realm of mental workload detection from brain signals. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y Moshfeghi

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

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We have 121 user experience PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

user experience PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 121 user experience PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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