We have 371 control systems PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Mathematical systems and control theory “represents an attempt to codify, in mathematical terms, the principles and techniques used in the analysis and design of control systems” [1]. Read more

Supervisors: Dr CG Guiver, Dr YZ Zhou

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

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Adversarial Learning for Industrial Control Systems

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

Cyber-attacks are increasingly posing more and more threat to information assets and computer systems in general. This is particularly so in industrial control systems which refer to a generalized group of automation systems employed in controlling and keeping track of industrial and manufacturing facilities [1]. Read more

Supervisors: Dr KB Babaagba, Dr N Moradpoor, Dr OB Bamgboye

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

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Development of automatic control systems for integrated microfluidic chips used in mRNA vaccine manufacturing

University of Adelaide School of Chemical Engineering

Title. Development of automatic control systems for integrated microfluidic chips used in mRNA vaccine manufacturing. . Project. Read more

Supervisor: Assoc Prof RA Akmeliawati

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

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Expert control systems for AD systems

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

AD is non-linear process which is notoriously difficult to control automatically and therefore has in the past relied on expert operators to maintain the performance and stability of AD sites. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof W Nimmo, Prof L Ma

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

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Advanced Wind Turbine Control Systems

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Wind turbine control is necessary to ensure low maintenance costs and efficient performance. The control system also guarantees safe operation, optimizes power output, and ensures long structural life. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof L Ma, Prof D Ingham

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

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Control of Nonlinear Engineering Systems

Aberdeen University School of Engineering

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr V Vaziri, Dr S S Aphale

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

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Novel stochastic control method for a class of complex networks

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

Complex systems, which contain large ensembles of elements interacting with each other and are affected by noises and uncertainties, have become one of the major research fields due to their presence in the real life. Read more

Supervisors: Dr YZ Zhou, Dr K Goh

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

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Learning for Control: Enabling Efficient Networked Autonomous Systems

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Konstantinos Gatsis . Project description. There is an ongoing transformation in engineering autonomous systems that aim to achieve complex objectives with limited human intervention in applications such as robotics, self-driving cars, and industrial systems. Read more

Supervisor: Dr K Gatsis

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Adaptive Security Threat Detection for Small Footprint Computing Devices within Industrial Control Systems, Intelligent Homes, Medical Devices & Smart Infrastructure

Anglia Ruskin University ARU School of Computing and Information Science

Research Group: Computing, Informatics and Applications Research Group

Research Group. Cyber Security and Networking Research Group. Proposed supervisory team. Adrian Winckles (adrian.winckles@anglia.ac.uk). Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Winckles

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

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Enhancing X-ray micro-CT scanners through hardware and software

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Philip Basford and Prof. Simon Cox. Project description. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Basford

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Bio-Inspired Models and Biologically Plausible Mechanisms for Long-Term Motion Learning

University of York Department of Computer Science

Biological systems can learn from interactions with their environment throughout their lifetime. Learning is a defining ability of biological systems, whereby experience leads to behavioral adaptations that improve performance. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Liu

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

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Control Theory for Security-Sensitive and Safety-Critical Networked Feedback System

University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

In a world rapidly adopting intelligent systems, ensuring the safety of critical control systems has become paramount. From self-driving cars, surgical robots to high-precision temperature control of warehouses, any breach of safety constraints in these systems may lead to catastrophic consequences. Read more

Supervisor: Dr LS Su

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

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Generative AI for the Next Generation of Manufacturing Automation Systems PhD

Cranfield University School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing (SATM)

The application of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, digital twin, blockchain, and the internet of things are growing fast, and their integration with complex manufacturing systems enables effective digitalisation and automation transition. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Farsi

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

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Model of Energy Demand and Carbon Reduction for Control of Energy Storage

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment

Information on this PhD research area can be found further down this page under the details about the Widening Participation Scholarship given immediately below. Read more

Supervisor: Prof W Holderbaum

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

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Advanced control of inverter-based resources to realize stable smart grids

Manchester Metropolitan University Faculty of Science and Engineering

Summary. The smart grid concept is paving the way towards efficient, reliable, and sustainable power systems. Inverter-based resources are among the most crucial components of the smart grid, interfacing renewable energy sources, storage devices, and electronic loads. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Paspatis

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

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Motion Planning in Autonomous Robots

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment

Information on this PhD research area can be found further down this page under the details about the Widening Participation Scholarship given immediately below. Read more

Supervisor: Prof W Holderbaum

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

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Autonomous Control of an Electric Vehicle for Improving Energy Efficiency

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr. Anil Madhusudhanan and Prof. Suleiman Sharkh. Project description. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Madhusudhanan

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

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Health-Aware Energy Management for Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles

University of Birmingham Department of Mechanical Engineering

We are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for a motivated and highly qualified individual to pursue a Ph.D. in the field of Health-Aware Energy Management for Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs). Read more

Supervisors: Dr JL Li, Prof H M Xu

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

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Constrained control and set invariance

University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

Invariant sets play an important and fundamental role in the design of control systems. An invariant set is a region of a dynamic system’s state space that has the following property. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Trodden

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

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Agent-based cyber-physical production systems for Industry 4.0

University of Bradford Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies

Research Group: Applied Computing

This project aims to develop novel methods and software tools for the implementation of highly adaptive multi-agent systems for manufacturing control, applying plug-and-produce technology to cyber-physical systems. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Scrimieri, Prof S Konur, Dr S Kabir

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

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Dynamic modelling and model based control of Compliant Hybrid Robots

University of York School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Research Group: Intelligent Systems and Robotics

Recent trends and the evolution of robots suggest a greater integration of automated robots into everyday life. These robots are expected to serve various roles, including service robots, healthcare assistants, inspection robots, and more. Read more

Supervisor: Dr BJ Jamil

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

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Control of renewable energy / mechatronic / robotic systems

Aberdeen University School of Engineering

Supervisors: Dr S S Aphale, Dr V Vaziri

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

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Ph.D. Student Position in Control Theory and Machine Learning for Networked Systems

University of New Mexico (UNM) Department of Mechanical Engineering

About the position. The groups of Dr. Wan and Dr. Sorrentino are jointly looking for one Ph.D. student who has a background in optimization, control systems, and machine learning. Read more

Supervisors: Dr W Wan, Dr F Sorrentino

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

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9 Ph.D. positions in “Systems Science” at the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca

IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca

The IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca is now recruiting 9 fully funded doctoral candidates in its Systems Science (SyS) Ph.D. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) PhD Research Programme

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Generative AI and flexible cognitive robots for discrete manufacturing

University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

Background. Current Human-Robot collaborations are driven by kinaesthetic teaching which requires humans to guide the robot end effectors to do a task. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Ward, Dr J Oyekan

15 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Robust control of distributed parameter systems

University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

A distributed-parameter system is a dynamical system with an infinite-dimensional state space. Such systems are usually described by partial differential equations (PDEs). Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Selivanov

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Developing a coordinated control for hybrid ac/dc microgrids with renewable sources-battery storage under dynamic generation and load conditions

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

Due to the ongoing high penetration of renewable energy sources into the grid, the energy landscape is going through a major transformation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Ahmad, Dr F Kahwash

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

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Macroscopic traffic control and optimisation

University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

Traffic flows are the bloodstreams of a developed country. A failing transportation system impedes economic growth and deteriorates human lives. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Selivanov

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

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EPSRC CDT in Machine Learning Systems

University of Edinburgh School of Informatics

Machine Learning has a dramatic impact on our daily lives built on the back of improved computer systems. Systems research and ML research are symbiotic. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (European/UK Students Only) EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

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Fully Funded PhD opportunities in Physical Sciences

Gdańsk University of Technology

Physical Sciences are included in Doctoral School at Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland, which is regarded to be the first research university in Poland among universities of technology according to domestic rankings. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) 4 Year PhD Programme

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