University of Bradford Data Analysis PhD Projects, Programs & Scholarships

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Biodiesel is currently produced by transesterification of oils and fats by using a homogeneous catalyst.

Data-driven and Model-based Design and Computational Analysis of Systems and Synthetic Biology

University of Bradford
Faculty of Engineering and Informatics

Research Group: Applied Computing

Dr S Konur, Prof M Gheorghe, Dr R Hamed

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Understanding how biological cells and organisms function is a very challenging task, as biological systems are getting more complex.

Development of Computer Vision System for Remote sensing and processing of satellite images

University of Bradford
Faculty of Engineering and Informatics

Research Group: Visual Computing

Prof R Qahwaji

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Remote sensing applications require the processing of satellite or drones images to detect regions of interest, and develop a variety of applications such as prediction of natural hazards, tracking of certain events, processing and visualisation of big data sets, etc.

Development of Efficient Models of Frictionally Induced Vibrations for the Prediction of Automotive Brake Squeal.

University of Bradford
Faculty of Engineering and Informatics

Research Group: Mechanical and Process Engineering

Dr D Bryant

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Brake squeal continues to be a problem for vehicle manufacturers, generating noise pollution, customer dissatisfaction and significant warranty claims.

Intelligent Big Data Analytics for Manufacturing and Engineering Applications

University of Bradford
Faculty of Engineering and Informatics

Research Group: Applied Computing

Dr S Konur, Dr D Thakker, Prof F Campean, Mr E Munive Hernandez

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Information processing using AI and machine learning is seen as a future growth direction to deal with increasingly large and complex data-sets.

Machine Learning for Advanced Automotive Analytics

University of Bradford
Faculty of Engineering and Informatics

Research Group: Advanced Automotive Analytics Research Institute

Prof D Neagu, Prof F Campean

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

The University of Bradford’s Advanced Automotive Analytics (AAA) research laboratory is an interdisciplinary research unit building on research expertise and track record of the Automotive Research Centre and the Artificial Intelligence Research Group, particularly in automotive reliability and systems engineering modelling, big data and machine learning.

Multi-vector Energy Systems Planning and Operation with High Penetration of Renewable Energy Sources

University of Bradford
Faculty of Engineering and Informatics

Research Group: Mechanical and Process Engineering

Dr G Mokryani

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

The UK has legally-binding targets to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and increase the use of renewable sources of energy.

Personalised content exploration engine to support self-management of multiple chronic conditions

University of Bradford
Faculty of Engineering and Informatics

Research Group: Applied Computing

Dr D Thakker

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

The self-management model in health aims to empower a person to be more active participant in his or her own care [1]. Involving patients actively in their own care is critical for controlling disease management costs associated with monitoring and assessment.

Safety and Optimisation of Autonomous Vehicles

University of Bradford
Faculty of Engineering and Informatics

Research Group: Mechanical and Process Engineering

Dr JP Li

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

It is increasingly clear that a structured approach using artificial intelligence (AI) components operating within a framework of conventional logic will deliver autonomous vehicles (AVs), which have the potential to benefit the world by increasing traffic efficiency, reducing pollution and eliminating up to 90% of traffic accidents.

Security-Aware Safety Monitoring of IoT-enabled Smart Environment

University of Bradford
Faculty of Engineering and Informatics

Research Group: Applied Computing

Dr S Kabir

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Internet of Things (IoT) is a promising networking paradigm that integrates physical processes with the cyber world to provide useful services.