Artificial Intelligence PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Edinburgh

Advancing Explainable Artificial Intelligence

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

There have been significant recent advances in the effectiveness of machine intelligence systems based upon neural networks, deep learning, and machine learning techniques. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Wells

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

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Exploring Artificial Intelligence to Develop the Analysis of Acoustic and Archival Telemetry Data: Unveiling Insights into Shark Movement

Edinburgh Napier University School of Applied Sciences

. *Please note that the closing date for this project has been brought forward* . The novel integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in analysing telemetry data represents a paradigm shift, offering unprecedented insights into fish behaviour and responses to environmental changes. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Thorburn, Prof K Diele, Prof T Horváth

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

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Developing Smart Housing for Released Prisoners leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Internet-of-Things

Edinburgh Napier University School of Applied Sciences

This interdisciplinary project focuses on the use of Smart Homes to house people recently released from prison, given the social and economic cost of returning to custody after release. Read more

Supervisor: Dr K Morrison

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

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Shaping Tomorrow: PhD Opportunity in Social Robotics and AI Research

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

Join us in defining the future of responsible artificial intelligence (AI) in social robotics. Edinburgh Napier University's School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment invites self-funded PhD students to contribute to ground-breaking research in social robotics and responsible AI. Read more

Supervisor: Prof FZ Zeller

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

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Using Generative AI to Draw Diagrams

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

Designing algorithms for human-readable, effective diagrams is difficult. The algorithm must be able to handle a broad range of datasets, some of which will not readily lend themselves to visualisation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Chapman, Dr K Sim

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

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Reliable Guided Conversational AI

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

Formal dialogue models have been developed over the last several decades to shed light on the conversational practises of people in a wide range of communicative contexts. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Wells

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Advancing the state of the art in Argument Mining

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

Argument mining is the automatic identification and extraction of argumentative structure from within real world textual resources such as Web pages, Internet discourse, legal documents, or newspaper articles. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Wells

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Funded Doctoral Programme in Sensing, Processing, and AI for Defence and Security (SPADS)

Heriot-Watt University

Interested in a career developing generation-after-next technology in the defence and security sector? Apply links now open for September 2024 entry. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) 4 Year PhD Programme

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Funded Doctoral Programme in Sensing, Processing, and AI for Defence and Security (SPADS)

University of Edinburgh

Interested in a career developing generation-after-next technology in the defence and security sector? Apply links now open for September 2024 entry. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) 4 Year PhD Programme

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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

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

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Smart Factory

University of Edinburgh School of Engineering

The advent of Industry 4.0 has ushered in a new era of manufacturing, marked by the integration of advanced technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and digital twins. Read more

Supervisors: Prof J.C. Corney, Dr MV Vidmar

28 February 2025 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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Robot-Human Collaboration in Manufacturing Environments

Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

Robot-Human Collaboration in Manufacturing Environments. Research aims to revolutionize human-robot collaboration in industrial settings by integrating artificial intelligence (AI), reinforcement learning (RL) and systems monitoring. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Koskinopoulou, Assoc Prof FA Auat

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (European/UK 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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Developing a Systematic Food Texture Characterisation Methodology for Advanced Manufacturing

University of Edinburgh School of Engineering

Food texture is related to the way our senses perceive and feel the rheological and mechanical properties of edible substances. For example, a potato chip is crispy; an apple is crunchy; butter is soft; bread is firm; candy is hard; yogurt is smooth; cream is thick; cake is moist, and honey is sticky. Read more

Supervisors: Prof V Koutsos, Dr DG Gerogiorgis

18 January 2025 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Forensic storage carving using AI

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

In computer forensics, investigators need to be able to analyse storage devices. Storage devices tend to store information in blocks, and the arrangement of blocks in a certain order is the thing which represents a data object. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Russell, Assoc Prof RM McFarlane

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

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Machine Learning (ML) for Polymer Blending Optimisation

University of Edinburgh School of Engineering

A wide spectrum of target thermoplastic materials can be manufactured by tailoring polymer blends to achieve particular combinations of end-user performance (e.g. Read more

Supervisors: Dr DG Gerogiorgis, Prof V Koutsos

16 January 2025 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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AI-Driven Discovery of Genetic Markers in Developmental Disorders

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

Developmental disorders (DDs) are defined as a group of conditions manifesting as cognitive, social, and motor dysfunctions The existing literature showcases the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and genomics in advancing our understanding and diagnosis of DDs. Read more

Supervisor: Dr LL La Spada

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

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Advanced Drone Technology for Precision Operations

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

This research proposal is focused on the critical objective of advancing precision in the domain of drone operations. Currently, literature predominantly focuses on discrete parameters affecting precision. Read more

Supervisors: Dr LL La Spada, Dr BD Davison

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Using ontologies to explain AI based risk assessment

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

The proposed new EU legislation on artificial intelligence will increase demand for systems that can explain decsions made by AI systems. Read more

Supervisors: Dr DH Haynes, Dr ST Thomson

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Secure Code Generation with Foundation Models

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

The PhD aims to evaluate the security of code generated by foundation models, with a primary focus on identifying vulnerabilities and potential threats that could pose risks to software systems and data. Read more

Supervisor: Prof AS Sami

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Automating Software Development with Semantic-based Generative AI

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

Automatic design and development of software applications has been the dream of software communities for decades. Read more

Supervisors: Prof X Liu, Dr OB Bamgboye

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

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Natural Language Generation in the Era of Large Language Models

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

Large Language Models (LLMs) have demonstrated incredible capabilities in several tasks, including Natural Language Generation (NLG) and Dialogue Systems. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Gkatzia

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

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Doctor of Engineering (EngD) - Image capture and multimodal AI for interactive radiology assistance (Canon Medical and University of Edinburgh)

Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

Research Group: CDT in Applied Photonics

The EngD is an alternative to a traditional PhD aimed at students wanting a career in industry. Students spend about 75% of their time working directly with a company in addition to receiving advanced-level training from a broad portfolio of technical and business courses. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D Reid, Prof S.A. Tsaftaris

31 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Sensor Fusion and management in Autonomous Airborne Platforms

University of Edinburgh School of Engineering

Sensor networks, sensor fusion and management techniques address key challenges in intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance (ISTAR). Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Hopgood, Prof M Davies

28 February 2025 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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Data-Driven Computational Sensing and Imaging

University of Edinburgh School of Engineering

Today's state-of-the-art imaging and sensing rely as much on computation as they do on sensor hardware. Furthermore, computational sensing and imaging is increasingly exploiting data-driven and machine learning solutions to enhance performance and develop novel hardware/software co-designed sensing systems. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Davies, Dr J Hopgood

28 February 2025 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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Machine Learning and AI for Optical System Optimization

Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

Machine Learning and AI for Optical System Optimization. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Carter, Dr M Koskinopoulou

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

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Ultra-Precision Robotic Manufacturing

Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

Ultra-Precision Robotic Manufacturing. Research will leverage cutting-edge robotic manipulation techniques, complemented by advanced vision systems, to achieve sub-millimeter accuracy in positioning and manipulation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Koskinopoulou, Dr IC Carlucho, Dr Y Petillot

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

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Ultra-Precision Robotic Manufacturing

Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

The successful applicants will join Heriot-Watt University and the National Robotarium, a world-leading research and development facility, which will translate cutting-edge research in robotics and related research fields into technologies to create disruptive innovation in an expanding global market, delivering sustainable economic benefit to Edinburgh, the UK and beyond. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Koskinopoulou, Dr IC Carlucho, Dr Y Petillot

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

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Machine unlearning for large language models

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

ChatGPT has popularized Large Language Models (LLMs), which are now at the forefront of today's AI boom. The LLMs are remarkable tools that can understand, generate, and interact with human language in a natural way. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Z Tan, Dr YY Yu

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

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Introspection of Virtual Machines using AI

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

There has been a huge growth in the use of virtualised technologies for computing. This includes fully virtualised servers in the cloud, as well as more lightweight solutions such as containers and docker. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Russell, Assoc Prof RM McFarlane

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

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We have 59 Artificial Intelligence PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Edinburgh

Artificial Intelligence PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Edinburgh

We have 59 Artificial Intelligence PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh

Advancing Explainable Artificial Intelligence

Exploring Artificial Intelligence to Develop the Analysis of Acoustic and Archival Telemetry Data: Unveiling Insights into Shark Movement

Developing Smart Housing for Released Prisoners leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Internet-of-Things

Shaping Tomorrow: PhD Opportunity in Social Robotics and AI Research

Using Generative AI to Draw Diagrams

Reliable Guided Conversational AI

Advancing the state of the art in Argument Mining

Funded Doctoral Programme in Sensing, Processing, and AI for Defence and Security (SPADS)

Funded Doctoral Programme in Sensing, Processing, and AI for Defence and Security (SPADS)

Development of a Knowledge Architecture for Designing Smart Products

Smart Factory

Robot-Human Collaboration in Manufacturing Environments

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

Developing a Systematic Food Texture Characterisation Methodology for Advanced Manufacturing

Forensic storage carving using AI

Machine Learning (ML) for Polymer Blending Optimisation

AI-Driven Discovery of Genetic Markers in Developmental Disorders

Advanced Drone Technology for Precision Operations

Using ontologies to explain AI based risk assessment

Secure Code Generation with Foundation Models

Automating Software Development with Semantic-based Generative AI

Natural Language Generation in the Era of Large Language Models

Doctor of Engineering (EngD) - Image capture and multimodal AI for interactive radiology assistance (Canon Medical and University of Edinburgh)

Sensor Fusion and management in Autonomous Airborne Platforms

Data-Driven Computational Sensing and Imaging

Machine Learning and AI for Optical System Optimization

Ultra-Precision Robotic Manufacturing

Ultra-Precision Robotic Manufacturing

Machine unlearning for large language models

Introspection of Virtual Machines using AI

We have 59 Artificial Intelligence PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Edinburgh

Artificial Intelligence PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Edinburgh

We have 59 Artificial Intelligence PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Edinburgh

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