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Software Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Edinburgh

We have 18 Software Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh

Make your PhD extraordinary. Achieve your potential at a university ranked 4th in the UK for research power. The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is an internationally renowned centre for teaching and research. We’re consistently ranked one of the best 50 universities in the world and one of the world’s top research-intensive universities. Embarking on a PhD with the University of Edinburgh is an extraordinary adventure that will develop your skills, deepen your knowledge and open unexpected opportunities. Our PhDs are designed to help you achieve your potential through 3 to 4 transformative years of research. Our programmes will challenge you personally and intellectually, and they will allow you to make a substantial contribution to your field of study, working alongside world-renowned experts.

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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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Advancing Software Development and Maintenance through Foundation Models

Edinburgh Napier University
School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment
Software development and maintenance are complex and resource-intensive processes that often require manual intervention and extensive human expertise. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof AS Sami
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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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
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Software Modelling and Optimization for AI Computing Architectures

University of Edinburgh
School of Engineering
The Centre for Electronics Frontiers (CEF) led by Regius Chair of Engineering Prof Prodromakis, brings together diverse and interdisciplinary expertise for transforming modern society through technology. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof TP Prodromakis, Dr SAR Agwa Rizkalla
 20 May 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD Studentship in Energy Efficient Mobile Networking Systems

University of Edinburgh
School of Informatics
One fully funded, full-time PhD position to work with Prof. Mahesh Marina in the Networked Systems Research Group at the School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Marina
 31 March 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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zk-Cloud Forensics: Privacy-Aware and Tamper-proof Cloud Forensics using a Public Key Trust Infrastructure

Edinburgh Napier University
School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment
In order to detect contraband content within a cloud-based system, it is possible to sample fragments of data [1] and match them against hashed values. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof B Buchanan, Dr J Ahmad
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Colebots

Edinburgh Napier University
School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment
Nature has been the inspiration for many technical developments in both software and hardware because natural solutions have evolved to be very efficient at certain types of task. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr BD Davison
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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PhD studentship in Efficient LLM Inference

University of Edinburgh
School of Informatics
One fully funded, full-time PhD position to work with Edoardo Ponti in the Institute for Language, Cognition and Computation at the School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh and Euan Wielewski, Head of Applied AI, NatWest Group. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr EP Ponti
 30 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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EPSRC Energy Transfer Technologies Doctoral Training Hub

Heriot-Watt University
Are you passionate about applying research to real-world problems? Are you considering a PhD but are also interested in a career in industry? Are you interested… Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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Heat integration to provide whole system flexibility

University of Edinburgh
School of Engineering
This PhD project aims to design heat integration strategies within multi-vector energy systems to enhance overall system flexibility and efficiency. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Friedrich, Dr A Lyden
 31 December 2025  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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PhD Opportunities in the School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences (MACS)

Heriot-Watt University
School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences
We have a strong and vibrant PhD research community within MACS, with opportunities across Mathematics, Actuarial Mathematics and Statistics, and Computer Science. Read more
 Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding  4 Year PhD Programme
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Trusted-Edge and Semantic-based Approach for Dependable IoT and Smart Systems

Edinburgh Napier University
School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment
The integration of sensors and embedded devices for the purpose of data acquisition to support human activity recognition, management of living challenges, and behavioural patterns for the purpose of proactive decision making has continue to open more direction of research in smart home applications such as Ambient Assisted Living (AAL). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr OB Bamgboye, Prof X Liu
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Talking to robots

Edinburgh Napier University
School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment
These days it is difficult to tell whether a piece of text has been written by a human being or generated by a Large Language Model (LLM) such as ChatGPT. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr BD Davison
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A unified approach based on semantic models and continuous deep learning to sensor data uncertainty and inconsistency in smart systems

Edinburgh Napier University
School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment
Smart IoT (Internet Of Things) based Applications, such as smart city/building/home and smart factory, are characterized as sensor-driven technology, which has the tendency of producing huge volume of data with increasing velocity. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof X Liu, Dr OB Bamgboye
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Large-Scale Digital AI systems for Large Language Models (LLMs)

University of Edinburgh
School of Engineering
The Centre for Electronics Frontiers (CEF) led by Regius Chair of Engineering Prof Prodromakis, brings together diverse and interdisciplinary expertise for transforming modern society through technology. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof TP Prodromakis, Dr SAR Agwa Rizkalla
 20 May 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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