We have 78 Electrical Engineering (processing) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

How does the human brain work? As you read this text, the pixels on your screen are converted into a series of spike trains passing along the neural pathways in your brain, allowing you to understand the content. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Halliday

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

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Neuromorphic photonic-electronic integrated circuits for fast and efficient SPIKE-based information PROcessing (SPIKEPRO)

University of Strathclyde Institute of Photonics

The human brain is exceptional at performing highly complex tasks fast and efficiently. Hence, neuromorphic (brain-like) information processing is receiving increasing research interest for use in novel computing and Artificial Intelligence (AI) hardware. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Hurtado, Dr J Porte-Parera

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Sensor Signal Processing

University of Birmingham Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering

Over the last couple of decades sensing devices have become ubiquitous in modern life. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C G Gilliam

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

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Advanced digital signal processing for condition monitoring for rotative electrical machines

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

The production of electric energy from wind technology has experience great advances in the later years. It is estimated that the potential of wind energy in the world is between 20.000 x 106 and 50.000 x 106 MWh/year, whereas the energy consumption is about 15.000 x 106 MWh/year. Read more

Supervisors: Dr FVS Vedreno Santos,, Mr SP Papadopoulos

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

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Smart Homes: Intelligent Data Collection and Processing using Lynsyn

Brunel University London Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Electricity prices are constantly increasing, and household consumer demand response is a field gaining more interest. This allows the user to understand the behaviour of power consumption and therefore bring down the costs of energy by monitoring what is increasing the demand for energy. Read more

Supervisor: Prof T G Kalganova

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

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Developing next generation wet processing for Silicon Carbide power electronic devices

University of Warwick School of Engineering

Funding available for PhD studentship for Jan 2024 Start. Supervisor: Dr Vishal Shah Industrial Sponsor: RENA Technologies. Read more

Supervisor: Dr V Shah

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

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Improvements in headphone based 3-D audio using adaptive binaural signal processing and robust head-tracking

University of York School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Research Group: Communication Technologies

Design of immersive binaural surround systems requires an understanding of the perceptual cues for sound source localisation. Any source at a given angle of incidence to the head will create subtle time and level difference cues at the ears and is subject to spectral shaping due to the pinnae. Read more

Supervisor: Prof G Kearney

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

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Advanced Processing Methods for Long Baseline Multistatic Radars for Space Situational Awareness

University of Strathclyde Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Since their inception, ground-based Space Situational Awareness (SSA) systems, also known as Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST), primarily utilise radar sensors due to their ability to operate in very long ranges and under various atmospheric conditions while also providing very accurate range measurements. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Ilioudis, Prof M Vasile

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

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Mechatronics system for hybrid manufacturing processing - (ENG 1316X2)

University of Nottingham Faculty of Engineering

Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre (UTC) in Manufacturing and On-Wing Technology, The University of Nottingham. Applicants are invited to undertake a 3 year PhD program in partnership with industry to address key challenges in on-platform manufacturing engineering. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D Axinte

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

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Machine learning for extreme scale computational imaging in radio astronomy

Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

The Biomedical and Astronomical Signal Processing (BASP) laboratory at Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh (HWU), headed by Professor Yves Wiaux is recruiting a PhD student for research on deep learning for extreme-scale computational imaging in radio astronomy. Read more

Supervisor: Prof Yves Wiaux

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

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Developing Novel Machine Learning Methods for Equation of State Uncertainty Quantification

University of Liverpool School of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Computer Science

This PhD project aligns with the CDT in Distributed Algorithms. The What, How and where of Next-Generation Data Science. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Maskell

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

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Model Based Deep Learning for Low-light Computational Imaging: Application to Robust Multimodal 3D Imaging

Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

This project aims to design new computational algorithms at the interface of statistical modelling, optimization and deep learning to solve multimodal inverse problems for 3D imaging. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Halimi

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

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Robust Computational Methods for High-Dimensional Imaging

Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

This project aims to develop new computational algorithms to optimize the acquisition and processing of single-photon data and enable fast imaging in extreme conditions using statistical and learning based approaches. The project is funded for 3.5 years for international students and a ~£17K annual stipend. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Halimi, Prof S McLaughlin

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

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Foundations of deep learning for scalable computational imaging

Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

The Biomedical and Astronomical Signal Processing (BASP) laboratory at Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh (HWU), headed by Professor Yves Wiaux is recruiting a PhD student for research on foundational deep learning methodology for computational imaging in astronomy and/or medicine. Read more

Supervisor: Prof Yves Wiaux

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

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Ilmenau School of Green Electronics (ISGE)

Ilmenau University of Technology

Funded by the Carl-Zeiss-Foundation, the Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany is establishing the “Ilmenau School of Green Electronics (ISGE)” for research on the next generation of IT systems. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Germany PhD Programme

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Research Studentship in machine learning for registration, mosaicking and resolution enhancement for imaging data from artworks

Imperial College London Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership. Applications are invited for a PhD studentship, to be undertaken at Imperial College London (Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department) and the National Gallery (Scientific Department). Read more

Supervisors: Prof P Dragotti, Dr C Higgitt

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

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Remote patient monitoring using wearable devices and AI

University of Sheffield Department of Computer Science

Artificial intelligence (AI) has permeated various aspects of modern life, significantly influencing the healthcare sector. Fuelled by this momentum, remote patient monitoring facilitated by mobile sensing technology is on the way to changing how patients are monitored and treated. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Sun

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

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Multi-static Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar imagery for recognition of space objects from space

University of Birmingham Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering

We invite applications from a highly motivated individual to join research to develop multi-functional space borne radar capability for ISAR imagery of space objects from space. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M S Gashinova

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

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Gesture-Agnostic Radar-Based Hand Tracking for VR/AR Systems

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Dr Shelly Vishwakarma. Project description. Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are rapidly becoming integral to our digital experiences, necessitating the need for interfaces that are both non-intrusive and safeguard user privacy. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Vishwakarma

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

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Assessing blood flow control in the brain

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Profs. David Simpson. Project description. Blood flow to the brain is controlled by a series of interacting complex physiological mechanisms that ensure an adequate supply at all times. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D. Simpson

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

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Wearable multimodal sensors at loaded body interfaces to assist remote healthcare

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Professor Liudi Jiang. Project description. Millions of people globally suffer from various physiological disorders and thus require long term sometimes lifelong rehabilitation and care. Read more

Supervisor: Prof L. Jiang

24 June 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Microsystems Engineering Ph.D.

Rochester Institute of Technology USA Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering

The multidisciplinary doctorate degree in microsystems engineering builds on the fundamentals of traditional engineering and science combined with curriculum and research activities addressing the numerous technical challenges of micro- and nano-systems. Read more

Supervisor: Prof SP Preble

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

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A multi-spectral single photon sensor for enhanced 3D vision

University of Edinburgh School of Engineering

Autonomous systems such as self-driving cars are increasingly relying on LIDAR systems for robust environmental perception, with single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) sensors, which detect and time individual photons of light, being one of the key underlying technologies. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Gyongy

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

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IoT techniques for disaster prediction and mitigation

Brunel University London Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

IoT techniques can be applied in many fields, including disaster prediction and mitigation by early warning systems. Due to the climate changes, torrential rain and unseasonable high temperature become more common and these could be a trigger of hazards, such as flooding and landslides. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Itagaki

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

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Event-based Visual Understanding in Complex Environment [Self Funded Students Only]

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics

Research Group: Visual Computing

Events record dynamic changes in environments. They are sparse, but an important information source that draw our attention and make us aware of the dynamic surroundings. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Wu, Dr Z Ji

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

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Automatic Object and Behaviour Recognition in Video/ Image Sequences

University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

Smart CCTV systems have been subject on an increased interest during the last decades. There are many reasons for this interest, such as the need of processing quickly, in an automatic way huge amounts of video data. Read more

Supervisor: Prof L Mihaylova

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

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Towards developing novel actuation method of soft robotic devices towards medical applications

University of York School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Research Group: Healthcare Engineering

Beating-heart procedures represent a less invasive alternative to standard open-heart surgery with fewer perioperative complications, and shorter recovery time. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Chauhan

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

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High-frequency underwater acoustic communication for image transmission.

University of York School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Research Group: Communication Technologies

Communication using acoustic waves is the main underwater communication technology, since electro-magnetic waves quickly attenuate underwater. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y Zakharov

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

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Full-duplex underwater acoustic systems

University of York School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Research Group: Communication Technologies

Acoustic signal transmission is the only feasible technology for long-range (>10-100m) underwater communication, navigation and sonar systems. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y Zakharov

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

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Optoelectronic chromatic dispersion in photodiodes: Physics and applications in optical sensing and spectroscopy

Ariel University Electrical and Electronic Engineering

We are developing a new class of miniaturized optical sensors based on a groundbreaking technology that we have developed. We have discovered that standard PN-junction photodiodes possess huge effective chromatic dispersion, which we call optoelectronic chromatic dispersion (OED). Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Sternklar

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

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We have 78 Electrical Engineering (processing) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Electrical Engineering (processing) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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