London is one of the top cities in the world for developing the latest advances in technology, business and media, and offers a unique learning environment for anyone who shares a passion for digital technologies.
The Institute for Digital Technologies offers research expertise and experience in a wide range of subject areas. Our academics are leading researchers in their field, and are extremely well-networked with professionals in a range of industries and sectors.
The Institute is committed to building strong collaborations with academics, researchers and industrial organisations. Some of these collaborators include British Telecom, BT Sport, PTV Group, Chelsea Football Club, Huawei Technologies and many others.
By pursuing postgraduate research, students will have the opportunity to work with top researchers and industry leaders, and gain first-hand experience of real life problem-solving.
Our aim is to create a vibrant, enthusiastic and forward-thinking community, where world-leading academics and talented students work closely together to research world-leading digital technology applications and solutions.
Prospective students with a desire to conduct high quality research, push the frontiers of knowledge and create a real impact are encouraged to contact the Institute for Digital Technologies before submitting an application.
Our research
Current research within the Institute focuses on several research themes, including:
Advanced 5G applications
Processing and transmission of high-bandwidth, low-latency and interactive VR and AR media, UltraHD, Multi-View Video, High Dynamic Range content, volumetric and point-cloud media, immersive audio systems and applications, intelligent network resource allocation, multi-access edge computing, mmWave 5G systems.
Human Behaviour Analysis
Affective computing and emotion recognition, human-computer interaction, activity recognition and monitoring, biometric data processing, person re-identification and personality analysis.
Intelligent and Autonomous Mobility
Multimodal data fusion for robust decision making in autonomous vehicles for free space detection, self-localisation, pedestrian activity recognition and anticipation, cooperative vehicle control, traffic analysis and optimisation in future cities.
Market Intelligence and Personalised E-Commerce
Consumer decision-making, perception and trust triggered by virtual presentation and information disclosure, consumer profiling and digital psychological metrics (affect, personality, preference, coercive inclination etc.) revealed by clickstream data, social network analysis and insight generation, influence on consumer choices through recommendation algorithms.
Sports Analytics
Multimodal data processing and analysis for insight generation into physical athlete performance, tactical performance and risk factors, understanding of team level tactics and decision-making patterns.
Trust, Identity, Privacy and Security
Privacy-preserving data processing techniques, advanced cryptographic techniques, user activity and modelling, identification, evaluation and mitigation of emerging cyber-threats using advanced signal processing and machine learning methods.
Your development
Studying for a PhD is a significant but incredibly rewarding investment for your career and for your future.
By undertaking a PhD with the Institute for Digital Technologies, you will have the opportunity to work with top researchers and industry leaders, and gain first-hand experience of real-life problem solving.
Your future career
As well as providing a route into academia, studying a PhD will give you the expertise and skills required to advance your career in a wide range of professions, vocations and businesses.
Where you'll study
Loughborough University London is an inspiring postgraduate campus located on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Established exclusively for postgraduate study and research, Loughborough University London combines influential thought leaders, pioneering researchers and creative innovators to deliver one of the best postgraduate experiences the UK has to offer.
The campus offers a range of versatile workspaces to cater for independent study, group activities and collaborative project work.
Entry requirements for United Kingdom
A 2:1 honours degree (or equivalent international qualification).
How to apply
All PhD applications must be made online.
We strongly recommend contacting your preferred research supervisor(s) in advance of submitting an application to discuss your ideas. To see a full list of academic staff within the Institute for Digital Technologies, please visit the Institute's staff page.
Please use our online application portal to submit your research proposal, and clearly outline the question you intend to address. You should also include an overview of your subject area and proposed research methods.
When applying for a PhD within the Institute, please select Digital Technologies when asked for the programme name.
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