AI-enabled Dietary Diary for better health

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Please consider this before applying. 

Diet influences many health conditions. However, keeping track of nutrition intake is difficult in despite of the increasing number of dietary applications available. In this project, the candidate will be expected to research the use of AI technologies, e.g. NLP, Text Analytics, and Generative AI to enable intuitive digital toolkit that enables users to keep track of their diet, and for nutritionists and researchers to adapt the toolkit applications to their research needs. This digital toolkit will also provide interactive capabilities to engage with the user in a more natural form, e.g. NLP-based conversation to encourage users in maintaining diet diary entries. The toolkit will include analytical tools to enable the analysis of entries and improving the user’s diet through “nudging” users towards developing and maintaining good eating habits. 

Essential Background:

Decisions will be based on academic merit. The successful applicant should have, or expect to obtain, a UK Honours Degree at 2.1 (or equivalent). Candidates should have strong AI educational background and/or experience with strong interest in dietary health and nutrition. 

Application Procedure:

Formal applications can be completed online: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/pgap/login.php.

You should apply for Physics (PhD) to ensure your application is passed to the correct team for processing.

Please clearly note the name of the lead supervisor and project title on the application form. If you do not include these details, it may not be considered for the studentship.

Your application must include: A personal statement, an up-to-date copy of your academic CV, and clear copies of your educational certificates and transcripts.

Please note: you DO NOT need to provide a research proposal with this application.

If you require any additional assistance in submitting your application or have any queries about the application process, please don't hesitate to contact us at pgrs-admissions@abdn.ac.uk