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Dr Laith Al-Jobouri No more applications being accepted Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Dundee United Kingdom Communications Engineering Electronic Engineering Networks Computer Science Production Software Engineering Systems Engineering

About the Project

The convergence of 5G, edge computing, cloud and XR technologies is still in its early stages, but it holds great potential for creating more democratised, interactive and collaborative virtual production environments. For example, by leveraging the ultra-low latency and high bandwidth of 5G networks, complex compute bound volumetric effects and lighting adjustments can be processed and rendered in real-time using on prem or network edge servers bringing postprocessing from the back room to on-set live. This allows for immediate on-set adjustments, providing directors with instant visual feedback and enabling a more dynamic and efficient creative process. The research project will explore contrasting VP compute use cases and develop an overarching flexible framework for offloading (on prem edge, network edge, cloud) based on the characteristics of the problem/use case.

Dr. Laith Al-Jobouri (Lead Supervisor), Dr. Javad Zarrin (Second Supervisor), plus Expert Mentor from project partner organisations (TBC).

This PhD is aligned with the CoSTAR research theme: Createch Futures

For more information on CoSTAR and the PhD opportunities please see: https://www.costarnetwork.co.uk/latest/come-research-with-us-at-costar-national-lab

Funding Notes

Awards cover UK tuition fees and provide a stipend at the UKRI rate for a period of 3 years. The stipend (Tax-free maintenance payment based on the UKRI minimum rate) is £20,780 from 1 October 2025 (£22,780 if London weighting applies).

As a doctoral student, you may be able to access added funding to cover the cost of training and development.

Applying Stage 1: Please contact the Lead Supervisor of the PhD opportunity via email and work with the Lead Supervisor and supervisory team to send your CV and 500-word Expression of Interest by Friday March 14th, 2025.

Please label your files clearly with your surname plus Abertay3 in correspondence, i.e; SURNAME_ ABERTAY3

Stage 2: Interviews before Thursday March 27th, 2025.

Stage 3: Offers made by Friday April 25th, 2025.

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