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Dr Jean-Yves Guillemaut No more applications being accepted Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Guildford United Kingdom Artificial Intelligence Computer Graphics Computer Vision Machine Learning Computer Science Production Software Engineering

About the Project

This PhD project will investigate and develop novel approaches for neural rendering of dynamic scenes with an emphasis on high-fidelity editing and rendering of human performance suitable for use by the creative industries. Recent advances in neural rendering have opened the possibility of achieving photorealistic manipulation of image content, however, the extension to the video domain remains challenging due to the need to maintain temporal coherence and due to scalability issues. Research in this project will investigate how generative AI techniques can be tailored to enable manipulation of human performance from monocular video input for applications such as relighting, shadow casting, appearance/material editing and real-time compositing. The PhD will provide an opportunity to interface with industry partners to collaboratively evaluate the tools developed and contribute to their integration into a production pipeline.

Dr. Jean-Yves Guillemaut (Lead Supervisor), Farshad Einabadi (Second Supervisor) Prof. Adrian Hilton (Third Supervisor), plus Expert Mentor from Abertay University (TBC).

This PhD is aligned with the CoSTAR research themes: AI Futures / 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 Surrey3 in correspondence, i.e; SURNAME_SURREY3

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

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

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