PhD position in Image Reconstruction for Next Generation X-Ray Tomography

A multidisciplinary consortium from UCL comprising the Advanced X-Ray Imaging group in the Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, the Photonic Innovations Lab in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, and the Centre for Inverse Problems in Computer Science has received strategic funding from UKRI (Nikon-UCL Prosperity Partnership on Next-Generation X-Ray Imaging) to support a partnership tasked with developing disruptive approaches to the use of x-rays in science, industry, medicine and security.

Our prime industrial partner is Nikon X-Tek Systems and additional industrial partners include ISDI, Scintacor and Quantum Detectors. Other partners include the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology and three synchrotrons (Diamond, Elettra and the ESRF).

The Centre for Inverse Problems is leading the image reconstruction aspects of the consortium and we are looking a suitable PhD student to join our team. The student will develop innovative reconstruction algorithms involving phase retrieval, compressed sensing, deep learning, and large scale optimisation. The PhD project will involve detailed mathematical and computation development and will work closely with the experimental teams to ensure translation to real applications will be realised. Comprehensive training in the key elements of the research programme will be provided.

The partnership places a high priority in integrating all activities so appointed PhD candidates will be expected to work across multiple research groups, spend time both in academia and in industry, and participate in experiments at synchrotrons.

All studentships will be available for up to 4 years; candidates must have a UK first class or 2:1 honours degree, an MSc, or their international equivalent in physics, engineering, mathematics or a comparable subject. Studentships are available to UK and to all EU students regardless of whether they have resided in the UK in the previous 3 years.

Interested candidates should contact Prof Simon Arridge ([Email Address Removed]) to discuss the details of the project.