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Dr L Mhamdi, Dr M Razavi Applications accepted all year round Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Leeds United Kingdom Electrical Engineering Electronic Engineering

About the Project

This project will address the design of SDN-based QKD networks. In particular, the centralized control plane paradigm of SDN is perceived to be the breakthrough that would allow the widespread deployment of QKD networks due to the centralized nature of SDN technology. QKD can also be used as a solution for secure communication between SCN control-plane nodes and physical routers. This is addressed by integrating a QKD network alongside with traditional networks in seamlessly logical and physical manner. By sharing QKD devices at the core of the network among many applications, the SDN-based QKD architecture lowers the otherwise prohibitive costs for end users.

Funding Notes

UK students – The School of Electronic & Electrical Engineering Scholarship are available to UK applicants. Alumni Bursary is available to graduates of the University of Leeds.
Non-UK students – The School of Electronic & Electrical Engineering Partial Fee Scholarship are available to international applicants. Alumni Bursary is available to graduates of the University of Leeds.