Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Reading

We have 53 Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Reading

Toxic effects of breast cancer treatment on the heart: using artificial intelligence to predict the potential for heart failure

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Sciences

Project Overview. . Breast cancer is the most common cancer worldwide with ~15% of cases caused by a single gene, HER2. These women are treated with an antibody therapy (e.g. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A Clerk, Prof W Holderbaum, Prof S Nasuto

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Controlling airborne infectious disease transmission in indoor environment

University of Reading School of the Built Environment

Infectious disease pandemics are brutal killers in human history. The recent COVID-19 outbreak in China has killed over 2.4K people globally, and more than 78K people are infected across 28 countries (As of 22th Feb 2020). Read more

Supervisor: Prof L Shao

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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A chemical engine to produce mechanical force: towards a physio-chemical model of heart cells

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Engineering

Living systems are complex, and are based on the basic building blocks of genes, proteins, chemical reactions, and physical forces. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Y Hayashi, Dr Z Wang, Dr N Vasudevan

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Development of a collaborative robot – human-robot collaboration

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Engineering

Robots work effectively in factories. For example, in car factories, huge robotic arms pick up car parts and join them to the skeleton of the car, working at less than millimetre and millisecond precision. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y Hayashi

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Machine learning for affective manipulation in music brain computer interfaces

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Engineering

At the University of Reading, we have created one of the first music brain computer interfaces (BCI). Read more

Supervisors: Prof S Nasuto, Prof F Hwang

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Deriving functional neurons from hIPSCs

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Engineering

Neuronal networks grown on petri dishes encode information as electrical activity. This activity is dictated by their underlying structural and functional connectivity. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Delivopoulos, Dr F Tamagnini

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Embryonic stem cell patterning using microfabricated patterns of parylene-C

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Engineering

Project Overview. Micro-patterns of parylene-C on a SiO2 background can precisely guide the growth of neurons and astrocytes, derived from the rat hippocampus. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Delivopoulos, Dr S Boateng

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Understanding how electrical communication can regulate metabolic cycles in bacteria biofilms

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Engineering

Project Overview. A biofilm is a robust form of bacteria colony resistant to antibiotics. They have significant impacts on a multitude of industries impacting health and industrial processes such as in food production and water security. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Y Hayashi, Dr G Barrett

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Biomechanics and wearable sensors

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Engineering

Project Overview. Movement analysis and recording in humans has been confined to dedicated gait and motion capture facilities, but this only records movements for a single part of one day in an unusual environment. Read more

Supervisors: Prof W Harwin, Prof F Hwang

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Effect of dietary vitamin B supplementation on brain synaptic activity

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Engineering

Numerous studies have demonstrated the importance of B vitamins (e.g., B6, B12 and folate) for optimal physiological and neurological functioning. Read more

Supervisors: Prof Y Zheng, Prof C Williams

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Animats - neural culture-controlled robots for closed-loop neuroscience

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Engineering

The project will continue research started at the University of Reading on animats - robotic platforms controlled in real time by activity of biological neuron cultures - and will investigate the methods for implementing efficient conditioning protocols. Read more

Supervisors: Prof S Nasuto, Dr E Delivopoulos

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Delivering Sustainable Energy Solutions to Ports

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Engineering

Ports are major sources of greenhouse gas emissions as they commonly move up to 10,000 containers a day from ship to road or rail transport and correspondingly in the reverse direction from land transport onto ships. Read more

Supervisors: Prof W Holderbaum, Prof W Harwin

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Next generation wearable healthcare sensors

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Engineering

The aim of this project is to research and develop the next generation of Internet of Things (IoT) connected wearable sensor technologies for applications in healthcare and physiotherapy. Read more

Supervisors: Prof S Sherratt, Prof W Harwin, Dr S Hadjiloucas, Prof F Hwang

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Scalable continuous Machine Learning for non-Stationary Systems

University of Reading Department of Computer Science

Nonlinear time series prediction attracts researchers from many different disciplines such as engineering systems condition monitoring and control, financial markets prediction and energy management, etc. Read more

Supervisor: Prof X Hong

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Next Generation of Low Power Wireless Communication for Internet of Things

University of Reading Department of Computer Science

Internet of Things greatly extends coverage area that human being is able to perceive, access, and even control. By connecting various “Things” to the Internet, the physical world is possible to be measured and managed as needed. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S-H Yang

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We have 53 Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Reading

Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Reading

We have 53 Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Reading

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