Computer Science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Reading

We have 37 Computer Science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Reading

Developing computing architectures for improving the simulation of fog

University of Reading Department of Computer Science

To numerically simulate the formation of fog, a horizontal spatial resolution approaching 1 metre or less is highly desirable to improve scientific understanding… Read more

Supervisor: Dr T.R. Jones

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

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Vehicle Re-Identification Using Self-Supervised Vision Transformers

University of Reading Department of Computer Science

Vehicle re-identification (Re-ID) is one of the primary components of an automated visual surveillance system. It aims to automatically identify/search vehicles in a multi-camera network usually having non- overlapping field-of-views. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Shahzad, Prof J Ferryman

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

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

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Intrusion Detection for industrial Internet of Things

University of Reading Department of Computer Science

With the development of the Industrial Internet-of-Things (IIoT), an increasing number of industrial control systems (ICSs) are connected to the Internet and in danger of being attacked. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S-H Yang

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

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Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems Safety and Security

University of Reading Department of Computer Science

Industrial cyber-physical systems (iCPS) may suffer security risk from cyber space and safety risk from physical space. iCPS develop strategies based on safety and security (S&S) requirements to reduce risks from cyber and physical spaces. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S-H Yang

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

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Crop Type Classification Using Optical Remote Sensing

University of Reading Department of Computer Science

Crop type mapping at the field level is necessary for a variety of applications in agricultural monitoring and food security. In this thesis, the goal is to develop a suitable deep neural network architecture that could detect different crop types in remote sensing images. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Shahzad, Dr H Wei

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

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

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Functional Programs as Spreadsheets

University of Reading Department of Computer Science

Spreadsheets are widely used as a calculation tool in scientific modelling, business and finance. A spreadsheet application is a standard part of any office productivity suite. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Lester

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

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Embodiment of Robotic tail - Can we walk like a T-Rex?

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Engineering

Project Overview. Individuals skilled in using tools for sports, arts, and culinary activities might experience notable alterations in their bodily self-perception. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Y Hayashi, Prof W Harwin

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

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Assessment of phototherapy with model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Engineering

Project Overview. . Saccharomyces cerevisiae is extensively used as model organism and is well understood from a sequencing perspective so up-regulation or down-regulation of gene expression is tractable. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Hadjiloucas, Dr E Delivopoulos

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

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Using nutrigenetic, nutrigenomic and machine learning approaches to investigate the risk of cardiometabolic disease-related traits in ethnically diverse populations.

University of Reading Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences

This PhD project represents an exciting opportunity to develop and conduct research at the forefront of nutritional and genetic epidemiology, contributing to the prediction, prevention, and better understanding of the development of non-communicable diseases such as obesity and diabetes, using datasets from multiple ethnic groups. Read more

Supervisor: Dr V Karani

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

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Accelerating molecular phylogenetic inference using high performance computing.

University of Reading Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Project Overview. Molecular phylogenetic inference, constructing evolutionary histories from molecular data, is an activity universal to all biological disciplines. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Meade

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

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Machine learning to predict blood function – towards better haematology analysis

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Engineering

Blood represents a complex mixture of blood cells, plasma proteins, hormones, lipids, salts and water. Blood is good indicator of health, and clinically, blood samples are taken frequently to monitor health, risk of disease or success of treatments. Read more

Supervisors: Prof W Holderbaum, Prof J M Gibbins

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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