Software Engineering (literature) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 25 Software Engineering (literature) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Physical layer security for connected autonomous vehicles

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Secure data exchange between communicating vehicles is one of the greatest technical challenges pending to be addressed prior to mass production of fully autonomous vehicles. Read more

Supervisor: Assoc Prof P Karadimas

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

More Details

PhD Studentship in Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging MRI of the spine

University College London Division of Surgery & Interventional Science

A 3-year PhD Studentship is available at the UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, within the Research Department of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science based at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) and in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic London (CCL). Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Di Laura

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

More Details

VariantVisualiser: Ensuring precise diagnoses of genetic disorders through the development of intuitive software that facilitates the integration and visualisation of complex informatics with biological and clinical data

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Rare diseases affect. This proposal builds on substantial efforts of a Human Genome Organization committee which has proposed a unified professional-standard for representing genomic data which, when finalised, will be adopted world-wide. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Pettifer, Dr PF Freeman

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

More Details

Experimental and Numerical Study of Parameters Affecting the Wake Dynamics of a Simplified Car: Effects of Roughness - Turbulence - Yaw Angle

Cranfield University Cranfield Defence and Security (CDS), Shrivenham Campus

Overview. The PhD student will be testing these hypotheses. There is a strong effect of the vehicle shape on the wake flow and aerodynamic drag. Read more

Supervisor: Dr K Depuru Mohan

24 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

More Details

Locomotion and navigation strategies for quadrupedal robots

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Robotic systems can be used in remote or hazardous environments to perform tasks that would be harmful for human beings. Several modes of locomotion are available, but the majority of surface-based robots use either wheels or legs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr BD Davison, Dr LL La Spada

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

More Details

Last chance to apply

Aural diversity in machine listening models of auditory attention

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment

This project is part of the Leverhulme Trust Aural Diversity Doctoral Research Hub (LAURA). Closing date for October 2024 start. 21 April 2024. Read more

Supervisors: Prof T Cox, Prof S Vadera

21 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

More Details

Cloud XR QoE for Programable Networks: Understanding how to deliver high-quality immersive XR experiences over future programmable networks.

Lancaster University School of Computing & Communications

Cloud rendered immersive Extended Reality (XR) has many applications across consumer, enterprise, and industry domains. Cloud gaming enables consumers to play immersive games on a variety of client devices by streaming content rendered from remote GPU servers. Read more

Supervisor: Prof NR Race

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

More Details

zk-Cloud Forensics: Privacy-Aware and Tamper-proof Cloud Forensics using a Public Key Trust Infrastructure

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

In order to detect contraband content within a cloud-based system, it is possible to sample fragments of data [1] and match them against hashed values. Read more

Supervisors: Prof B Buchanan, Dr J Ahmad

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

More Details

Generative navigation for autonomous robots using active inference

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Simultaneous Location And Mapping (SLAM) is a strategy that allows autonomous mobile robots to navigate their environment. Sensors on board the robot detect walls and objects and the sensor data is used to construct a representation of the physical surroundings. Read more

Supervisors: Dr BD Davison, Dr AS Steyven

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

More Details

Enhanced Deep Learning and Semantic-based Predictive Analytics for Reactive IoT Applications and Streaming Data

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

The emergence of Internet of Things (IoT) has formed a bridge that connects most of the real-world entities with the related computer entities. Read more

Supervisors: Dr OB Bamgboye, Prof X Liu, Dr KB Babaagba

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

More Details

Understanding the Drivers and Challenges of DevOps Outsourcing in Context of Client and Vendor Relationship

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Alongside DevOps moment, a wave of DevOps outsourcing has arrived in which DevOps process is used as a service provider. Read more

Supervisors: Dr SR Rafi, Prof X Liu

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

More Details

Trusted-Edge and Semantic-based Approach for Dependable IoT and Smart Systems

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

The integration of sensors and embedded devices for the purpose of data acquisition to support human activity recognition, management of living challenges, and behavioural patterns for the purpose of proactive decision making has continue to open more direction of research in smart home applications such as Ambient Assisted Living (AAL). Read more

Supervisors: Dr OB Bamgboye, Prof X Liu

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

More Details

Design for early detection of symptoms of anxiety and depression in university students

Brunel University London Design

Anxiety, depression, and psychological distress can have a severe impact on university student quality of life and academic performance, and recent studies have highlighted the role that the COVID-19 pandemic has played in exacerbating symptoms. Read more

Supervisor: Dr F Colecchia

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

More Details

Towards a unified AI-driven approach of context handling to support reconfiguration decisions in Cloud-to-Edge orchestration for next-generation IoT systems

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

The use of contextual information in computing systems (e.g., in desktop/web/mobile and pervasive/ubiquitous computing) and cloud computing were generally introduced, where it was necessary. Read more

Supervisor: Dr AU Ullah

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

More Details

Architecture for decentralising intelligence in dynamic cloud-fog-edge compute continuum

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

AI-enabled IoT systems are becoming an essential and integral part of our daily lives. For example, systems like e-health, smart homes, and smart manufacturing have already demonstrated a huge impact. Read more

Supervisor: Dr AU Ullah

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

More Details

We have 25 Software Engineering (literature) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Software Engineering (literature) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 25 Software Engineering (literature) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Select your nearest city

Do you want hassle-free information and advice?