Software Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

We have 146 Software Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

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

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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

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EPSRC DTP: Development of an Adaptive Augmented Reality Interface for Medical Robotics

University of Sussex School of Engineering and Informatics

A 3.5 year EPSRC DTP-funded PhD studentship in the department of Engineering under the supervision of Dr Carlo Tiseo. Available for September 2024 entry. Read more

Supervisor: Dr CT Tiseo

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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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

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Use hydrogen for heat … but not directly

University of Edinburgh School of Engineering

The UK and many other countries are embracing hydrogen as a pivotal technology in the ambitious journey towards net-zero. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Friedrich, Dr WS Sun

3 January 2025 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Artificial Intelligence to Transform Optical Fibre Design

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Dr Greg Jasion, Dr Greg Jackson, Prof. Francesco Poletti. Project description. PhD Position. AI-Driven Design of Hollow Core Optical Fibres. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Jasion

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Engineering AI and deep learning approaches for digital pathology and bioimaging

King’s College London School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences

An exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and multidisciplinary group at the School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences. You will develop new computational pathology approaches to improve cancer patient treatment and diagnosis. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Sailem

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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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

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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

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AI-driven Cloud-to-Things application-level orchestration framework for next-generation Internet of Things systems

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

The next generation of Internet-of-Things (IoT) systems is becoming an essential part of our day-to-day environment. Read more

Supervisor: Dr AU Ullah

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

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Secure Code Generation with Foundation Models

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

The PhD aims to evaluate the security of code generated by foundation models, with a primary focus on identifying vulnerabilities and potential threats that could pose risks to software systems and data. Read more

Supervisor: Prof AS Sami

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

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Advancing Software Development and Maintenance through Foundation Models

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

Software development and maintenance are complex and resource-intensive processes that often require manual intervention and extensive human expertise. Read more

Supervisor: Prof AS Sami

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

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Automating Software Development with Semantic-based Generative AI

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

Automatic design and development of software applications has been the dream of software communities for decades. Read more

Supervisors: Prof X Liu, Dr OB Bamgboye

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

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A unified approach based on semantic models and continuous deep learning to sensor data uncertainty and inconsistency in smart systems

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

Smart IoT (Internet Of Things) based Applications, such as smart city/building/home and smart factory, are characterized as sensor-driven technology, which has the tendency of producing huge volume of data with increasing velocity. Read more

Supervisors: Prof X Liu, Dr OB Bamgboye

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

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Climate-Optimised Aircraft Design

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Edward Richardson; Ali Elham. Project description. The condensation trail (contrail) emissions of future low-CO2 aircraft will be assessed as part of a climate-optimised aircraft design methodology. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E.S. Richardson

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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We have 146 Software Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

Software Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

We have 146 Software Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

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