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We have 85 Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in York
Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in York
We have 85 Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in York
Application of Satellite Medium Access Control Principles to Underwater Acoustic Communication Networks
Research Group:
Communication Technologies
Acoustic waves are widely accepted as the most suitable means of communicating underwater, since radio waves suffer from severe attenuation through water. Read more
Semantic random-access technology for future wireless ecosystems
Research Group:
Communication Technologies
This PhD project will research into new technical innovations that can embrace today’s machine learning advances into a process of designing and managing wireless communications for emergent AI agents, where they will mimic human ability to effectively learn, fine-tune and adapt skills of conveying semantic information. Read more
Peer-sourcing AI agents for future network autonomy
Research Group:
Communication Technologies
All connected services across emergent edge-computing devices will run directly or indirectly from the future 6G wireless ecosystems (e.g., unmanned automotive/ship, digital twins, extended reality, etc.) In 2025, the 5G will cover more than 50% of total wireless media revenue and this grows up to about 80% in 2028. Read more
PEM Electrolyser for Green Hydrogen Production
Research Group:
Intelligent Systems and Robotics
About the Project. Producing green hydrogen using water electrolysis is an important step towards achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. Read more
Cutting edge machine learning models for UAV and non-terrestrial open radio access networks (Open RAN)
Research Group:
Communication Technologies
Recent advances in manufacturing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) extended their durability and flight time. The researchers investigated the usage of UAVs in as Users, relays and small cell base stations. Read more
Modern Machine Learning techniques for sustainable Open RAN and 6G networks
Research Group:
Communication Technologies
Nowadays, researchers have started to conceptualize 6G with the vision of connecting everything, transmission over mmWave and THz, and integrating sensing, communication, computation, and control functionalities. Read more
Exploring the role of Digital Twins in resilience and reliability of Intelligent 6G networks
Research Group:
Communication Technologies
Digital Twin (DT) is a promising technology for the new immersive digital life with a variety of applications in areas such as Industry 4.0, aviation and healthcare. Read more
Invasive Lung Ventilation empowered by Soft Robotic Implantable Actuators [ILV-robot]
Research Group:
Healthcare Engineering
Lung diaphragm is an integral part of respiratory system, which plays a pivotal role in the initiating and maintaining breathing cycle. Read more
Computer-aided design of surface interactions for sustainable plasma technologies.
Low-temperature plasma-based technologies are essential for the modern world. For example, they are irreplaceable in the production of computer chips, where they routinely achieve atom-scale precision etching and deposition of materials. Read more
Deployable Mobile Robots for autonomous inspection applications
Research Group:
Intelligent Systems and Robotics
The adoption of autonomous robots for industrial inspection holds significant appeal, primarily due to their capacity to operate in various environments without concern for safety and health hazards. Read more
Sonars for precise underwater autonomous vehicle (AUV) navigation.
Research Group:
Communication Technologies
There is a great interest in underwater autonomous vehicles (AUVs) and currently many companies develop AUVs for multiple applications. Read more
Full-duplex underwater acoustic systems
Research Group:
Communication Technologies
Acoustic signal transmission is the only feasible technology for long-range (>10-100m) underwater communication, navigation and sonar systems. Read more
High-frequency underwater acoustic communication for image transmission.
Research Group:
Communication Technologies
Communication using acoustic waves is the main underwater communication technology, since electro-magnetic waves quickly attenuate underwater. Read more
High data rate adaptive underwater acoustic networks
Research Group:
Communication Technologies
The ocean plays a key role in supporting all living organisms on our planet, yet the vast majority of the ocean remains unmapped and unobserved. Read more
Machine learning in underwater acoustic communication modems
Research Group:
Communication Technologies
Machine learning is an approach that is useful when a practical optimisation problem is difficult to describe precisely. This approach has found multiple applications. Read more