Computer Science PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Edinburgh

We have 144 Computer Science PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Edinburgh

Security and Privacy in Quantum Cryptography

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

The project is going to explore the existing security attacks related to Quantum Cryptography, such as Collective, Coherent and Symmetric Collective attacks. Read more

Supervisor: Dr ZS Siddiqui

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

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Secure V2V Communication for self-driving NETworks

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

The project aims at designing an integrated end-to-end VANET (+ UAV) Simulation Framework which gets feedback from relevant traffic applications that actually simulate a realistic VANET environment. Read more

Supervisors: Prof LM Maglaras, Prof B Buchanan

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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AI-based biometric sentimental analysis protocols for ATM fraud detection

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

ATM and Cash machine frauds are on the rise and people are mugged or their sensitive information is used to draw cash or extract banking details. Read more

Supervisor: Dr ZS Siddiqui

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

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PhD Studentship in Secure and Private Software Engineering

University of Edinburgh School of Informatics

One fully funded PhD position to work with Dr Adriana Sejfia in the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh, on a project titled “Secure and Private Software Engineering”. Read more

Supervisor: Dr AS Sejfia

1 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Transition Engineering Lab on the Housing Ecosystem. The Problem of Finding an Affordable, Decent Place to Live, within a Net Zero Community. A breakthrough in the accelerated transition of cities to net zero, thriving environments

Heriot-Watt University School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society

Research Group: Institute of Life and Earth Sciences

This project will be based at Heriot Watt Orkney campus. Rapid emissions reductions[1] require transition of personal transport and freight, and reduction of energy in buildings and embedded in vehicles, and construction in urban areas. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Krumdieck

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Machine unlearning for large language models

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

ChatGPT has popularized Large Language Models (LLMs), which are now at the forefront of today's AI boom. The LLMs are remarkable tools that can understand, generate, and interact with human language in a natural way. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Z Tan, Dr YY Yu

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

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Using multi-agent systems to help households reduce peak electricity consumption in ways they perceive as fair

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

The UK and the EU have both recently updated their legislation to put net zero emissions targets in place for 2050. This requires moving away from using fossil fuels for energy generation, and moving towards renewable sources such as photovoltaic cells and wind turbines. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Powers

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

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Query Performance Prediction for Neural Information Retrieval: Application to Conversational Search

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

In information retrieval (IR), query performance prediction (QPP) aims to predict the search effectiveness for a given query without resorting to relevance judgments. Read more

Supervisor: Dr MU Ullah

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

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Characterising Automatically Generated Text

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

Research is needed to understand the differences between human and machine generated text. Prior research has focused on identification of identification of deceptive text, such as phishing attempts or bot-generated tweets. Read more

Supervisor: Dr PB Barclay

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

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Defeating complex families of malware using evolutionary based adversarial learning.

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

Malicious attacks account for a significant portion of attacks to information assets and computer networks in organisations today. Read more

Supervisors: Dr KB Babaagba, Prof E Hart, Prof X Liu

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

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Adversarial Learning for Industrial Control Systems

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

Cyber-attacks are increasingly posing more and more threat to information assets and computer systems in general. This is particularly so in industrial control systems which refer to a generalized group of automation systems employed in controlling and keeping track of industrial and manufacturing facilities [1]. Read more

Supervisors: Dr KB Babaagba, Dr N Moradpoor, Dr OB Bamgboye

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

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Design and Simulation of Adaptive Product-Service System for Distributed Manufacturing

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

Product-service systems (PSS) aim to deliver value-in-use through integrated product and service solutions. Underpinned by sustainability research, PSS intend to produce a balanced approach to production and consumption. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Vasantha, Assoc Prof A Lawson

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

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AI-Driven Discovery of Genetic Markers in Developmental Disorders

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

Developmental disorders (DDs) are defined as a group of conditions manifesting as cognitive, social, and motor dysfunctions The existing literature showcases the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and genomics in advancing our understanding and diagnosis of DDs. Read more

Supervisor: Dr LL La Spada

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

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Towards an Evolving Approach to Evaluate Security Monitoring Tools

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

With continuing growth in the size of computer networks and applications, the potential damage that can be caused is increasing. Intrusion detection is a common cyber security mechanism used to detect malicious activities in host and/or network environments. Read more

Supervisors: Dr ML Lemoudden, Assoc Prof RM McFarlane

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We have 144 Computer Science PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Edinburgh

Computer Science PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Edinburgh

We have 144 Computer Science PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Edinburgh

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