University of Reading Computer Science PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 36 University of Reading Computer Science PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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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Automated Verification of WebAssembly Programs

University of Reading Department of Computer Science

The new language WebAssembly is gaining popularity as a compilation target for Web applications. Unlike many modern languages, it has been carefully specified using a reference implementation in Standard ML. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Lester

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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Understanding the cardiotoxic effects of anti-cancer therapies; a multidisciplinary approach

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Sciences

There are >18 million new cancer patients worldwide every year, of which >2 million are women with breast cancer. Read more

Supervisors: Prof P R Dash, Prof W Holderbaum, Prof S Nasuto, Prof N Derakhshan

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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A new approach to modelling complex human/robot movement dynamics using techniques from machine learning

University of Reading Department of Computer Science

Advances in sensing and communications have made it easy to obtain large sets of measurements about an entity, activity or event. Read more

Supervisors: Prof X Hong, Prof W Harwin, Prof R Mitchell

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

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Security and Privacy Enhancing Technologies for Trustworthy Large Language Models

University of Reading Department of Computer Science

Large Language Models (LLMs) have demonstrated their remarkable capabilities in automating tasks, enhancing productivity, and improving user experiences across multiple domains. Read more

Supervisors: Dr X Chen, Prof S-H Yang

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

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Zero-Trust Security in 6G Networks

University of Reading Department of Computer Science

6G, as the successor to 5G, is expected to offer even more capabilities and services. This will undoubtedly present new security challenges and necessitate enhanced security measures. Read more

Supervisors: Dr X Chen, Prof S-H Yang

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

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A 6G-based Intelligent Cybersecurity Solution for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles

University of Reading Department of Computer Science

Autonomous Vehicle (AV) is one of the most promising technologies in the 21st century. Autonomous driving eliminates human errors in driving, and autonomous driving is anticipated as a key technology to eliminate accidents and improve driving conditions that will eventually improve environmental sustainability. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Z Pooranian

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

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An Intelligent, Secured Lightweight Algorithm for 6G IoT apps

University of Reading Department of Computer Science

6G incorporates software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualisation (NFV) technologies to enable dynamic security orchestration. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Z Pooranian

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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Toxic effects of breast cancer treatment on the heart: using artificial intelligence to predict the potential for heart failure

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Sciences

Project Overview. . Breast cancer is the most common cancer worldwide with ~15% of cases caused by a single gene, HER2. These women are treated with an antibody therapy (e.g. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A Clerk, Prof W Holderbaum, Prof S Nasuto

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

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Scalable continuous Machine Learning for non-Stationary Systems

University of Reading Department of Computer Science

Nonlinear time series prediction attracts researchers from many different disciplines such as engineering systems condition monitoring and control, financial markets prediction and energy management, etc. Read more

Supervisor: Prof X Hong

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

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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

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We have 36 University of Reading Computer Science PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

University of Reading Computer Science PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 36 University of Reading Computer Science PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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