We have 569 literature PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

The Engineering and Mathematics Group within the School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment is inviting applications for a research studentship in developing novel metamaterials for high-energy mechanical waves attenuation leading to the award of a PhD degree. Read more

Supervisors: Prof V Bratov, Prof E Hart

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Advanced digital signal processing for condition monitoring for rotative electrical machines

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

The production of electric energy from wind technology has experience great advances in the later years. It is estimated that the potential of wind energy in the world is between 20.000 x 106 and 50.000 x 106 MWh/year, whereas the energy consumption is about 15.000 x 106 MWh/year. Read more

Supervisors: Dr FVS Vedreno Santos,, Mr SP Papadopoulos

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Modelling and adaptive robust control of an unmanned electric Underactuated bicycle

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

In response to the imperative to achieve net-zero emissions and effectively combat environmental concerns, there is a growing consensus on the need to prioritize ebicycles over conventional automobiles. Read more

Supervisors: Prof H Yu, Dr YZ Zhou, Dr K Goh

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A computer vision model to detect black mold

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment

Information on this PhD research area can be found further down this page under the details about the Widening Participation Scholarship given immediately below. Read more

Supervisors: Dr T Mansouri, Dr A Alameer

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Utilisation of Machine Learning for Intrusion Detection in IoT Networks

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

This project would have a staring point of investigating the use of Machine Learning in Intrusion Detection in the various aspects of IoT networks. Read more

Supervisors: Dr CTT Thomson, Dr IW Wadhaj

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Identification of Security Flaws in Software Defined Networks

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

Software Defined Networks (SDNs) are evolving rapidly. As such, the challenge exists of keeping up with this evolution at a security level, with threats continually identified at all of the Management, Control and Data Planes. Read more

Supervisors: Dr CTT Thomson, Dr IW Wadhaj

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Microwave Long Range Wireless Power Transfer System

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

Wireless sensor network (WSN) is a cutting-edge technology with applications in every corner, ranging from space exploration, process/production, environment monitoring to healthcare inspection and disease diagnosis, and essentially forms the core of the Internet of Things (IoT) technology. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C H See, Dr NOP Ojaroudi Parchin

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Design and Development of Green miniaturized wearable Balanced Antenna Arrays for Internet of Things Applications

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

The advances in wireless networks and electronics have led to the emergence of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), which are considered to be one of the most important technologies that can revolutionize healthcare systems. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C H See, Dr NOP Ojaroudi Parchin

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Privacy-preserving Systems around Security, Trust and Identity

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

Blockpass and the School of Computing at Edinburgh Napier University have set up an advanced Blockchain Identity Lab (BIL), which aims to support world-leading research related to cryptography, blockchain, distributed ledger technologies, privacy-preserving machine learning, and their linkage to sovereign identities such as decentralised identities and verifiable credentials. Read more

Supervisors: Mr SP Papadopoulos, Dr N Pitropakis

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Multi-Three-Phase Drives for Electric Transport

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

The popularity of power electronic drives used to control electrical machines is increasing, pushed by both the surge of renewable energy generation and the ongoing electrification of transport. Read more

Supervisors: Mr SP Papadopoulos, Dr FVS Vedreno Santos,

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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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Investigating Quantum Machine Learning for Cyber Security

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

Quantum Machine Learning (QML) is an emerging field of research that leverages quantum computing to improve the classical machine learning approach to solve complex real-world problems. Read more

Supervisor: Dr ML Lemoudden

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Multi-modal machine learning for cybersecurity

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

With the time, the intruders are becoming more intelligent with higher ability of attacking networks without being identified. Multi-modal machine learning-based intelligent intrusion detection systems must be designed to identify stealthy and adversarial cyber attacks. Read more

Supervisors: Dr SUJ Ullah Jan, Prof B Buchanan

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Data-driven generative AI for sensor fault prediction in distributed networks

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

In the age of the Internet of Things (IoT), the quantity of devices with the ability to perceive their surroundings is growing continuously. Read more

Supervisors: Dr SUJ Ullah Jan, Prof B Buchanan

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Adversarial machine learning for intrusion detection system

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

The demand of secure and reliable communication infrastructure has never been higher due to elevated number of applications in the present-day world such as the Internet of Things (IoT). Read more

Supervisors: Dr SUJ Ullah Jan, Prof B Buchanan

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