software development PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 193 software development PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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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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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Development of improved and targeted quantification of ammonia emissions

University of York Department of Chemistry

Introduction. Ammonia (NH. 3. ) has an ever-growing influence on air pollution in the UK and worldwide with numerous considerable impacts such as the formation of secondary particles (now the dominant contribution), nitrogen deposition and eutrophication. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D Carslaw, Dr M S Shaw, Dr N Farren

1 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Large Language Models (LLMs) for Cryptographic and Cybersecurity Threat Model Building

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

LLMs can be applied to cryptography and cybersecurity by taking weakly structured definitions in written English and then matching these to formal models. Read more

Supervisors: Prof B Buchanan, Dr LL La Spada

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

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PhD in Rami Bahsoon's Autonomous, Intelligent and Distributed Software Engineering Lab

University of Birmingham School of Computer Science

About. Rami Bahsoon's Autonomous, Intelligent and Distributed Software Engineering Lab at University of Birmingham, U. of Birmingham, UK is looking for highly-motivated PhD applicants. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Bahsoon

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

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Fully funded PhD position - Programming Group, Univ. of St.Gallen, Switzerland

University of St Gallen Computer Science

The Programming Group at the School of Computer Science, University of St.Gallen (HSG), Switzerland, invites applications for an opening as PhD student. The Programming Group (https://programming-group.com/) is doing research on several topics at the intersection of programming languages and software engineering such as. Read more

Supervisor: Prof G Salvaneschi

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

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Doctor of Engineering (EngD) - Ophthalmic imaging with time and spectral resolution (Occuity Ltd and University of Strathclyde)

Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

Research Group: CDT in Applied Photonics

The project aims to develop a data processing analysis pipeline for retinal imaging ophthalmoscopes with spectral and time-resolved measurement capabilities, to detect signatures of severe diseases from ophthalmic data. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D Reid, Dr D Li

31 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Atomistic Simulations of Surface Chemistry underpinning the Atomic-Scale Processing of Materials for AI-driven Nanoelectronics Applications

University of Warwick Department of Chemistry

Project description. Atomic layer deposition (ALD) and atomic layer etching (ALE) are crucial technologies in semiconductor processing, especially as nanoelectronics devices become smaller and more complex. Read more

Supervisor: Dr BK Karasulu

3 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Disruptive Digital Experiences

Brunel University London Design

Digital experiences deliberately go beyond simply communicating information - they seek to strongly engage, involve, and emotionally affect the user using digital means. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H Agius, Dr D Daylamani-Zad

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

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Intelligent Software Engineering in the Era of Large Language Model

University of Birmingham School of Computer Science

Software systems are eating the world but Artificial intelligence (AI) is eating the software systems. Given the tremendous development of AI in recent years, innovations like the Large Language Model (LLM), e.g., ChartGPT, have significantly impacted our daily lives. Read more

Supervisor: Dr TC Chen

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

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Explaining AI using human-computer dialogue [SELF-FUNDED STUDENTS ONLY]

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics

Project description. Abstract. With the rise of autonomous intelligent technology, the ability to explain why a particular action was proposed or taken is more urgent than ever. Read more

Supervisors: Dr MWA Caminada, Dr L Espinosa-Anke

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

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Explaining AI using human-computer dialogue

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics

Project description. Abstract. With the rise of autonomous intelligent technology, the ability to explain why a particular action was proposed or taken is more urgent than ever. Read more

Supervisors: Dr MWA Caminada, Dr L Espinosa-Anke

6 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Terahertz Guiding Polymer Fibres for Next Generation Data Transfer

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Gilberto Brambilla, Martynas Beresna, Timothy Lee. Project description. Most of our digital data is coming via an optical fibre in form of short optical pulses. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Brambilla

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

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Enabling CO2 Capture and Storage Using AI

Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is one of the viable solutions that can effectively reduce CO. 2. emissions from hard to decarbonise industries (e.g., steel, cement, power generation). Read more

Supervisors: Prof PT Cummings, Prof C McGabe

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

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We have 193 software development PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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