We have 101 computation PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Correct-by-construction program development uses advanced type systems to describe both the data manipulated by computation, and the correctness of those computations. Read more

Supervisors: Dr F Nordvall Forsberg, Prof N Ghani

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Fast and Secure Multi-party Computation Techniques

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

Multi-party computation (MPC) protocols enable multiple parties — each holding their own private data — to evaluate a computation without ever revealing any of the secret data held by each party. Read more

Supervisors: Dr BG Ghaleb, Prof B Buchanan

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

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Join our graduate school at the interface of biology and computation: IMPRS-BAC in Berlin

Max Planck Society IMPRS for Computational Biology and Scientific Computing

We are looking for outstanding graduates from all over the world – whether you have a degree in biology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, computer science or mathematics, as long as you have a passion for working at the interface between biology and computation, this may be the place for you. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Max Planck Research Programme

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Visualisation of Computation

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

In the early to mid-20th century, several separate research teams made advances on computability, producing different ways of thinking about the fundamentals of computation. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Chapman

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

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Development, Analysis, and AI-Augmentation of Steganographic Blockchain Protocols in Conjunction with Secure Multi-party Computation for Enhanced Privacy and Security

Kingston University Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

The aim of this project is to develop and analyse novel steganographic blockchain protocols integrated with Secure Multi-party Computation (SMPC) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) privacy-preserving approaches that emphases on developing a robust framework for strengthened privacy and security in decentralised systems. Read more

Supervisor: Dr O Omego

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

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Bio-inspired Systems, Neuromorphic Hardware, Unconventional Computing

University of York School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Research Group: Intelligent Systems and Robotics

Applicants are invited in one, or a combination of, the following areas. Bio-inspired Systems. Wonders in Nature, including our own brains, have fascinated scientists and en- gineers for decades if not centuries. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Trefzer

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

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Persistent biochemical computation for sense and respond applications

Imperial College London Department of Bioengineering

We invite applications for a UKRI-EPSRC Industrial CASE 4-year PhD studentship, "Persistent biochemical computation for sense and respond applications". Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Ouldridge

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

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Bayesian Computation for Comparative Judgement Models

University of Birmingham School of Mathematics

Comparative judgement models have been to used to analyse a wide range of problems from predicting the outcomes of football leagues to assessing students. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Seymour

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Modelling and Computation for Radiation Chemistry at Interfaces

The University of Manchester Department of Mathematics

This project is an interdisciplinary collaboration between Mathematics and Chemistry. Real-world applications include safe radioactive wate disposal, plutonium stewardship and radiation based cancer care. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Webb, Prof F Currell

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

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Bayesian Computation for Epidemic Models

University of Birmingham School of Mathematics

Mathematical models of infectious disease transmission continue to play a vital role in understanding, mitigating, and preventing outbreaks. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Seymour, Dr P Touloupou

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Computation-driven Design of Functional Materials

University of North Carolina at Charlotte Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science

The urgent demand for new technologies has greatly exceeded the capabilities of current materials research. In the past decades, computational modelling has been playing an increasingly important role in accelerating materials discovery and innovation. Read more

Supervisor: Prof Q Zhu

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

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Data-Driven Computational Sensing and Imaging

University of Edinburgh School of Engineering

Today's state-of-the-art imaging and sensing rely as much on computation as they do on sensor hardware. Furthermore, computational sensing and imaging is increasingly exploiting data-driven and machine learning solutions to enhance performance and develop novel hardware/software co-designed sensing systems. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Davies, Dr J Hopgood

28 February 2025 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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A New Lightweight Cryptographic Protocol With Public Blockchain Integration for Privacy Preserving Federated Learning in Resource-Constrained IoT Networks

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Dr. Khor Jing Huey, Dr. Low Siow Yong, Dr. Michail Sidorov (UoSM). Project description. Federated learning faces security challenges, such as maintaining data privacy and model update integrity. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Khor

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Enabling highly energy-efficient computing for battery-free wearable/implantable computers by exploiting analogue and in-memory computing [SELF FUNDED STUDENTS ONLY]

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics

There has been a sharp rise in the growth of wearable electronics in recent years, reaching over $186 billion globally by 2030 [1]. Read more

Supervisors: Dr NP Pham, Prof O F Rana

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

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Five fully funded PhD studentships in Quantum Technologies at UCL

University College London

Progress in quantum technologies is at an exciting stage. Applications that harness the non-classical features of quantum mechanics to perform tasks hard or impossible with conventional technologies are now reaching beyond the laboratory into industrial development. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) 4 Year PhD Programme

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Optimization and control of nonlinear and partial differential equations.

Arizona State University Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

A PhD position, fully funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) is available in the Cybernetic Systems and Controls Lab (CSCL) in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Peet

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

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PhD position in Time-bin ion-photon entanglement for scalable quantum computing

University of Sussex School of Mathematical & Physical Sciences

A fully funded, 3.5-year PhD position is available in the Ion Trap Cavity-QED and Molecular Physics (ITCM) Group in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Sussex. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Keller

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

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Autonomous multi-agent systems for constrained devices in building automation domain

University of Birmingham School of Computer Science

Building Automation (BA) systems are increasingly using distributed sources of perception, methods of actuation, and means of computation to address dynamic nature of usage requirements of building spaces. Read more

Supervisors: Dr SW Wang, Dr Z P Pourmirza

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

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Towards a unified AI-driven approach of context handling to support reconfiguration decisions in Cloud-to-Edge orchestration for next-generation IoT systems

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

The use of contextual information in computing systems (e.g., in desktop/web/mobile and pervasive/ubiquitous computing) and cloud computing were generally introduced, where it was necessary. Read more

Supervisor: Dr AU Ullah

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

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Rare-earth based photonic devices for quantum information processing

UNSW Sydney School of Physics

Preamble. The University of New South Wales and the Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology seeks enthusiastic candidates for Master by Research and PhD positions in the field of rare-earth ions based experimental photonics for quantum information processing. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S. R. Rogge

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

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Atomic-Scale Regulation on photocatalysts for Solar plastic upcycling

University of Adelaide School of Chemical Engineering

About the project. The aim is to produce new fundamental science for sustainable production of hydrogen and value-added chemicals through a solar-driven photocatalytic approach using abundant plastic wastes and high-performance photocatalysts. Read more

Supervisor: Dr JR Ran

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

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Building a Visual World - How The Brain Creates Statistical Representations

Monash University Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering

Artificial neural networks, and the brains that inspired them, operate on information distributed across many nodes. This distributed information is sometimes called a representation. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Zavitz

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

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PhD Studentship in Computer Science: Applying Quantum Foundations for Quantum Advantage

Newcastle University School of Computing

Award summary . 100% Home fees covered and minimum tax-free annual living allowance £19,237 (2024-25 UKRI rate) . Overview . Read more

Supervisor: Dr JH Hance

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

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Mathematical Tools for Analysing Binding Kinetics in Biosensors

University of York School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Research Group: Intelligent Systems and Robotics

The history of biosensors exhibits an outstanding range of examples of simple ideas leading to revolutionary break-throughs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Nasr Esfahani, Dr J Bissell

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

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Intelligent microsystems – Micro-sensors with in-sensor computing capabilities

University of York School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Research Group: Intelligent Systems and Robotics

In the era of Internet-of-Things (IoT), there will be an astronomical amount of data generated from numerous sensors worldwide. It is extremely insecure, power-inefficient, and time-consuming to transfer all the data between sensor nodes and computing units frequently. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Zhao, Dr M Trefzer

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

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Automated probabilistic programming and learning methods for robotic behaviours in an uncertain and changing world

University of York School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Research Group: Intelligent Systems and Robotics

Nearly all programmable computing systems are based by design on exact logic, under the assumption of a "perfect" mathematical world. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M A Post, Prof A M Tyrrell

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

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The role of fabric anisotropy on cyclic loading of offshore soils: a grain-scale investigation

Durham University Offshore Wind CDT

This Research Project is part of the EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Sustainability and Resilience’s Offshore wind energy geotechnics Cluster. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Petalas, Prof W Coombs

16 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Programming Colloidal Self-Assembly for Advanced Materials

University of Birmingham School of Chemistry

A PhD place is available with Dr Dwaipayan Chakrabarti in the School of Chemistry at the University of Birmingham on a project themed on designing and developing colloidal advanced materials, using high-performance computing, underpinned by theories of statistical mechanics and wave propagation in periodic structures. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Chakrabarti

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

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MRC Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) CASE Studentships

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

The University of Manchester is one of the largest and most successful centres for biological, medical and health focused research and training in Europe. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only) MRC Doctoral Training Partnership

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Leveraging Statistical and Machine Learning Approaches for Engineering Design under Uncertainties

University of York School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Research Group: Intelligent Systems and Robotics

Are you passionate about pushing the boundaries of engineering design and addressing real-world challenges? Embark on this exciting journey to develop novel statistical and machine learning methods to enhance engineering design in the presence of uncertainties, and contribute to shaping the future of computational engineering design. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Yang

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

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