Electrical Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Sheffield

We have 21 Electrical Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Sheffield

Perovskite Solar Cells

University of Sheffield Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering

Perovskite solar cells have attracted a lot of research interest because of their rapid improvements in device performance over recent years. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Dunbar

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

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Remote patient monitoring using wearable devices and AI

University of Sheffield Department of Computer Science

Artificial intelligence (AI) has permeated various aspects of modern life, significantly influencing the healthcare sector. Fuelled by this momentum, remote patient monitoring facilitated by mobile sensing technology is on the way to changing how patients are monitored and treated. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Sun

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

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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing

University of Sheffield

Compound Semiconductor (CS) materials are a Key Enabling Technology at the heart of modern society. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

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Funded PhD studentship in Semiconductor Epitaxy at the UK National Epitaxy Facility

University of Sheffield Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering

The EPSRC National Epitaxy Facility has a funded PhD studentship available for research and development in the epitaxy of semiconductor materials and devices. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Heffernan

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

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Automatic Object and Behaviour Recognition in Video/ Image Sequences

University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

Smart CCTV systems have been subject on an increased interest during the last decades. There are many reasons for this interest, such as the need of processing quickly, in an automatic way huge amounts of video data. Read more

Supervisor: Prof L Mihaylova

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

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Wireless Sensor Networks for Localisation in Indoor and Outdoor Environments

University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

The aim of this project is to develop scalable and efficient techniques and algorithms for localisation in different environments, based on data in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). Read more

Supervisor: Prof L Mihaylova

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

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Vehicular Traffic Flow Modelling, Prediction and Control

University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

This research will address many issues related with efficient, reliable and quick exchange of information and data over sensor networks for intelligent vehicular traffic systems. Read more

Supervisor: Prof L Mihaylova

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

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Sequential Monte Carlo Methods for Bayesian Inference in Complex Systems

University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

This project will focus on the development of Bayesian inference methods such as sequential Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods for filtering and smoothing of states and parameters of complex nonlinear systems. Read more

Supervisor: Prof L Mihaylova

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

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Multiple Object Tracking and Decision Making

University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

This research is aimed at developing scalable Bayesian approaches able to solve complex and high dimensional problems with multiple objects and multi-sensor data. Read more

Supervisor: Prof L Mihaylova

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

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Multi-Sensor Data Fusion and Smart Decision Making

University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

Future intelligent systems will involve the deployment of large-scale sensor networks in which hundreds or thousands of microsensors, unexpensive, small and lightweight devices with integrated sensing, computing, communication and possibly actuation capabilities will work together to achieve a common mission-specific task. Read more

Supervisor: Prof L Mihaylova

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

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Can biophotonics help prevent spontaneous pre-term birth?

University of Sheffield Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering

Spontaneous pre-term birth (sPTB) costs the UK NHS over £1billion annually and is a major cause of disability in the young. Babies that are born before the normal 38 weeks of gestation must spend the first weeks or months of their lives being kept alive artificially in incubators. Read more

Supervisors: Prof S Matcher, Prof DOC Anumba

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

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Self-assembling Robots for Living Metamaterials and Novel Fabrication Methods

University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

Background. LEGO-like millimetre-sized electronic parts that self-assemble and become a robot - such a scenario has been a dream for engineers. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Miyashita

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

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Magnetically Controlled Degradable Ingestible Robots for In-body Medical Operations

University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

Background: . Recent advances in microrobot technology have opened up great possibilities for the use of robots in the body. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Miyashita

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

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Self-folding Origami ”Robots” for Cognitive Smart Materials

University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

Background: . With the development of smart materials capable of sensing and changing states, the realisation of 'robots' that are paper-like materials but that can fold themselves up, start moving, and adapt to the situation while sensing their environment is becoming a reality. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Miyashita

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

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Application of predictive control to fast systems

University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

Predictive control is relatively unwieldy and therefore does not lend itself to applications requiring fast sample rates. However many recent developments have looked at how the algorithm can be implemented both more efficiently in time and with relatively simple coding requirements. Read more

Supervisor: Dr JA Rossiter

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

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We have 21 Electrical Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Sheffield

Electrical Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Sheffield

We have 21 Electrical Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Sheffield

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