Software Engineering (english) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 51 Software Engineering (english) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

zk-Cloud Forensics: Privacy-Aware and Tamper-proof Cloud Forensics using a Public Key Trust Infrastructure

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

In order to detect contraband content within a cloud-based system, it is possible to sample fragments of data [1] and match them against hashed values. Read more

Supervisors: Prof B Buchanan, Dr J Ahmad

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

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Generative navigation for autonomous robots using active inference

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

Simultaneous Location And Mapping (SLAM) is a strategy that allows autonomous mobile robots to navigate their environment. Sensors on board the robot detect walls and objects and the sensor data is used to construct a representation of the physical surroundings. Read more

Supervisors: Dr BD Davison, Dr AS Steyven

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

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Enhanced Deep Learning and Semantic-based Predictive Analytics for Reactive IoT Applications and Streaming Data

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

The emergence of Internet of Things (IoT) has formed a bridge that connects most of the real-world entities with the related computer entities. Read more

Supervisors: Dr OB Bamgboye, Prof X Liu, Dr KB Babaagba

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

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Physical layer security for connected autonomous vehicles

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

Secure data exchange between communicating vehicles is one of the greatest technical challenges pending to be addressed prior to mass production of fully autonomous vehicles. Read more

Supervisor: Assoc Prof P Karadimas

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

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Understanding the Drivers and Challenges of DevOps Outsourcing in Context of Client and Vendor Relationship

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

Alongside DevOps moment, a wave of DevOps outsourcing has arrived in which DevOps process is used as a service provider. Read more

Supervisors: Dr SR Rafi, Prof X Liu

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

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Locomotion and navigation strategies for quadrupedal robots

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

Robotic systems can be used in remote or hazardous environments to perform tasks that would be harmful for human beings. Several modes of locomotion are available, but the majority of surface-based robots use either wheels or legs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr BD Davison, Dr LL La Spada

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

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Trusted-Edge and Semantic-based Approach for Dependable IoT and Smart Systems

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

The integration of sensors and embedded devices for the purpose of data acquisition to support human activity recognition, management of living challenges, and behavioural patterns for the purpose of proactive decision making has continue to open more direction of research in smart home applications such as Ambient Assisted Living (AAL). Read more

Supervisors: Dr OB Bamgboye, Prof X Liu

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

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Energi Simulation Chairs: Numerical Modelling of EOR Processes and energy transition

Heriot-Watt University

Two Chairs in CCUS and Reactive Flow Simulation and on Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)/energy transition are supported by the charitable foundation Energi Simulation in the Institute of GeoEnergy Engineering at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Read more

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PhD Studentship in Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging MRI of the spine

University College London Division of Surgery & Interventional Science

A 3-year PhD Studentship is available at the UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, within the Research Department of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science based at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) and in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic London (CCL). Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Di Laura

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

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PhD studentship in Foundations of Quantum computing and quantum cryptography

University of Edinburgh School of Informatics

One fully funded PhD position is available to work with Dr Mina Doosti and Dr Myrto Arapinis, in the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh, and co-advised with Dr Farid Shahandeh at the Royal Halloway University of London on a project titled “Resource frameworks for secure quantum computing and quantum cryptography”. Read more

Supervisor: Dr MD Doosti

26 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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A Smart Ecosystem Monitoring Platform for Long-term, Multifunctional Landscape Climate Adaptation Research

Sheffield Hallam University Computing and Informatics

The Industry and Innovation Research Institute (I2Ri) draws on talents, expertise and facilities across Sheffield Hallam University. Read more

Supervisors: Dr CDS Da Silva, Dr SB Basu, Dr JB Bridge

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

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Development of micro-incubator OCT/ OCE bioreactor system to engineer a robust musculoskeletal tissue model

University of Dundee School of Science and Engineering

Achieving adequate musculoskeletal tissue healing is one of the most challenging factors in the repair of orthopaedic tissues. The problem of hard-to-soft tissue fixation is the major cause of failure of replacement grafts and leads to further musculoskeletal degeneration e.g. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Vorstius, Dr C Li

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Large Language Models for authorship analysis

The University of Manchester Faculty of Humanities Doctoral Academy, School of Arts, Languages and Cultures

About the Project. Authorship analysis, sometimes also called authorship attribution or authorship identification, is the task of determining who wrote a document based on the author’s use of language. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Nini

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Biomechanics and wearable sensors

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Engineering

Project Overview. Movement analysis and recording in humans has been confined to dedicated gait and motion capture facilities, but this only records movements for a single part of one day in an unusual environment. Read more

Supervisors: Prof W Harwin, Prof F Hwang

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

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