About the Project
An opportunity for a fully-funded PhD studentship, to be co-funded by UWE-Bristol and Airbus Group Innovations (AGI), Newport UK (subject to contract).
Closing date for applications is Monday 30th January 2017.
You will have a unique and exciting opportunity to join a multidisciplinary research team working on developing remote physiological monitoring as part of our flagship research projects into autonomous vehicles (AVs): Flourish and Venturer Planned research will include comparing data from conventional contact electrode recording of human state, including stress and wellbeing, alongside novel contactless optical recording and working with Brain Computer Interface (BCI) equipment.
This applied research will directly influence the future development of technology for connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs), as well as having wider applications for health and wellbeing monitoring amongst older adults and other populations with mobility needs. It will also inform future initiatives for assessing front-line emergency service personnel during operations (e.g. ambulance and fire crew).
You will be based at UWE-Bristol. You will be part of a thriving and active postgraduate student community working with a range of senior academics in cross-faculty teams including the Psychological Sciences Research Group – PSRG (UWE-Bristol), the internationally recognised Bristol Robotics Laboratory - BRL (UWE-Bristol and University of Bristol), and the Centre for Transport and Society - CTS (UWE-Bristol). You will also work with Airbus (AGI) in Newport, South Wales or Bristol, who are key partners in this multidisciplinary human state monitoring initiative, gaining research experience and support with advanced data processing and data driven technologies.
This PhD forms part of our Innovate UK Flourish CAV project. These well supported initiatives aim to establish the UK as a leader in CAV development and research, with Bristol planning to become a regional hub for CAVs during their development over the next 20 years.
The aims of this project are to:
1. Develop prototypes for contactless human state monitoring (e.g. optical monitoring of heart rate, pupillometry and skin temperature);
2. Assess the utility of remote human state monitoring of physiological parameters in comparison to conventional contact electrode recording methods;
3. Undertake studies of human state monitoring during CAV simulator, virtual reality, and later real world trials, investigating both younger and older populations;
4. Investigate the use of physiological monitoring, including EEG, in interactive technologies such as BCIs;
5. Demonstrate the utility of human state monitoring of stress and wellbeing, and application to real world environments including long-term monitoring of daily life, and operational assessment of front-line personnel.
The studentship is available from 1 April 2017 and consists of an annual tax-free stipend of £14,296 subject to satisfactory progress, for three years. In addition, full-time tuition fees will be covered for three years.
The studentship will only fully fund applicants who are eligible for Home/EU fees. Applicants who are normally required to cover overseas fees will have to cover the difference between the Home/EU and the overseas tuition fee rates.
For further details, eligibility criteria, and how to apply, please visit:
http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/research/postgraduateresearchstudy/studentshipopportunities/remotephysiologicalmonitor.aspx
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