Current research degree projects
Explore our current postgraduate research degree and PhD opportunities.
450 research degree projects
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Electronics and computer science
Advancing Artificial Medical Intelligence through Causal AI, Continual Learning, and Big Healthcare Data
This PhD project is part of a cutting-edge research initiative aimed at developing transformative AI solutions for healthcare by leveraging big data to address key challenges in causal inference, continual learning, and digital twin technology. -
Electronics and computer science
Multiplayer mixed reality games for cultural heritage sites
Mixed reality games are a novel way for visitors to interact with cultural heritage sites, but are typically single player and single device. In this project we will explore how multiplayer games can co-ordinate both story and play to create more social visiting experiences. -
Electronics and computer science | Mathematical sciences
Securing cyber-physical systems with neural network components
Having robust methods and tools for ensuring safety and security of cyber-physical systems is a key to their future development and deployment. The long-term objective of this project is to develop formal methods that will verify and ensure the security of cyber-physical systems with AI (neural network) components. -
Engineering | Electronics and computer science
Novel physical layer techniques for non-terrestrial networks
This project will develop novel techniques to enhance the physical layer performance of 5G non-terrestrial networks. In particular, Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) techniques for exploiting inter-beam interference and for user-specific beamforming can be used for enhancing capacity and coverage. -
Electronics and computer science | Mathematical sciences
Optimal and verifiable representation learning for safe and efficient reinforcement learning systems
This project explores the integration of calculus of variations with verification-guided representation learning for reinforcement learning. -
Electronics and computer science
Using aerial swarms for wildfire detection
The aim of this project is to design a human-in-the-loop aerial swarm system to detect and suppress wildfires. -
Electronics and computer science | Mathematical sciences
Quantization effects on training and inference in Large Language Models
This project aims to systematically investigate the effects of various quantization methods on the training and inference of Large Language Models (LLMs). -
Electronics and computer science
Sustainable generative AI models
This project aims to pioneer advancements in the efficiency of Generative AI Models (GenAI), focusing on achieving lower latencies and smaller model sizes without compromising performance. -
Electronics and computer science
Explaining multi-agent systems
The aim of this PhD project is to explain the behaviour of a swarm using generative imitation learning. -
Electronics and computer science | Sociology, social policy and criminology
Human-AI teaming for next-generation qualitative data analysis
Building on a growing network of qualitative methods research at the University, this PhD would explore the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies like large language models (LLMs) and classifiers to augment the humanistic and reflexive practices of skilled qualitative researchers.