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Research Opportunities

PhD Studentship

The studentships are open to candidates world-wide and cover fees and a maintenance allowance for a period of three years.

Applicants must have at least 2.1 honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject. Applicants will be considered on a competitive basis with regard to the candidate's qualifications, skills, experience and interests.

The Charles Parsons Energy Research Award (Prof. D J Morrow)

The proposed work programme will concentrate on areas vital to the growth of renewable generation (predominantly wind power) in Ireland, and of international interest as other countries follow Ireland’s lead in wind power integration.

Smart Grid: Wide-Area Distributed Generation Control for Power System Stability

Other Projects in Control and Intelligent Systems

Prof Kang Li

  1. Engineering Genes Based Neural Control in Systems Biology
  2. Advanced Geostatistics Based Cost Effective Sampling Strategy for the Investigation and Remediation of Land Contamination
  3. Advanced Learning Algorithms for Biological Data and Processes
  4. Advanced Control and Optimization Algorithms for Energy Efficiency and Pollution Reduction

Dr Karen Rafferty

  1. Signal Lighting Assessment (Road and Rail)
  2. Brightness Evaluation and Measurement (with Application to Airport Lighting),

Dr Wasif Naeem

  1. Formation Control Algorithms or Unmanned Vehicles