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A-Z of Research Opportunities

A research degree offers you the opportunity to develop your research skills and prove yourself as a researcher. Queen’s is committed to the enhancement of research training and teaching and offers postgraduate research opportunities across all fields of study.

This is not an exhaustive list of Postgraduate Research Opportunities. If you cannot find a project you are interested in, please use the Subjects Search tab or the Find A PhD Supervisor tab.

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  3. Speak to your supervisor
  4. Finalise your Research Proposal
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Project name School Funding Subject Status Sort Timestamp
Social Participation and Quality of life in disabled young adults.
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Disability, Young People Dr Mark Linden, Dr Claire Kerr
Supervisor
Dr Mark Linden, Dr Claire Kerr
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
30 June 2021
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1625007600
Ga2O3 & ferroelectric thin films for next generation electronics
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Professor Robert Bowman
Supervisor
Professor Robert Bowman
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
28 February 2023
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Open 2 1677542400
Supervisor
Dr Amit Kumar
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1678838400
NV-plasmonics for quantum nano-sensing and magnetometry
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Hamidreza Siampour Ashkavandi
Supervisor
Dr Hamidreza Siampour Ashkavandi
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
30 June 2023
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Open 2 1688079600
Automated monitoring of health and welfare in groups of pigs using evidential reasoning and videoanalytics
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Niall McLaughlin
Supervisor
Niall McLaughlin
Funding
Funded
BBSRC FoodBioSystems DTP
Application deadline
30 January 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1675036800
Microneedle delivery of non-ribosomal antimicrobial peptides to treat multidrug-resistant Gram-negative infections
School of Pharmacy | PHD Antibiotics; peptide synthesis; antimicrobial peptides; microneedles; organic synthesis Professor Ryan Donnelly.
Supervisor
Professor Ryan Donnelly.
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Pharmacy Unfunded Pharmacy Open 2
Chemical Tools to Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance
School of Pharmacy | PHD Antibiotics; peptide synthesis; chemical probes; organic synthesis; chemical biology Professor Gerd Wagner.
Supervisor
Professor Gerd Wagner.
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Pharmacy Unfunded Pharmacy Open 2
ENERGY - Enhanced Nanoparticles Engineered fRom Gold for multi-modal therapY
School of Pharmacy | PHD Nanomedicine, Cancer, SERS, radiotherapy, photothermal therapy Dr Jonathan Coulter.
Supervisor
Dr Jonathan Coulter.
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Pharmacy Unfunded Pharmacy Open 2
High resolution solid state NMR as a tool for analysis of polymeric controlled release drug delivery systems
School of Pharmacy | PHD Drug delivery, materials science, analytical chemistry, polymers, solid state NMR Professor Karl Malcolm.
Supervisor
Professor Karl Malcolm.
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Pharmacy Unfunded Pharmacy Open 2
Distinctions and Divides in Administrative Law
School of Law | PHD Professor Gordon Anthony
Supervisor
Professor Gordon Anthony
Funding
Funded
administrative law, judicial review
Application deadline
13 October 2022
School of Law Funded Law Closed 2 1665615600
Information security establishment using computer architectural solution
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD computer architecture, security, hardware-software co-design, FPGA Arnab Kumar Biswas
Supervisor
Arnab Kumar Biswas
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Remote healthcare security
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Computer architecture, security, hardware-software co-design, FPGA, network security Arnab Kumar Biswas
Supervisor
Arnab Kumar Biswas
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Advancing radiogenomics in prostate cancer research via new data science methods
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Data science, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Biomedical Data, Cancer Research, Precision Medicine, Anna Jurek-Loughrey
Supervisor
Anna Jurek-Loughrey
Funding
Funded
Prostate Cancer Centre of Excellence QUB
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
AI driven social media interventions for public health and climate action
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Data science, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Public Health Anna Jurek-Loughrey
Supervisor
Anna Jurek-Loughrey
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Side-channel analysis and countermeasure on Lightweight Post Quantum Cryptographic
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Lightweight Post Quantum Cryptographic, Side-channel analysis, Machine learning, Hardware security Anh-Tuan Hoang
Supervisor
Anh-Tuan Hoang
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Integrated Side-channel analysis in Physical Unclonable Function
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Side-channel analysis, Integrated side-channel information measurement tools, Machine learning Anh-Tuan Hoang
Supervisor
Anh-Tuan Hoang
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Developing and analysing document understanding and natural language processing systems in the context of business information extraction
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, Document Image Understanding. Barry Devereux
Supervisor
Barry Devereux
Funding
Funded
DfE / External Corporate Funding
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Research Artificial Intelligence applied to Intensive Care Medicine
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD physiology, computational modelling, programming, artificial intelligence, machine learning Charles Gillan
Supervisor
Charles Gillan
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Explainable AI for Hardware Security
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Approximate computing, hardware security, machine learning Chongyan Gu
Supervisor
Chongyan Gu
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Researching the use of artificial intelligence and high performance computing applied to marine engineering
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD physiology, computational modelling, programming, artificial intelligence, machine learning Charles Gillan
Supervisor
Charles Gillan
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Hardware Security for Approximate Computing
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Approximate computing, hardware security, intrinsic, IoT Chongyan Gu
Supervisor
Chongyan Gu
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Empirical Elasticity between the Fog and Cloud
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Fog and cloud computing, elasticity, service deployment, Kubernetes and KubeEdge. Dionysios Athanasopoulos
Supervisor
Dionysios Athanasopoulos
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Dynamic Data-Oriented Serverless Fog Computing
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Fog/Edge computing, nanoservices, serverless computing. Dionysios Athanasopoulos
Supervisor
Dionysios Athanasopoulos
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Tools and techniques for educating educators of developers
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Software Engineering, Software Evolution, Mining of Source Code Repositories, MSR David Cutting
Supervisor
David Cutting
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Software-based approaches for IoT attack mitigation
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Cybersecurity, InfoSec, Internet of Things (IoT), malware, AI, machine learning, assembly, opcode, c Domhnall Carlin
Supervisor
Domhnall Carlin
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Smart abuse? Technology-facilitated abuse ("tech abuse") through the Internet of Things (IoT) in the context of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)f
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Cybersecurity, InfoSec, Internet of Things (IoT), malware, AI, machine learning, assembly, opcode Domhnall Carlin
Supervisor
Domhnall Carlin
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Understanding Software Evolution Data (USED)
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD David Cutting
Supervisor
David Cutting
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Responsible Fake News Detection
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Fake news detection, responsible AI, human-like AI, fairness Deepak Padmanabhan
Supervisor
Deepak Padmanabhan
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Advanced manufacturing of mm-wave lens antennas for future wireless technologies
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD advanced manufacturing, wireless communications, future wireless Dmitry Zelenchuk
Supervisor
Dmitry Zelenchuk
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Advanced mm-wave antennas for New Space applications
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD New Space, satellite communications, wireless communications, space applications, mm-wave antennas Dmitry Zelenchuk
Supervisor
Dmitry Zelenchuk
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Lightweight Artificial-Intelligence based Health Monitoring for Power-Constrained Devices
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Artificial-Intelligence, Machine Learning, Health Monitoring, ECG Analysis, Embedded AI Georgios Karakonstantis
Supervisor
Georgios Karakonstantis
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Low-Power AI based Device Health Monitoring for Predictive Maintenance of IoT Ecosystems
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Industry 4.0, Predictive Maintenance, Frequency Domain Analysis, Artificial-Intelligence Georgios Karakonstantis
Supervisor
Georgios Karakonstantis
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Data-Driven-Based Resource Allocations for Ultra-Dense Cell-Free Massive MIMO Networks
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD 5G, 6G, cell-free massive MIMO, data-driven techniques, power controls, user-centric scheme, wireles Hien Ngo
Supervisor
Hien Ngo
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Enabling the Internet of Sensing Things
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD 5G, 6G, cell-free massive MIMO, Internet of Sensing Things, wireless communications, wireless power Hien Ngo
Supervisor
Hien Ngo
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Development of wearable dynamic microsystem sampler for collecting microbial volatiles
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Development of new sampling device, MEMS sensors, Micro-controllers and interfacing Hamza Shakeel
Supervisor
Hamza Shakeel
Funding
Funded
US-Ireland (Department for Economy)
Application deadline
20 October 2022
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1666220400
Approximate Graph Analytics on GPU
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Graph analytics, transprecision, anytime algorithms Hans Vandierendonck
Supervisor
Hans Vandierendonck
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
GPU-based continuous parallel discrete event simulation
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD High-performance and distributed computing, programming models, parallel discrete event simulation Hans Vandierendonck
Supervisor
Hans Vandierendonck
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Question Answering for Testing in Industrial Contexts
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, Question Answering Hui Wang
Supervisor
Hui Wang
Funding
Funded
DfE / External Corporate Funding
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Topical Information Search based on Deep Learning
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, Question Answering Hui Wang
Supervisor
Hui Wang
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Deontic Information Extraction from Regulatory Documents
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, Question Answering Hui Wang
Supervisor
Hui Wang
Funding
Funded
DfE / External Corporate Funding
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Knowledge Modelling for Education
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Artificial intelligence, deep learning, natural language processing, knowledge model, education Hui Wang
Supervisor
Hui Wang
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
An Investigation of Machine Learning Systems Security with a Forensics Perspective
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics, Communication Systems, Adversarial Attacks Ihsen Alouani
Supervisor
Ihsen Alouani
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Trustworthiness of Machine Learning through Brain-inspired Architectures
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Machine Learning, brain-inspired computing, Spiking Neural, Networks, Security and Privacy Ihsen Alouani
Supervisor
Ihsen Alouani
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Trustworthy Machine Learning for Industrial Control Systems Security
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD AI, Cybersecurity, Industrial Control Systems, Adversarial Attacks, Anomaly Detection Ihsen Alouani
Supervisor
Ihsen Alouani
Funding
Funded
DfE CAST
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Secure searching over medical data in a multi-client setting
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD private set intersection, mutable trapdoor PEKS Indranil Ghosh Ray
Supervisor
Indranil Ghosh Ray
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Event-Driven Perception and Computation for Autonomous Systems
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Quantum computing, circuit design, synthesis John McAllister
Supervisor
John McAllister
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Running Large Quantum Circuits on Small Quantum Computers
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Quantum computing, circuit design, synthesis John McAllister
Supervisor
John McAllister
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
A.I. driven Digital Workers (DW) for Business Services
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks, Digital Work, Business Service,. Ethics in A.I. Applicatio Karen Rafferty
Supervisor
Karen Rafferty
Funding
Funded
DfE CAST, PwC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Secure Multimodal Virtual Reality for Remote Management of Corporate Systems and Compliance Processes
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Multimodal Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality, Haptics, Tele-conferencing Karen Rafferty
Supervisor
Karen Rafferty
Funding
Funded
DfE CAST, PwC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Responsibility Debt and SE Practice (ResponSE)
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD software engineering, requirements engineering, SE methods and tools Maria Angela Ferrario
Supervisor
Maria Angela Ferrario
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
A people-first and data-supported approach to the understanding of relationships between co-occurring cancers and socioeconomic & environmental inequalities (MapCa)
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD software engineering, human computer interaction, requirements engineering Maria Angela Ferrario
Supervisor
Maria Angela Ferrario
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Machine Learning-assisted Compressive Antenna Optimization for Millimeter-wave Wireless Channels
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Antenna, antenna array, B5G, beamformer, beamforming, multi-antenna, mmWave Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi
Supervisor
Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Advanced Beamforming Hardware at Millimeter-waves: Antenna Design Choice and Characterization
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Antenna, antenna array, B5G, beamformer, beamforming, multi-antenna, mmWave Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi
Supervisor
Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi
Funding
Funded
DFE
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Graph Neural Networks for Anomaly Detection in Multivariate time-series datasets
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Anomalies Detection, Graph Neural Networks, Manufacturing Process Muhammad Fahim
Supervisor
Muhammad Fahim
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Extra large-scale MIMO systems in the 6G era
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Signal processing, Massive MIMO, Wireless Communications Michalis Matthaiou
Supervisor
Michalis Matthaiou
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Wireless power transfer through programmable surfaces
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Signal processing, Massive MIMO, Wireless Communications Michalis Matthaiou
Supervisor
Michalis Matthaiou
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Holographic MIMO Communications
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Holographic MIMO, wireless communications, communications signal processing, 6G. Michalis Matthaiou
Supervisor
Michalis Matthaiou
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
28 February 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1677542400
Reflecting Intelligent Surfaces for Near-field Energy Transfer
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Michalis Matthaiou
Supervisor
Michalis Matthaiou
Funding
Funded
European Research Council
Application deadline
28 February 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1677542400
Analysing physical security vulnerabilities in Hybrid systems with QKD+PQC (Post quantum Cryptography)
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Post quantum cryptography, Quantum Key Distribution, Hardware security Maire O'Neill
Supervisor
Maire O'Neill
Funding
Funded
EPSRC (National Quantum Communications Hub)
Application deadline
30 April 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1682809200
Reinforcement Learning-Enhanced Safety Critical Control for Multiple Collaborative Vehicles
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Multiple Collaborative Vehicles, Autonomous Vehicles, Robotics Control Mien Van
Supervisor
Mien Van
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Intelligent Control for Trustworthy Autonomous Vehicles
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Autonomous Vehicles, Robotics Control, Model-free controllers, Trustworthy Autonomous Systems Mien Van
Supervisor
Mien Van
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Sensor-Based Control of Bowed Virtual-Acoustic Instruments
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD bowed string instruments, virtual reality, sensor interface, physical modelling, physical computing Maarten Van Walstijn
Supervisor
Maarten Van Walstijn
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Fast and Safe Cyber-Physical Control Systems
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Cyber-physical systems, constraints, safety, real-time control, reachability, set theory Nikolaos Athanasopoulos
Supervisor
Nikolaos Athanasopoulos
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Planning in robotics via reachability-driven abstractions and compositions
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Nikolaos Athanasopoulos
Supervisor
Nikolaos Athanasopoulos
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Reference-less Retrodirective Antennas for the Solar Power Space Satellite
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Antenna arrays, Phased arrays, Satellite antennas, Steerable antennas Neil Buchanan
Supervisor
Neil Buchanan
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Secure Retrodirective Antennas for the Solar Power Space Satellite
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Phased arrays, Satellite antennas, Steerable antennas, Communication system security Neil Buchanan
Supervisor
Neil Buchanan
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Machine Learning for Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communications
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Wireless communications, machine learning, 6G, optimization, URLLC Nidhi Simmons
Supervisor
Nidhi Simmons
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
6 April 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1680735600
Machine Learning for Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communications
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Wireless communications, machine learning, 6G, optimization, URLLC Nidhi Simmons
Supervisor
Nidhi Simmons
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
6 April 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1680735600
Cyber Attack Prediction for Proactive Cyber Defence
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Attack Prediction, Attack Projection, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Cybersecurity Automation Oluwafemi Olukoya
Supervisor
Oluwafemi Olukoya
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
UI Security Attack Detection in Malware Design at Scale
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD UI Security Attacks, Dark Patterns, Malware, Human-centred Computing, UI Design, Dark Design Oluwafemi Olukoya
Supervisor
Oluwafemi Olukoya
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Deep Learning in Microwave Imaging through Different Media
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Deep learning, computational imaging, microwave imaging Okan Yurduseven
Supervisor
Okan Yurduseven
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
RF/Microwave Solutions for Signal Interception
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Microwaves, transmission lines, coaxial, antenna, multi-antenna, and mmWave Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi
Supervisor
Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi
Funding
Funded
DSTL EME Hub
Application deadline
16 June 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1686870000
RF/Microwave Solutions for Signal Interception
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Microwaves, transmission lines, coaxial, antenna, multi-antenna, and mmWave Okan Yurduseven
Supervisor
Okan Yurduseven
Funding
Funded
DSTL EME Hub
Application deadline
16 June 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1686870000
Improving pose estimation for the detection of stroke
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Computer Vision, Image Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Machine learning, high-dimensional data Richard Gault
Supervisor
Richard Gault
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Contextual segmentation of large, high-dimensional medical images
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Computer Vision, Image Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Machine learning, high-dimensional data Richard Gault
Supervisor
Richard Gault
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Provision of Dynamic Distribution System Services from Battery Energy Storage
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Distribution System Operation, Power System Services, Battery Energy Storage Robert Best
Supervisor
Robert Best
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Synchronous Inertia Response from Inverter Connected Energy Sources
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Power System Inertia, Power System Stability, Battery Energy Storage Robert Best
Supervisor
Robert Best
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Embedded solutions for efficient data collection for structural health monitoring
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Embedded AI, sensor, data analytics Roger Woods
Supervisor
Roger Woods
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Electromagnetic Energy Harvesting using non-linear materials
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD RF Energy Harvesting, Metamaterials, Rectifier Stylianos Assimonis
Supervisor
Stylianos Assimonis
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Intelligent systems techniques for improving manufacturing competitiveness and sustainability
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Machine Learning, manufacturing informatics, process optimisation, Industry 4.0. Sean McLoone
Supervisor
Sean McLoone
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
AI enabled automated detection and assessment of Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Deep learning, biomedical, image analysis, ROP, automated assessment. Sean McLoone
Supervisor
Sean McLoone
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Machine Learning-aided Real-time Optimised Integrated Satellite-UAV-Terrestrial Networks
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD IoT, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), Drones, Integrated Satellite-Terrestrial Networks, Game Theory Trung Duong
Supervisor
Trung Duong
Funding
Funded
Innovate UK
Application deadline
1 April 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1680303600
Early warning systems for tropical diseases using Artificial Intelligence
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Dengue Fever, Diarrhoea, Tropical diseases, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Time-series prediction Thai Son Mai
Supervisor
Thai Son Mai
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Artificial Intelligence approaches for analysing patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Machine Learning, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Deep Learning, Explainable AI, Subgroup discovery Thai Son Mai
Supervisor
Thai Son Mai
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Risk assessment in synchronous and asynchronous complex business networks
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Risk assessment, synchronous systems, asynchronous systems, automated process, business modelling Vishal Sharma
Supervisor
Vishal Sharma
Funding
Funded
DfE / External Corporate Funding
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Quantifying uncertainty for risk assessment in cyber-physical systems
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Cybersecurity, Cyber-Physical Security, Uncertainty, Risk Assessment Vishal Sharma
Supervisor
Vishal Sharma
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Identity management of digital knowledge assets in metaverse
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Metaverse, digital identity, digital knowledge assets, security, privacy, serverless computing Vishal Sharma
Supervisor
Vishal Sharma
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Data Analytics Facilitating Net Zero Energy Systems
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Machine learning, Big data, Net zero energy system, Industrial collaboration Xueqin (Amy) Liu
Supervisor
Xueqin (Amy) Liu
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Optimal Operation of Domestic Battery Energy Storage
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Optimization, Battery energy storage, electricity tariff, PV, Electric Vehicles Xueqin (Amy) Liu
Supervisor
Xueqin (Amy) Liu
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Identifying the Sources of Very Low Frequency Oscillations for the All-Island Power System
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Power system stability, data analysis, very low-frequency oscillations Xueqin (Amy) Liu
Supervisor
Xueqin (Amy) Liu
Funding
Funded
DfE CAST, EirGrid and SONI
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
On a Holistic Design-oriented Methodology for Microservice Boundary Identification
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Holistic design; Methodology; Microservices architecture; Microservice boundary identification Zheng Li
Supervisor
Zheng Li
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Software Architectural Tactics and Patterns for Privacy Preservation in Internet of Things
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Design-time privacy preservation; Internet of Things (IoT); Privacy preservation and quantification Zheng Li
Supervisor
Zheng Li
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Efficient and Responsible Analytics for Urban Mobility and Allied Applications
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Urban Data Analytics, Responsible AI, Heterogeneous Data, Streaming Analytics Deepak Padmanabhan
Supervisor
Deepak Padmanabhan
Funding
Funded
EU MSCA Doctoral Network "RELAX"
Application deadline
7 May 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1683414000
RELAX Doctoral Network: Application-Aware Relaxed Synchronisation for Distributed Graph Processing
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Graph analytics, parallel and distributed computing, algorithms, approximation, transprecise computi Hans Vandierendonck
Supervisor
Hans Vandierendonck
Funding
Funded
EU MSCA Doctoral Network "RELAX"
Application deadline
7 May 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1683414000
Interactive and intelligent exploration of big complex data
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Explainable machine learning, interactive data exploration, intelligent data exploration Thai Son Mai
Supervisor
Thai Son Mai
Funding
Funded
EU MSCA Doctoral Network "RELAX"
Application deadline
7 May 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1683414000
Secure Synchronised Measurements for Smart Grids
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Electrical Power, Power Systems, Cyber Security, Synchrophasors, Synchronised Measurements David Laverty
Supervisor
David Laverty
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Human activity recognition for social media videos
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Computer-vision, Deep Learning, Robotics, Body-worn cameras, mobile phones videos Jesus Martinez del Rincon
Supervisor
Jesus Martinez del Rincon
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Democracy and Workplace Democracy
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD Work, democracy, workplace democracy, economic democracy, political theory, philosophy Dr Keith Breen
Supervisor
Dr Keith Breen
Funding
Unfunded
unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics Unfunded Politics Open 2
Work and Freedom: Ethical and Political Perspectives
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD Work, ethics, freedom, employment, political theory, philosophy. Dr Keith Breen
Supervisor
Dr Keith Breen
Funding
Unfunded
unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics Unfunded Politics Open 2
Communities in Transition
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD Community Transition Participation Violence Paramilitary Criminality Resilience Professor Dominic Bryan
Supervisor
Professor Dominic Bryan
Funding
Unfunded
The Executive Office NI.
Application deadline
None specified
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics Unfunded Anthropological Studies Closed 2
Energy Citizens Before Energy Citizenship:
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD Energy, global climate change, Dr Hiroki Shin
Supervisor
Dr Hiroki Shin
Funding
Funded
Department of the Economy (DfE)
Application deadline
8 November 2021
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics Funded History Closed 2 1636329600
Museums, Public History and the Environment
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD Dr Hiroki Shin
Supervisor
Dr Hiroki Shin
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
16 May 2022
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics Funded History Closed 2 1652655600
Gender and the politics of emotion AND/OR the politics of embodiment.
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD Politics Dr Clara Fischer
Supervisor
Dr Clara Fischer
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
21 January 2022
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics Funded Politics Closed 2 1642723200
Monitoring and assessing the evolution of north-south cooperation on the island of Ireland post Brexit: responses, impacts and trends
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD Brexit, Ireland, Northern Ireland, North-South Cooperation Professor David Phinnemore
Supervisor
Professor David Phinnemore
Funding
Funded
DfE Collaborative Studentship
Application deadline
27 April 2022
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics Funded Politics Closed 2 1651014000
Explaining Atheism: The Causal Origins of Individual and Societal Non-belief (Quantitative Studentship)
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD Atheism Religion Belief Secularisation Secularism Cross-cultural Research Psychology Sociology Dr Jonathan Lanman
Supervisor
Dr Jonathan Lanman
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
13 May 2022
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics Funded Anthropological Studies Closed 2 1652396400
Explaining Atheism: The Causal Origins of Individual and Societal Non-belief (Qualitative Studentship)
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD Atheism Religion Belief Secular Secularism Deconversion Cross-cultural Research Textual Analysis Dr Jonathan Lanman
Supervisor
Dr Jonathan Lanman
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
13 May 2022
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics Funded Anthropological Studies Closed 2 1652396400
Scholarship for PhD study in Political Science and Public Policy at Queen’s University Belfast (TRUSTME Project)
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD politics Dr Michele Crepaz
Supervisor
Dr Michele Crepaz
Funding
Funded
Department for the Economy
Application deadline
31 May 2022
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics Funded Politics Closed 2 1653951600
GroundsWell: Public Spaces, Environmental Challenges, and Conflict Transformation: Engaging with the People in East Belfast
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD Environment, sustainability, urban space, climate change, energy, East Belfast, Community engagement Professor Dominic Bryan
Supervisor
Professor Dominic Bryan
Funding
Funded
QUB AHSS
Application deadline
18 May 2022
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics Funded Anthropological Studies Closed 2 1652828400
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD Various
Supervisor
Various
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
6 January 2023
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics Funded Anthropological Studies Closed 2 1672963200
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD Various
Supervisor
Various
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
6 January 2023
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics Funded History Closed 2 1672963200
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD various
Supervisor
various
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
6 January 2023
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics Funded Cognition and Culture Closed 2 1672963200
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD Various
Supervisor
Various
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
6 January 2023
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics Funded International Studies Closed 2 1672963200
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD Various
Supervisor
Various
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
6 January 2023
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics Funded Philosophy Closed 2 1672963200
Department of the Economy Studentship (x2)
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD Various
Supervisor
Various
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
6 January 2023
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics Funded Politics Closed 2 1672963200
SCHOLARSHIP FOR PHD STUDY IN POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC POLICY AT QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY BELFAST (TRUSTME PROJECT)
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD Dr Michele Crepaz
Supervisor
Dr Michele Crepaz
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
24 February 2023
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics Funded Politics Closed 2 1677196800
Environmental History (1700¬–present)
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD environmental history; sustainability; public history; economic history Dr Hiroki Shin
Supervisor
Dr Hiroki Shin
Funding
Funded
NI Department for the Economy (DfE)
Application deadline
28 February 2023
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics Funded History Closed 2 1677542400
Talking Places: connecting communities through oral history and placemaking in a divided city
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD Public history, oral history, co-creation, archives, digital humanities, urban history, working-clas Professor Olwen Purdue
Supervisor
Professor Olwen Purdue
Funding
Funded
DfE (CAST)
Application deadline
30 March 2023
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics Funded History Closed 2 1680130800
Envisioning ‘Fit for Future Purpose’ Universities in the context of the Planetary Emergency: Democratising, Decommodifying, Decolonising and Decarbonising the 21st Century University
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD Climate crisis, ecological crisis, universities, carbon literacy, climate literacy, democratising un Professor John Barry
Supervisor
Professor John Barry
Funding
Funded
Department of Economy (DfE)
Application deadline
31 July 2023
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics Funded Politics Open 2 1690758000
Conflict, Memory and the Politics of the Past
School of Law | PHD oral history testimony, acknowledgement, truth, transitional justice memorialisation truth recovery Dr Anna Bryson and Dr Lauren Dempster
Supervisor
Dr Anna Bryson and Dr Lauren Dempster
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
19 October 2022
School of Law Funded Law Closed 2 1666134000
Dealing with the Past in Northern Ireland: Truth, Accountability and the Rule of Law
School of Law | PHD ransitional justice, human rights, socio-legal studies, political, accountability, truth Professor Kieran McEvoy and Dr Kevin Hearty
Supervisor
Professor Kieran McEvoy and Dr Kevin Hearty
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
19 October 2022
School of Law Funded Law Closed 2 1666134000
Responsible Algorithms for Platform Cooperativism
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD AI, Politics Deepak Padmanabhan
Supervisor
Deepak Padmanabhan
Funding
Funded
LINAS
Application deadline
10 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678406400
Assessing and Developing Trustworthy AI
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Computer Science Hans Vandierendonck
Supervisor
Hans Vandierendonck
Funding
Funded
LINAS
Application deadline
10 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678406400
Smart Home, Smart Decisions: Establishing accountability in algorithmic security systems
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Machine learning, Cyber security, Networking Sandra Scott-Hayward
Supervisor
Sandra Scott-Hayward
Funding
Funded
LINAS Doctoral Training Programme
Application deadline
10 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678406400
Security, Privacy and Governance in AI-assisted Unmanned Aerial Surveillance
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Governance, Cybersecurity and Surveillance Vishal Sharma
Supervisor
Vishal Sharma
Funding
Funded
LINAS
Application deadline
10 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678406400
Multiscale optimisation of bus vehicle structural design
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Net Zero Transport, Public Transport, WTECH, Finite Element modelling, structural optimisation Professor Adrian Murphy
Supervisor
Professor Adrian Murphy
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
31 August 2023
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Aerospace Engineering Open 2 1693436400
Sustainable animal feed supply chains with improved environmental footprint
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Environmental footprint, life cycle analysis, economic assessment, agriculture, pig farming, seaweed Dr Beatrice Smyth
Supervisor
Dr Beatrice Smyth
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
30 August 2023
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Aerospace Engineering Open 2 1693350000
Adaptive simulation within a bio-inspired design system (RIED)
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Engineering Design, FEA, Simulation, CAE, Structural Analysis Dr Declan Nolan
Supervisor
Dr Declan Nolan
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
31 August 2023
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Aerospace Engineering Open 2 1693436400
Tailored Digital Operations Strategies for Production Planning in Materials Handling
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Digital Manufacturing, Industry 4.0, Manufacturing Planning Dr Joe Butterfield
Supervisor
Dr Joe Butterfield
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
31 August 2023
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Aerospace Engineering Open 2 1693436400
Modelling the Supply Chain Behaviour and Risks for Next Generation Bus Vehicles
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Supply Chain Management Modelling, Net Zero Transport, Public Transport, WTECH, Internet of Things, Dr Joe Butterfield
Supervisor
Dr Joe Butterfield
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
31 August 2023
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Aerospace Engineering Open 2 1693436400
Digital Twin of the Next Generation Zero Emission Bus
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Digital Twin, Net Zero Transport, Public Transport, WTECH, Internet of Things, IoT Professor Juliana Early
Supervisor
Professor Juliana Early
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
31 August 2023
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Aerospace Engineering Open 2 1693436400
Activation of Carbonaceous Electrode Materials for Improved Performance of Redox Flow Batteries
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Battery, Materials, Energy storage Dr Oana Istrate
Supervisor
Dr Oana Istrate
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
31 August 2023
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Aerospace Engineering Open 2 1693436400
Development of polymer materials and processes for conformable, recyclable, thermoplastic hydrogen storage containers (Roto-Form)
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Polymers, Sustainability, Hydrogen Storage, Rotational Moulding, Filament Winding Dr Peter Martin
Supervisor
Dr Peter Martin
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
31 August 2023
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Aerospace Engineering Open 2 1693436400
Addition of ammonia fuel as an approach to reduce soot and greenhouse gas emissions in combustion systems
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Ammonia, CFD, combustion, emissions, soot Dr Xinwei Cheng
Supervisor
Dr Xinwei Cheng
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
31 August 2023
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Aerospace Engineering Open 2 1693436400
Multiscale optimisation of bus vehicle structural design
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Net Zero Transport, Public Transport, WTECH, Finite Element modelling, structural optimisation Professor Adrian Murphy
Supervisor
Professor Adrian Murphy
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
31 August 2023
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Mechanical Engineering Open 2 1693436400
Adaptive simulation within a bio-inspired design system (RIED)
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Engineering Design, FEA, Simulation, CAE, Structural Analysis Dr Declan Nolan
Supervisor
Dr Declan Nolan
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
31 August 2023
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Mechanical Engineering Open 2 1693436400
Sustainable animal feed supply chains with improved environmental footprint
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Environmental footprint, life cycle analysis, economic assessment, agriculture, pig farming, seaweed Dr Beatrice Smyth
Supervisor
Dr Beatrice Smyth
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
30 August 2023
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Mechanical Engineering Open 2 1693350000
Tailored Digital Operations Strategies for Production Planning in Materials Handling
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Digital Manufacturing, Industry 4.0, Manufacturing Planning Dr Joe Butterfield
Supervisor
Dr Joe Butterfield
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
31 August 2023
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Mechanical Engineering Open 2 1693436400
Modelling the Supply Chain Behaviour and Risks for Next Generation Bus Vehicles
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Supply Chain Management Modelling, Net Zero Transport, Public Transport, WTECH, Internet of Things, Dr Joe Butterfield
Supervisor
Dr Joe Butterfield
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
31 August 2023
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Mechanical Engineering Open 2 1693436400
Digital Twin of the Next Generation Zero Emission Bus
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Digital Twin, Net Zero Transport, Public Transport, WTECH, Internet of Things, IoT Professor Juliana Early
Supervisor
Professor Juliana Early
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
31 August 2023
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Mechanical Engineering Open 2 1693436400
Activation of Carbonaceous Electrode Materials for Improved Performance of Redox Flow Batteries
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Battery Materials Energy storage Dr Oana Istrate
Supervisor
Dr Oana Istrate
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
31 August 2023
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Mechanical Engineering Open 2 1693436400
Development of polymer materials and processes for conformable, recyclable, thermoplastic hydrogen storage containers (Roto-Form)
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Polymers, Sustainability, Hydrogen Storage, Rotational Moulding, Filament Winding Dr Peter Martin
Supervisor
Dr Peter Martin
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
31 August 2023
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Mechanical Engineering Open 2 1693436400
Addition of ammonia fuel as an approach to reduce soot and greenhouse gas emissions in combustion systems
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Ammonia, CFD, combustion, emissions, soot Dr Xinwei Cheng
Supervisor
Dr Xinwei Cheng
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
31 August 2023
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Mechanical Engineering Open 2 1693436400
Using Data analytics to design innovative clinical trials in respiratory disease
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Professor Adele Marshall
Supervisor
Professor Adele Marshall
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
30 April 2023
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Mathematics Open 2 1682809200
Sheaf models for equivariant stable homotopy theory
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr David Barnes
Supervisor
Dr David Barnes
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
28 February 2023
School of Mathematics and Physics Unfunded Mathematics Open 2 1677542400
Artificial quantum reservoirs for time-series quantum computing
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Professor Mauro Paternostro
Supervisor
Professor Mauro Paternostro
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
28 February 2023
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1677542400
Graded rings and toric methods in algebra
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Thomas Huettemann
Supervisor
Dr Thomas Huettemann
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
28 February 2023
School of Mathematics and Physics Unfunded Mathematics Open 2 1677542400
Characterising extrasolar planetary systems from the Next Generation Transit Survey
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Professor Chris Watson
Supervisor
Professor Chris Watson
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
10 February 2023
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1675987200
Mathematics of infectious diseases
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Gabor Kiss
Supervisor
Dr Gabor Kiss
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
28 February 2023
School of Mathematics and Physics Unfunded Mathematics Open 2 1677542400
Multi-Wavelength Observations of Geoeffective Solar Flares
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Ryan Milligan
Supervisor
Dr Ryan Milligan
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
10 February 2023
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1675987200
Delayed feedback mechanisms
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Gabor Kiss
Supervisor
Dr Gabor Kiss
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
28 February 2023
School of Mathematics and Physics Unfunded Mathematics Open 2 1677542400
Theoretical modelling of neutron star mergers: Atomic Theory and Radiation Transport.
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Cathy Ramsbottom
Supervisor
Dr Cathy Ramsbottom
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
10 February 2023
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1675987200
Risk prediction using machine learning for use in cost-effectiveness models
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Felicity Lamrock
Supervisor
Dr Felicity Lamrock
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
28 February 2023
School of Mathematics and Physics Unfunded Mathematics Open 2 1677542400
Tungsten Collisional-Radiative Models in support of impurity-influx measurements
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Connor Ballance
Supervisor
Dr Connor Ballance
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
10 February 2023
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1675987200
Positive Extensions
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Ying-Fen Lin
Supervisor
Dr Ying-Fen Lin
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
28 February 2023
School of Mathematics and Physics Unfunded Mathematics Open 2 1677542400
Searching For Giant Rings Around Exoplanets
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Ernst de Mooij
Supervisor
Dr Ernst de Mooij
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
10 February 2023
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1675987200
Machine learning approaches to detecting software changes for bug localization
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Zhiwei Lin
Supervisor
Dr Zhiwei Lin
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
28 February 2023
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Mathematics Open 2 1677542400
Looking through the eyes of FRANCIS: sunspot dynamics at the highest resolutions
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Professor David Jess
Supervisor
Professor David Jess
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
10 February 2023
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1675987200
A Robust Approach to Multivariate Joint Modelling
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Lisa McFetridge
Supervisor
Dr Lisa McFetridge
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
28 February 2023
School of Mathematics and Physics Unfunded Mathematics Open 2 1677542400
The magnetic and thermodynamic properties of small-scale solar magnetic structures
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Professor Mihalis Mathioudakis
Supervisor
Professor Mihalis Mathioudakis
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
10 February 2023
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1675987200
Traffic modelling and network infrastructures planning in the era of EVs CAVs
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Salissou Moutari
Supervisor
Dr Salissou Moutari
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
28 February 2023
School of Mathematics and Physics Unfunded Mathematics Open 2 1677542400
Supervisor
Dr Lorenzo Stella
Funding
Funded
Leverhulme Trust
Application deadline
10 February 2023
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Open 2 1675987200
Mathematical models for cancer invasion
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Anna Zhigun
Supervisor
Dr Anna Zhigun
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
28 February 2023
School of Mathematics and Physics Unfunded Mathematics Open 2 1677542400
Laser Driven Neutron Sources at High Repetition Rate
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Satyabrata Kar
Supervisor
Dr Satyabrata Kar
Funding
Funded
DfE Case
Application deadline
10 February 2023
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1675987200
Supervisor
Dr Charlotte Palmer
Funding
Funded
EPSRC Case
Application deadline
10 February 2023
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1675987200
Analysing ultrafast atomic and molecular dynamics through sequences of attosecond pulses
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Professor Hugo Van Der Hart
Supervisor
Professor Hugo Van Der Hart
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
10 February 2023
School of Mathematics and Physics Unfunded Physics Closed 2 1675987200
High-precision dosimetry for ultra-short, high dose-rate irradiation sources
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Professor Gianluca Sarri
Supervisor
Professor Gianluca Sarri
Funding
Funded
EPSRC Case
Application deadline
10 February 2023
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1675987200
High-energy, laser-driven ion sources for advanced applications
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Professor Marco Borghesi
Supervisor
Professor Marco Borghesi
Funding
Funded
DfE & AWE plc
Application deadline
10 February 2023
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1675987200
Development of automated plasma accelerators with machine learning algorithms
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Matthew Streeter
Supervisor
Dr Matthew Streeter
Funding
Funded
CAST (QUB & CLF), Ada Lovelace Centre
Application deadline
10 February 2023
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1675987200
Supervisor
Dr Emma McBride
Funding
Funded
Dfe
Application deadline
10 February 2023
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1675987200
Radiobiology with laser-driven ions at ultra-high dose rate
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Professor Marco Borghesi
Supervisor
Professor Marco Borghesi
Funding
Funded
ELI Beamlines
Application deadline
10 February 2023
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1675987200
Supervisor
Dr Lisa McFetridge
Funding
Funded
DfE CAST
Application deadline
28 February 2023
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Mathematics Open 2 1677542400
Investigating nanoscale thermal transport in ferroelectric materials
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Ray McQuaid
Supervisor
Dr Ray McQuaid
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
28 February 2023
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1677542400
Real-time patient flow management in hospital emergency departments
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Laura Boyle
Supervisor
Dr Laura Boyle
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Unfunded Mathematics Open 2 1709164800
Chiral nanophotonic waveguides for developing spin-based quantum optical devices
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Hamidreza Siampour Ashkavandi
Supervisor
Dr Hamidreza Siampour Ashkavandi
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
30 June 2023
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Open 2 1688079600
Supervisor
Dr Hannah Mitchell
Funding
Funded
DfE (CAST)
Application deadline
31 July 2023
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Mathematics Open 2 1690758000
Quantum mechanics without wavefunctions
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr David Wilkins
Supervisor
Dr David Wilkins
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
30 September 2023
School of Mathematics and Physics Unfunded Physics Open 2 1696028400
Social inclusion for children and young people with complex support needs
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD social inclusion, disabled children and young people Dr Claire Kerr
Supervisor
Dr Claire Kerr
Funding
Funded
DfE CAST
Application deadline
10 February 2023
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1675987200
Identification, assessment, and interventions for sexual dysfunction in chronic kidney disease
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Sexual dysfunction, kidney disease, pharmacy, psychology Clare McKeaveney
Supervisor
Clare McKeaveney
Funding
Funded
International DfE – competition
Application deadline
28 February 2023
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1677542400
Brief interventions for parents of children with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties: an evidence synthesis with stakeholder engagement
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Evidence synthesis, parenting, intervention, cost-effectiveness, stakeholder engagement Dr Fiona Lynn
Supervisor
Dr Fiona Lynn
Funding
Funded
International DfE – competition
Application deadline
28 February 2023
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1677542400
xercise as a radiosensitiser: improving efficacy and reducing toxicity of radiotherapy treatment in lung cancer
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Exercise, Oncology, Lung Cancer, Radiotherapy Gillian Prue
Supervisor
Gillian Prue
Funding
Funded
International DfE – competition
Application deadline
28 February 2023
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1677542400
Suicide bereavement support
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Suicide Prevention Suicide Bereavement Mental Health Promotion Dr Karen Galway
Supervisor
Dr Karen Galway
Funding
Funded
International DfE – competition
Application deadline
28 February 2023
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1677542400
Relationships and sexuality Education (RSE) for young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Intellectual and developmental disabilities, relationships, sexuality, education, programme Professor Michael Brown
Supervisor
Professor Michael Brown
Funding
Funded
International DfE – competition
Application deadline
28 February 2023
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1677542400
The influence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and mental health on young people’s involvement with the criminal justice system
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Traumatic brain injury mental health criminal justice adolescents mixed methods Dr Mark Linden
Supervisor
Dr Mark Linden
Funding
Funded
International DfE – competition
Application deadline
28 February 2023
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1677542400
Developing and validating eye-tracking based Executive Functions tests for children with Cerebral Palsy
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Cerebral Palsy; Executive functions; Neurodevelopmental disorder; Cognitive development; Motor impai Dr Oliver Perra
Supervisor
Dr Oliver Perra
Funding
Funded
International DfE - competition
Application deadline
28 February 2023
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1677542400
Very preterm infants’ day-to-day interactions with caregivers: A data-driven approach to investigate the role of short-term processes in promoting social learning
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Developmental psychology; Data-driven approach; Longitudinal study; Social learning; Infancy. Dr. Oliver Perra
Supervisor
Dr. Oliver Perra
Funding
Funded
International DfE – competition
Application deadline
28 February 2023
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1677542400
The development of a cancer action plan to respond to the health inequities faced by LGBT patients and their families:
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Supportive Cancer Care, Psychononcology , Families, LGBT Dr Olinda Santin
Supervisor
Dr Olinda Santin
Funding
Funded
International DfE – competition
Application deadline
28 February 2023
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1677542400
Web-based intervention to improve physical functioning of the shoulder following surgery for breast cancer.
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Web-based resource, Surgery for Breast Cancer, Rehabilitation Iseult Wilson
Supervisor
Iseult Wilson
Funding
Funded
CAST DfE
Application deadline
28 February 2023
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1677542400
Supporting a holistic approach to personalised care for patients with kidney disease
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Kidney disease, personalised care, community-based support, integrated care Julie Doherty
Supervisor
Julie Doherty
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
28 February 2023
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1677542400
Co-designing a digital educational resource to improve medication adherence for people living with Parkinson’s Disease
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Parkinson's Disease, older people, chronic illness, nursing Dr Patrick Stark
Supervisor
Dr Patrick Stark
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
28 February 2023
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1677542400
Experiences and needs of children who have a parent who has mental illness
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Parental mental illness, children’s experiences and needs, intervention, psycho education, peer supp Anne Grant
Supervisor
Anne Grant
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Nursing and Midwifery Unfunded Nursing & Midwifery Open 2
DfE CAST - Living with Pancreatic Cancer in Northern Ireland: An Exploratory Mixed Methods Study
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Mixed Methods Research, Pancreatic Cancer, Lived Experience, Healthcare Professionals, Inequalities. Dr Gary Mitchell
Supervisor
Dr Gary Mitchell
Funding
Funded
DfE CAST
Application deadline
31 May 2023
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Open 2 1685487600
The influence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and mental health on young people’s involvement with the criminal justice system.
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Mental Health, Youth Justice, Forensic managed care Mark Linden
Supervisor
Mark Linden
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Nursing and Midwifery Unfunded Nursing & Midwifery Open 2
Co-Design for online suicide bereavement support
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Postvention Suicide prevention Bereavement Co-production Digital mental wellbeing Karen Galway
Supervisor
Karen Galway
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Nursing and Midwifery Unfunded Nursing & Midwifery Open 2
A mixed methods study to determine the key reasons for individuals with dementia attending the Emergency Department, and recommendations for a best practice approach
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Dementia; nursing home; care home; emergency department; GPs; Out of hours; dementia carers; inappro Dr Gillian Carter
Supervisor
Dr Gillian Carter
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Nursing and Midwifery Unfunded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2
A mindfulness mobile application to promote psychological health in patients receiving unit haemodialysis
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Mindfulness, kidney, feasibility. Dr Helen Noble
Supervisor
Dr Helen Noble
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
13 January 2023
School of Nursing and Midwifery Unfunded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1673568000
Identification and Management of cardiovascular risk factors during and after pregnancy
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Cardiovascular risk factors, risk management, disease during pregnancy, maternal morbidity Professor Donna Fitzsimons
Supervisor
Professor Donna Fitzsimons
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
30 June 2022
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1656543600
Co-designing a sexual health e-resource to support patients undergoing renal replacement therapy (RRT) and their partners within the United Kingdom
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Sexual health, renal replacement therapy, Kidney Disease Dr Clare McKeaveney
Supervisor
Dr Clare McKeaveney
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
1 March 2022
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1646092800
Co-design an innovative intervention with key stakeholders to support clinical assessments using a case study methodology
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Workplace-based assessments, effective person-centred care Dr Amy
Supervisor
Dr Amy
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
1 March 2022
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1646092800
EMDR to minimise the development of PTSD on the NICU: a feasibility study
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD EMDR, PTSD, NICU, Neonatal unit Dr Breidge Boyle
Supervisor
Dr Breidge Boyle
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
1 March 2022
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1646092800
Co-designing a peer-led digital resource to support people living with Rheumatoid Arthritis to improve adherence with medication
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Rheumatoid Arthritis, medication adherence, co-design, chronic illness Dr. Gillian Carter
Supervisor
Dr. Gillian Carter
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
14 March 2022
School of Nursing and Midwifery Unfunded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1647216000
Building capacity of health professions students to work effectively in digital-enabled workplaces
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Healthcare, digital literacy, health professions, co-design, education Dr. Amy Wong
Supervisor
Dr. Amy Wong
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
13 January 2023
School of Nursing and Midwifery Unfunded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1673568000
Cryotherapy for the management of chemotherapy induced side effects
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD cryotherapy, chemotherapy Dr Gillian Prue
Supervisor
Dr Gillian Prue
Funding
Funded
NI Dept for the Economy (DfE) & Paxman Coolers Ltd
Application deadline
4 July 2022
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1656889200
Exploring public perceptions and understanding about Parkinson’s Disease: An all-Ireland study
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Parkinson's Dr Gillian Carter & Dr Gary Mitchell
Supervisor
Dr Gillian Carter & Dr Gary Mitchell
Funding
Funded
Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE)
Application deadline
10 June 2022
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1654815600
QUADRAT DTP: Bronze Age upland settlement dynamics in Ireland and northern Britain: environmental vs. non-environmental drivers
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD climate, archaeological science, GIS, archaeology Dr Dirk Brandherm
Supervisor
Dr Dirk Brandherm
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT DTP
Application deadline
1 December 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Archaeology & Palaeoecology Closed 2 1638316800
Torture and its aftermaths in Northern Ireland
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD human geography, political geography social geography; historical geography; politics; criminology; Dr Merav Amir
Supervisor
Dr Merav Amir
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
31 March 2022
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Closed 2 1648681200
QUADRAT DTP: Human-Animal-Environmental Interactions at Late Medieval Religious Foundations in Ulster
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD archaeological science, forensic and archaeological sciences, archaeology Prof Eileen Murphy
Supervisor
Prof Eileen Murphy
Funding
Funded
NERC Quadrat
Application deadline
9 December 2022
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Archaeology & Palaeoecology Open 2 1670544000
QUADRAT DTP: A Late Glacial and Holocene tephrostratigraphy for Antarctica
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD environmental sciences, geochemistry, geoscience, volcanology Dr Gill Plunkett
Supervisor
Dr Gill Plunkett
Funding
Funded
NERC Quadrat
Application deadline
9 December 2022
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Archaeology & Palaeoecology Open 2 1670544000
Quadrat DTP CASE: Soils as an effective carbon sink? Rates of carbon sequestration and long-term storage in soils across Northern Ireland
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD ecology, soil science, agricultural geography, physical geography Dr Maarten Blaauw
Supervisor
Dr Maarten Blaauw
Funding
Funded
NERC Quadrat
Application deadline
9 December 2022
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Archaeology & Palaeoecology Open 2 1670544000
QUADRAT DTP: Source-to-sink dynamics and palaeo-environment reconstruction from a dynamically evolving glacial foreland
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Climatology and Climate Change, Geography, Geology, Geophysics, Environmental Science, Hydrology Dr Alastair Ruffell
Supervisor
Dr Alastair Ruffell
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT-DTP
Application deadline
31 March 2020
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Closed 2 1585609200
QUADRAT DTP: Landscapes of Production: Exploring the Palaeaoenvironmental Context of Stone Tool Quarrying, Manufacture, Use and Deposition on Neolithic Shetland
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Botany, Plant Science, Climatology, Climate Change, Ecology, Conservation, Environmental Science Dr William Megarry
Supervisor
Dr William Megarry
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT-DTP
Application deadline
22 January 2020
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Closed 2 1579651200
QUADRAT DTP: The impacts of climate change and extreme weather events on cyanobacteria blooms in lakes
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Climatology and Climate Change, Ecotoxicology and Pollution, Environmental Chemistry Prof Helen Roe
Supervisor
Prof Helen Roe
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT-DTP
Application deadline
22 January 2020
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Closed 2 1579651200
QUADRAT DTP: Investigation of the growth of molds (fungi and bacteria) in bio-based materials made from agro-waste food
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Agronomy, Soil Science, Bioinformatics, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Hydrology Dr Mohammed Sonebi
Supervisor
Dr Mohammed Sonebi
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT-DTP
Application deadline
22 January 2020
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Closed 2 1579651200
QUADRAT DTP: Assessing the restoration of UK Carbon sinks using geophysics and microbiology
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Agronomy, Soil Science, Bioinformatics, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Hydrology Dr Rory Doherty
Supervisor
Dr Rory Doherty
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT-DTP
Application deadline
22 January 2019
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Closed 2 1548115200
QUADRAT: Multidisciplinary Quantification Ecosystem Services to Streams, Provided by Formerly Afforested Blanket Bog.
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Agricultural Sciences, Ecology, Conservation, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Engineering Dr Raymond Flynn
Supervisor
Dr Raymond Flynn
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT-DTP
Application deadline
22 January 2020
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Closed 2 1579651200
Human-environment dynamics through the Holocene in the Mourne region, Northern Ireland
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Environmental Science, Environmental geography, geoscience, archaeology, cultural heritage Dr Gill Plunkett
Supervisor
Dr Gill Plunkett
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
30 April 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Archaeology & Palaeoecology Closed 2 1619737200
QUADRAT DTP: Dynamics of carbon capture in Scottish and Irish peatlands over the past centuries
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Botany/Plant Science, Climatology & Climate Change, Ecology & Conservation, Environmental Science, G Dr Maarten Blaauw
Supervisor
Dr Maarten Blaauw
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT DTP
Application deadline
18 January 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Archaeology & Palaeoecology Closed 2 1610928000
Decision Support Framework for Reliable and Cost-effective Repowering of Bottom-fixed Offshore Wind Farms
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Marine, Mechanical, structural, offshore Dr Madjid Karimirad
Supervisor
Dr Madjid Karimirad
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
31 March 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Closed 2 1617145200
Supervisor
Professor Marios Soutsos
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
30 June 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Closed 2 1625007600
Urban agroecology: Risks and Benefits
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Environmental Engineering, Pollution, Soil Science, Environmental Geography, Geochemistry Dr Rory Doherty
Supervisor
Dr Rory Doherty
Funding
Funded
EPSRC
Application deadline
30 June 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Closed 2 1625007600
QUADRAT DTP CASE: Modelling the fate of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the Northwest European Shelf ecosystem with a suite of high-resolution numerical models
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Climatology & Climate Change, Ecotoxicology & Pollution, Environmental Chemistry Dr Kieran O'Driscoll
Supervisor
Dr Kieran O'Driscoll
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT-DTP
Application deadline
18 January 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Closed 2 1610928000
QUADRAT DTP CASE: Quantifying kelp detrital pathways: what is potentially locked away as Blue Carbon?
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Biochemistry, Biophysics, Botany/Plant Science, Climatology & Climate Change, Ecology & Conservation Dr Louise Kregting
Supervisor
Dr Louise Kregting
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT-DTP
Application deadline
16 June 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Closed 2 1623798000
QUADRAT DTP: Repurposing fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) composite waste for marine renewable energy
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Climatology & Climate Change, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Marine Biology Dr Madjid Karimirad
Supervisor
Dr Madjid Karimirad
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT-DTP
Application deadline
16 June 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Closed 2 1623798000
QUADRAT DTP: Development of artificial reefs: design, scientific monitoring, environment impact and management in North/Irish Seas
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Scien Dr Mohammed Sonebi
Supervisor
Dr Mohammed Sonebi
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT-DTP
Application deadline
16 June 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Closed 2 1623798000
Socio-economic, religious and spatial inequalities in healthy ageing and cognitive health
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Dr Gemma Catney
Supervisor
Dr Gemma Catney
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
9 August 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Closed 2 1628463600
Response of testate amoebae to peatland drain blocking: implications for biomonitoring of peatland restoration efforts
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Environmental Biology, Ecology, Microbiology, Hydrology, Soil Science, Environmental Geography Prof Graeme Swindles
Supervisor
Prof Graeme Swindles
Funding
Funded
QUB DfE
Application deadline
31 May 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Closed 2 1622415600
QUADRAT DTP: Glacial meltwater evolution during the deglaciation of Fennoscandian Ice Sheet
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Environmental Science, Geography, Geology, Geophysics, Hydrology Dr Andrew Newton
Supervisor
Dr Andrew Newton
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT DTP
Application deadline
18 January 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Closed 2 1610928000
QUADRAT DTP: Resilience and adaptation of First Nations Communities in Canada to Disappearing Winter Road Infrastructure in a Changing Climate
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Climatology & Climate Change, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Geography, Geology Dr Donal Mullan
Supervisor
Dr Donal Mullan
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT DTP
Application deadline
18 January 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Closed 2 1610928000
Neighbourhood inter-ethnic/religious mixing in ‘post-conflict’ Northern Ireland
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Geography, Sociology Dr Gemma Catney
Supervisor
Dr Gemma Catney
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
31 March 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Closed 2 1617145200
QUADRAT DTP: Understanding the spatio-temporal dynamics of global peatland fire
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Botany/Plant Science, Climatology & Climate Change, Ecology & Conservation, Environmental Science, G Prof Graeme Swindles
Supervisor
Prof Graeme Swindles
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT DTP
Application deadline
18 January 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Closed 2 1610928000
QUADRAT DTP: Air Quality and Environmental Impact on Human Health
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Climatology & Climate Change, Environmental Science, Environmental Chemistry, Geography Professor Jennifer McKinley
Supervisor
Professor Jennifer McKinley
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT DTP
Application deadline
16 June 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Closed 2 1623798000
QUADRAT DTP: Properties of Glacial Tills: Engineering, Environmental and Glaciological Applications
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Geochemistry, Geography, Geology, Geophysics Dr David Hughes
Supervisor
Dr David Hughes
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT DTP
Application deadline
16 June 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Closed 2 1623798000
SALine INtrusion in coastal Aquifers (SALINA): Hydrodynamic Assessment and Prediction of Dynamic Response
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Civil & Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geography, Geology Professor Gerard Hamill
Supervisor
Professor Gerard Hamill
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
1 May 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Closed 2 1619823600
Fluid Structure Interactions due to Scouring at Bridges
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Civil & Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Professor Gerard Hamill
Supervisor
Professor Gerard Hamill
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
1 May 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Closed 2 1619823600
QUADRAT DTP CASE: Multi-proxy investigation of the effects of a drying climate on peatlands and human activity
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD climate, environmental geography, geoscience Dr Gill Plunkett
Supervisor
Dr Gill Plunkett
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT DTP
Application deadline
1 December 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Archaeology & Palaeoecology Closed 2 1638316800
Radiocarbon dating of single tree-rings – annual precision records of environmental change
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD climate science, environmental geography, physical geography, geoscience, archaeology Dr Maarten Blaauw
Supervisor
Dr Maarten Blaauw
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
29 April 2022
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Archaeology & Palaeoecology Open 2 1651186800
Population based Structural health monitoring for bridges
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Civil engineering, mechanical and structural engineering, data science, machine learning, dynamics Dr David Hester
Supervisor
Dr David Hester
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
31 March 2022
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Closed 2 1648681200
QUADRAT DTP: Air Quality and Environmental Impact on Human Health
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD data science, pollution, soil science, environmental geography, GIS, physical geography, geochemistr Professor Jennifer McKinley
Supervisor
Professor Jennifer McKinley
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT DTP
Application deadline
1 December 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Closed 2 1638316800
Population based Structural health monitoring for bridges
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Civil engineering, electrical engineering Dr David Hester
Supervisor
Dr David Hester
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
31 March 2023
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Closed 2 1680217200
Diversity and Inequalities in Ethnicity and Religion in the UK, 2001-2022
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD statistics, diversity, inequality, ethnicity Dr Gemma Catney
Supervisor
Dr Gemma Catney
Funding
Funded
Queen's University and the ONS
Application deadline
30 June 2023
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Open 2 1688079600
Crack-inducing thermal stresses in safety-critical concrete structures
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Thermal stresses, safety critical structures, cement hydration, supplementary cementitious materials Professor Marios Soutsos
Supervisor
Professor Marios Soutsos
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Natural and Built Environment Unfunded Civil Engineering Open 2
Impact Resistance of Ultra High Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Ultra-high performance fibre reinforced concrete (UHPFRC), impact and blast resistance, Professor Marios Soutsos
Supervisor
Professor Marios Soutsos
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Natural and Built Environment Unfunded Civil Engineering Open 2
Structural Behaviour of Concrete Block Pavements: Finite Element Modelling of the effect of construction pattern and unit interlock
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Structural behaviour, concrete block pavements, construction pattern, unit interlock Professor Marios Soutsos
Supervisor
Professor Marios Soutsos
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Natural and Built Environment Unfunded Civil Engineering Open 2
Ultra High Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete for Access Floor Tiles
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Professor Marios Soutsos
Supervisor
Professor Marios Soutsos
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Natural and Built Environment Unfunded Civil Engineering Open 2
Cementless “Geopolymer” Concrete for Sustainable Construction
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Alkali-activated binders (AABs), geopolymer concrete, supplementary cementitious materials Professor Marios Soutsos
Supervisor
Professor Marios Soutsos
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Natural and Built Environment Unfunded Civil Engineering Open 2
Placing Astronomy: Landscape, Space and Science at Armagh Observatory, 1790-1916
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Dr Oliver Dunnett
Supervisor
Dr Oliver Dunnett
Funding
Funded
Northern Bridge Consortium
Application deadline
13 January 2020
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Closed 2 1578873600
Theatre of the Cosmos: Performance, Space and Science at Armagh Planetarium, 1968–2016
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Dr Oliver Dunnett
Supervisor
Dr Oliver Dunnett
Funding
Funded
AHRC Northern Bridge Consortium
Application deadline
12 January 2022
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Closed 2 1641945600
Lightweight Post Quantum Cryptography on modern open-source RISC-V processors
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Post quantum cryptography, Hardware security, IoT security, Learning with errors, RISC-V, ISE Ayesha Khalid
Supervisor
Ayesha Khalid
Funding
Funded
CSIT DTP
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Fault tolerant post quantum cryptography systems for satellite communications
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Post quantum cryptography, Hardware security, IoT security, Learning with errors, Space security Ayesha Khalid
Supervisor
Ayesha Khalid
Funding
Funded
CSIT DTP
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
A Trusted Execution Environment based framework for securing legacy embedded systems
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Trusted Execution Environment, legacy embedded system, hardware-software co-design Arnab Kumar Biswas
Supervisor
Arnab Kumar Biswas
Funding
Funded
CSIT DTP
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Secure multi-tenant and federated satellite system
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Trusted Execution Environment, legacy embedded system, hardware-software co-design Arnab Kumar Biswas
Supervisor
Arnab Kumar Biswas
Funding
Funded
CSIT DTP
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Side-channel analysis and countermeasure on Post Quantum Cryptographic
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Post Quantum Cryptographic, Side-channel analysis, Machine learning, Hardware security Anh-Tuan Hoang
Supervisor
Anh-Tuan Hoang
Funding
Funded
CSIT DTP
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Side-channel analysis supports in Physical Unclonable Function modelling
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Post Quantum Cryptographic, Side-channel analysis, Machine learning, Hardware security Anh-Tuan Hoang
Supervisor
Anh-Tuan Hoang
Funding
Funded
CSIT DTP
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Multi-Hardware Security for Supply Chain
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Approximate computing, hardware security, intrinsic, IoT Chongyan Gu
Supervisor
Chongyan Gu
Funding
Funded
CSIT DTP
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Investigating Security Vulnerabilities in Approximate Computing
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Approximate computing, hardware security, machine learning Chongyan Gu
Supervisor
Chongyan Gu
Funding
Funded
CSIT DTP
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Enabling and Accelerating Privacy-Preserving Data Analysis
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Encryption, privacy, cryptography, hardware design, encrypted data analysis Ciara Rafferty
Supervisor
Ciara Rafferty
Funding
Funded
CSIT DTP
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Quantum-Safe Identity-Based Encryption for lightweight Internet of Things
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Cryptography, hardware design, encryption, advanced cryptography, identity Ciara Rafferty
Supervisor
Ciara Rafferty
Funding
Funded
CSIT DTP
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Machine Learning for Secure 6G Cell-Free Massive MIMO
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD 6G, beyond-5G, cell-free massive MIMO, machine learning, physical-layer security, signal processing Hien Ngo
Supervisor
Hien Ngo
Funding
Funded
CSIT DTP
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Physical-Layer Security for IoT
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD 6G, Internet of Things, Physical-Layer Security, Signal Processing, Wireless Communications Hien Ngo
Supervisor
Hien Ngo
Funding
Funded
CSIT DTP
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
An Investigation of Embedded Machine Learning for Space Applications: Circuit Reliability and Model Security
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD ML Security, Space Applications, Circuit Reliability Ihsen Alouani
Supervisor
Ihsen Alouani
Funding
Funded
CSIT DTP
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Privacy-preserving By-Design: Brain-inspired Architectures for Security-sensitive Applications
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics, Adversarial Attacks, Model Poisoning Ihsen Alouani
Supervisor
Ihsen Alouani
Funding
Funded
CSIT DTP
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Secure Record Linkage
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD private set intersection, mutable trapdoor PEKS, Indranil Ghosh Ray
Supervisor
Indranil Ghosh Ray
Funding
Funded
CSIT DTP
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
HSM enabled precomputation safe asymmetric PAKE designing
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD PAKE, asymmetric PAKE, precomputation attack, HSM private set intersection, mutable trapdoor PEKS Indranil Ghosh Ray
Supervisor
Indranil Ghosh Ray
Funding
Funded
CSIT DTP
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Using Reinforcement Learning to Prepare Cyber-Attack Responses for Cyber Physical Systems
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Cyber security, cyber physical systems, CPS, reinforcement learning, AI, machine learning Kieran McLaughlin
Supervisor
Kieran McLaughlin
Funding
Funded
CSIT DTP
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Cyber Security for Digital Twins
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Cyber security, digital twins, AI, cyber physical systems, embedded systems, security and resilience Kieran McLaughlin
Supervisor
Kieran McLaughlin
Funding
Funded
CSIT DTP
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Context Awareness Enhancement of Physical layer Security Schemes in Multi-user 6G Wireless Networks
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD 6G, Physical layer, wireless security, multi-user system, multi-antenna, URLLC, mMTC, beamforming. Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi
Supervisor
Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi
Funding
Funded
CSIT DTP
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Deep-learning based Hardware Trojan Detection
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Hardware Security, Deep-learning Maire O'Neill
Supervisor
Maire O'Neill
Funding
Funded
CSIT DTP
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Integrated Quantum-resilient Cryptography
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Quantum Computing, Quantum Cryptography, Post-quantum cryptography Maire O'Neill
Supervisor
Maire O'Neill
Funding
Funded
CSIT DTP
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Secure Retrodirective Antennas using Post-quantum Cryptography
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Antenna arrays, Phased arrays, Satellite antennas, Steerable antennas, Communication system security Neil Buchanan
Supervisor
Neil Buchanan
Funding
Funded
CSIT DTP
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Malware detection beyond labelled datasets
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Malware, Cybersecurity, Deep Learning, Self-supervised learning Niall McLaughlin
Supervisor
Niall McLaughlin
Funding
Funded
CSIT DTP
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Cyber DALL-E for adversarial dataset generation
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Malware, Cybersecurity, Deep Learning, Generative models, Diffusion Models Niall McLaughlin
Supervisor
Niall McLaughlin
Funding
Funded
CSIT DTP
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Modelling Technopolitical Factors for Analysing and Attributing Cyber Attacks
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Advanced Persistent Threat (APT), Adversary Modelling, Attribution, Threat Intelligence Oluwafemi Olukoya
Supervisor
Oluwafemi Olukoya
Funding
Funded
CSIT DTP
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Malware Vulnerabilities as a Heuristic for Layering Defence Mechanism in Detection Technology
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Cyber Attack, Mitigation, Malware, Vulnerabilities, Quality Assurance, Static analysis Oluwafemi Olukoya
Supervisor
Oluwafemi Olukoya
Funding
Funded
CSIT DTP
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
DPU-Centric Distributed Network and Datacentre Security
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Cybersecurity, Datacentre Security Network Security AI, DPU, GPU, Network Monitoring Sakir Sezer
Supervisor
Sakir Sezer
Funding
Funded
CSIT DTP
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Reconnaissance-type Threat Detection with Datacentre Networks
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Cybersecurity, Network Security AI, DPU, GPU, reconnaissance threat detection Sakir Sezer
Supervisor
Sakir Sezer
Funding
Funded
CSIT DTP
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Securing Programmable Networks
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Network security, Software-defined networking, programmable networks, P4 Sandra Scott-Hayward
Supervisor
Sandra Scott-Hayward
Funding
Funded
CSIT DTP
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Leveraging the programmable network for intrusion protection
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Network security, Encrypted traffic, Software-defined networking, programmable networks Sandra Scott-Hayward
Supervisor
Sandra Scott-Hayward
Funding
Funded
CSIT DTP
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1678838400
Quantum Machine Learning for Securing 6G Networks
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Quantum Computing, Machine Learning, Wireless Security, 6G Trung Duong
Supervisor
Trung Duong
Funding
Funded
CSIT DTP
Application deadline
15 March 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1678838400
Security of 6G O-RAN
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD ORAN, Wireless Security, 6G Trung Duong