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PhD topics for research students

Find below a list of currently available self-funded PhD topics.

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Real-time Visual and Haptic Feedback of Grasping Movements in Virtual Reality
The project we propose is multidisciplinary, combining research into 3D graphics, physics, AI, and virtual reality techniques from computer science with new advances in brain mechanisms underlying per...
Nadine Aburumman
Self Funded
Using Machine Learning to Simulate Macroscopic phenomena for Fluid Dynamics
Macroscopic dynamic phenomena involving free and solid boundaries exist both in nature and industrial environments and are often associated with incidents of potentially high industrial impact. Such d...
Nadine Aburumman
Self Funded
Deep Learning and Natural Language Processing Based FinTech prediction
Financial markets including stocks and forex constantly fluctuate. Apart from individual company performances, various external factors such as human psychology of the masses, local and international ...
Self Funded
Natural Language Processing for Public Health Surveillance
The sale of sugary products is still strong, despite the recommendations to reduce their consumption. When children consume too much sugar, they can suffer from obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovasc...
Self Funded
A digital twin-based analysis framework for structural health monitoring of existing masonry structures
In recent decades, structures have been experiencing increased severity in external actions caused by natural and anthropogenic hazards (earthquakes, floods and fire) due to climate change and global ...
Self Funded
Development of an Optical Shape Sensing Method Using Optoelectronic Sensors for Soft Flexible Robotic Manipulators in Minimally Invasive Surgery
Over the last two decades, many soft continuum manipulators have been developed by many academic institutions and industries for MIS (minimally invasive surgery), endoscopy, and colonoscopy because th...
Yohan Noh
Self Funded
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production from Biomass and Waste using a Biorefinery Approach
Aviation fuel is conventionally supplied from kerosene produced from crude oil. The aviation industry accounts for nearly 2% of global CO2 emissions. There is hence a pressing need worldwide to improv...
Kok Siew Ng
Self Funded
A systems approach to plastic waste valorisation
The inherent limitations of conventional mechanical recycling technologies in dealing with highly contaminated plastic waste streams and the economic barriers for new chemical recycling technologies a...
Kok Siew Ng
Self Funded
Steel bolted connections subjected to cyclic and monotonic loads
Steel moment frames are structural systems heavily used in different types of buildings around the world. In this type of structures, the beams and columns are joined by moment connections; therefore,...
Self Funded
Sustainable products & processes - help industry ditch the plastic and toxic chemicals!
This project offers the right candidate a £5000 bursary contribution in the first year only. Please contact the supervisor for more detail. Material and energy used for making products can have signif...
Gera Troisi
Partially Funded