PhD topics for research students

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Developing AI-enhanced personalised learning pathways in electrical and electronic engineering education
We are offering a self-funded PhD position in developing AI-enhanced personalised learning pathways in electrical and electronic engineering education with the Department of Electrical and Power Engin...
Ahmed Zobaa
Self Funded
Static and dynamic network reconfiguration for hosting capacity enhancement in active distribution networks
We are offering a self-funded PhD position in static and dynamic network reconfiguration for hosting capacity enhancement in active distribution networks with the Department of Electrical and Power En...
Ahmed Zobaa
Self Funded
Techno-economic optimisation of energy storage systems for hosting capacity enhancement in distribution networks
We are offering a self-funded PhD position in techno-economic optimisation of energy storage systems (ESS) for hosting capacity enhancement in distribution networks with the Department of Electrical a...
Ahmed Zobaa
Self Funded
Comprehensive harmonic mitigation in distribution networks with high penetration of inverter-based distribution generation (DG) units
We are offering a self-funded PhD position in comprehensive harmonic mitigation in distribution networks with high penetration of inverter-based distributed generation (DG) units with the Department o...
Ahmed Zobaa
Self Funded
Protection-constrained hosting capacity in radial distribution networks with high distributed generation (DG) penetration
We are offering a self-funded PhD position in protection-constrained hosting capacity in radial distribution networks with high distributed generation (DG) penetration with the Department of Electrica...
Ahmed Zobaa
Self Funded
Optimising active power curtailment techniques for hosting capacity enhancement in distributed generation networks
We are offering a self-funded PhD position in optimising active power curtailment techniques for hosting capacity enhancement in distributed generation networks with the Department of Electrical and P...
Ahmed Zobaa
Self Funded
Comprehensive analysis of On-Load Tap Changers (OLTC) for voltage control and hosting capacity enhancement
We are offering a self-funded PhD position in the comprehensive analysis of On-Load Tap Changers (OLTC) for voltage control and hosting capacity enhancement with the Department of Electrical and Power...
Ahmed Zobaa
Self Funded
Advanced reactive power control strategies for hosting capacity enhancement in distribution networks
We are offering a self-funded PhD position in advanced reactive power control strategies for hosting capacity enhancement in distribution networks with the Department of Electrical and Power Engineeri...
Ahmed Zobaa
Self Funded
Applications for education and/or healthcare: Exploring the potential of ‘human-like’ computing
We invite applications from candidates that have an interest in the area of artificially intelligent human-like computing and exploring the potential of designing, developing, and evaluating prototype...
Arthur Money
Self Funded
Artificially intelligent conversational agents: exploring their value in education and/or healthcare
Artificially intelligent conversational agents (such as ChatGPT) are becoming increasingly common in our everyday lives. The benefits of using these technologies are becoming clear in a range of comme...
Arthur Money
Self Funded