PhD in Human-Swarm Interaction, Intent Communication, and Multi-Robot Behaviour University of Southampton in United Kingdom

PhD opportunity: Multi-agent reinforcement learning for safe navigation of multiple robots at the University of Southampton (Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences). This project focuses on robotics , machine learning , artificial intelligence , human-robot interaction , and multi-agent reinforcement learning . The research asks how robot swarms can coordinate collective goals while adapting to human comfort, preferences, social expectations, and trust in shared spaces such as homes, workp...

Applications are now open for a fully funded cotutelle PhD opportunity in Reinforcement Learning , World Models , Robotics , Assistive Robotics , Artificial Intelligence , and Human-Robot Interaction . This CROSSING PhD Opportunity #1 is supported by IRL CNRS CROSSING and will commence in September 2027 as part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) COFUND BEST Doctoral Programme . The project is based at IRIT (MISFIT team), Université de Toulouse, France , in cotutelle with Adelaide Unive...

[PhD positions] The CHRI Lab at the University of Melbourne is seeking outstanding students to join a project in human-robot interaction and human-AI interaction . This opportunity is aimed at prospective PhD applicants interested in robotics, AI, and the study of how people interact with intelligent systems. The post is shared by Wafa Johal , Senior Lecturer/Assistant Professor at the University of Melbourne. Applicants should check the lab’s join page for full details and application instructi...

Iuliia Kotseruba, Assistant Professor at the University of Guelph, is recruiting MSc and PhD students for her lab. The research focus is on vision foundation models, road user behavior understanding, drivers' attention allocation, and making simulated road users more realistic. This is a strong fit for students interested in computer vision, robotics, human behavior modeling, and AI for transportation-related perception and simulation. The post invites students who want to tackle open research p...

Applications are open for the third cohort of PhD students at the Centre for Human-Inspired Artificial Intelligence (CHIA), University of Cambridge. The opportunity is centered on research in trustworthy AI, human-AI collaboration, contextual safety evaluations, and the deployment of AI and agents in high-stakes settings. The poster also notes that co-supervision arrangements can be made with supervisors from across the university, and lists potential primary supervisors including Anna Korhonen,...