PhD in Simplified Coherent Optical Technologies for Next-Generation Passive Optical Networks University of Southampton in United Kingdom

Applications are now open for CDT SPADS (Sensing, Processing and AI for Defence and Security), a PhD programme for September 2027 entry . This is a joint doctoral programme between The University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University , bringing together research in artificial intelligence , sensing , and signal processing to address real-world defence and security challenges. The programme works with more than 20 partners, including the UK Ministry of Defence’s Defence Science and Technology L...

PhD opportunity in Controlling Errors in Quantum Computers at Imperial College London , supervised by Dr Zhenyu Cai . This project targets one of the central challenges in quantum computation : reducing and controlling errors in quantum machines. The research aims to develop a full-stack approach to quantum error suppression , integrating methods across multiple layers of the quantum computing stack. Relevant research areas include quantum error correction , quantum error mitigation , and quantu...

Research Fellow in Advanced Semiconductor Device Modelling at the University of Surrey (Guildford, United Kingdom). This is a full-time, fixed-term research position on EPSRC project EP/Y000196/1 , focused on advanced semiconductor device modelling for source-gated transistors (SGTs) and multimodal transistors (MMTs) . The successful candidate will develop and validate predictive models using methods such as high-fidelity TCAD , compact modelling , surrogate modelling , and physics-informed mach...

Imperial College London is advertising a fully funded / competition-funded PhD project in 3D Imaging of Brain Blood Flow Using Ultrasound . The project sits at the intersection of biomedical engineering , medical imaging , physics , electrical engineering , and computer science , with research topics including 3D ultrasound brain imaging, brain blood-flow measurement, ultrasound contrast agents, 3D printing of brain-vessel models, imaging algorithms, signal processing, and experimental/computati...

PhD opportunity at the University of Southampton in neuromorphic silicon for non-invasive communication BCIs , with a focus on EEG , brain–computer interfaces , electrical engineering , biomedical engineering , computer science , and machine learning . The project addresses a key bottleneck in EEG-based BCIs: the computing behind decoding. Instead of relying on a laptop or cloud, the research aims to move decoding onto the head using neuromorphic AI hardware. The work includes novel event-based ...