PhD Position in Driver Behavior Modeling, Human-Computer Interaction, Explainable AI, and Automated Driving Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt in Germany

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) is recruiting a Research Staff (Project-Based Fixed-Term Researcher) in the Information and Human Engineering domain. This is a full-time, fixed-term research position based in Tokyo or Ibaraki Prefecture , Japan, with work at AIST’s Waterfront Subcenter in Koto-ku, Tokyo and Tsukuba Center in Ibaraki. The role is tied to a specific externally funded project, and the successful candidate is expected to contribute immediately...

Interested in a PhD in Human-Computer Interaction at The University of Texas at Austin ? This post invites prospective applicants to meet researchers at UIST 2026 and discuss research interests and PhD applications. The conversation is with Karthik Mahadevan , Michelle Lam , and Yudai Tanaka . Their interests span a range of technical HCI areas, making this relevant for students interested in interactive systems, human-centered computing, and related computer science research. Event details: Tue...

Technical University of Munich (TUM), Chair of Automotive Engineering, is advertising a PhD position (100%) in multi-stack handling and hybrid safety architecture for autonomous vehicles . The project focuses on how a modular autonomous vehicle stack and an end-to-end (E2E) stack can run redundantly and in parallel within one vehicle architecture. Research topics include arbitration logic for handoffs between stacks, blending strategies for smooth transitions, and functional safety concepts base...

PhD project at the University of Southampton on human-centred artificial intelligence (AI) for decision support in high-stakes environments . The research sits at the intersection of computer science , psychology , human-computer interaction , and human factors , with a focus on how AI can support human decision-making without replacing human judgement. The project examines topics such as trust , transparency , workload , situation awareness , decision confidence , and accountability . Example a...

Bastian Lampe, Group Leader for Function Development Automated Driving at the Institute for Automotive Engineering (ika), RWTH Aachen University, is looking for new PhD researchers to join his group. The opening focuses on AI for automated driving and end-to-end driving , including developing and training models and deploying/testing them on public roads with the research vehicle karl . The post highlights work that goes beyond simulation and offline experiments, with an emphasis on real-world v...