Understanding Cheetah Locomotion using Inverse Reinforcement Learning UCL (University College London) in United Kingdom

Applications are now open for PhD studentships in the UKRI AI CDT in Dependable and Deployable AI for Robotics (CDT-D2AIR), a 4-year doctoral programme jointly offered by Heriot-Watt University and The University of Edinburgh. This CDT focuses on AI, verification, design, and robotics, with training aimed at helping students develop and deploy safe robotic systems. It is a strong fit for applicants interested in dependable AI, robotics, and trustworthy autonomous systems. The programme is a PhD ...

We are seeking a full-time Postdoctoral Research Assistant to join the Torr Vision Group in the Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford (central Oxford, United Kingdom). The project is focused on AI safety , AI security , adversarial robustness , and the control of advanced agentic AI systems . The research will study frontier models that interact with operating systems, APIs, software tools, other agents, and complex environments, moving beyond text generation toward systems tha...

PhD opportunity at Aston University in the Autonomous Robotics and Perception Laboratory on AI-driven robotic disassembly using mixed reality and haptics . The project focuses on robotics , artificial intelligence , mixed reality , haptic teleoperation , and autonomous robotic manipulation for industrial applications. This is a research-intensive doctoral position suited to candidates interested in real-world robotic systems, perception, and human-in-the-loop control. Funding: Tuition fees are c...

🎓 PhD opportunity at The University of Manchester in power electronics , printed circuit board (PCB) design , reinforcement learning , and Monte Carlo Tree Search . The project aims to build an AI-driven placement and routing engine to automate a layout process that is still done largely by hand. This is a strong fit for students interested in electrical engineering , computer science , and related areas of physics . Funding: Fully funded for 3.5 years, including tuition fees, a UKRI stipend of ...

PhD opportunity in Computer Science at the University of Southampton , UK, in the Cyber-Physical Systems Group . The project is titled “Uncertainty-aware scheduling and analysis of AI-powered cyber-physical systems” and is supervised by Filip Marković and Geoff Merrett . The topic sits at the intersection of computer science , cyber-physical systems , AI , scheduling , and uncertainty-aware analysis , and is aimed at solving interesting research problems in this area. This is a PhD opening , not...