Dimitrios Kollias

Queen Mary University of London is advertising visiting PhD opportunities in Multimodal AI and Generative AI with Dr Dimitrios Kollias. The research team is looking for 3–4 visiting PhD students to join for 6–12 months, with 12 months preferred, starting from January 2027 or shortly thereafter. The advertised research topics include talking-head / digital avatar generation , deepfake detection , generative modelling , multitask affect prediction , contextual affect recognition and generation , cross-modal transfer learning , task generation , and database generation . These topics are strongly aligned with computer science and AI research, with possible connections to psychology and media-related work. This is not a new PhD studentship at QMUL. It is only open to candidates who are already enrolled as PhD students at another university, in the UK or internationally. The post also mentions practical information about eligibility, visas, and English-language requirements. Funding includes a £20,000 per year stipend (pro rata for shorter visits). University visiting fees are waived , and the UK visa application fee can be covered . The position is based at Queen Mary University of London, UK . To apply, eligible candidates should email their CV to [email protected] . Shortlisted applicants are normally contacted within two weeks for an interview.