Zi Ye

Maynooth University is advertising a fully funded PhD scholarship in the Department of Computer Science on Multimodal AI and Medical Vision . The project is titled Multimodal Learning for Abdominal X-ray Report Generation with Large Language Models and is supervised by Professor Zi Ye with co-supervision from Dr Aidan Mooney . The research sits at the intersection of computer science , deep learning , computer vision , multimodal learning , vision-language models , and medical imaging . The project aims to build a clinically grounded abdominal X-ray image-report paired dataset, create a benchmark for evaluating report generation models, and develop efficient multimodal approaches that improve visual grounding and alignment between images and generated clinical text. Funding is strong: the scholarship covers full tuition fees plus a €25,000 annual stipend for up to 4 years . The award is for full-time study and is based at Maynooth University in Ireland. Eligibility highlights include a minimum 2.1 honours degree (or equivalent), or a relevant Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline. Applicants should have a solid background in deep learning and computer vision , with proficiency in Python and PyTorch . Experience with multimodal large language models or vision-language tasks is desirable. Non-native English speakers must meet the university’s English language requirements. To apply, candidates should send a personal statement , CV , research proposal (max 4,000 words), final academic transcripts , and two referees’ contact details directly by email. The deadline is 1 July 2026 at 5pm , and applications may be reviewed on a rolling basis.