PhD Studentship: AI-empowered Zero Touch Wireless Network Management for Reliable and Efficient Autonomous Robot Fleets

Supervisor name(s): Jianglin.Lan@glasgow.ac.uk Ahmed.Zoha@glasgow.ac.uk
Department: University of Glasgow (RAINZ CDT)
Title: AI-empowered Zero Touch Wireless Network Management for Reliable and Efficient Autonomous Robot Fleets
Application deadline: 28/11/2024
Research theme: "Robotics", "Artificial Intelligence", "Communication Engineering", "Networks"

How to apply: www.rainz-cdt.ac.uk

This 4 year PhD project will start on 22nd September 2024. The studentship will cover full tuition fees at the Home student rate and a maintenance grant for 4 years, starting at the UKRI minimum of £19,237 pa which may increase with indexation each year. The Studentship also comes with access to additional funding in the form of a research training support grant which is available to fund conference attendance, fieldwork, secondments, etc.

This studentship is offered by the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence for Net Zero (RAINZ CDT) which is a partnership between three of the UKs leading universities (University of Manchester, University of Glasgow and University of Oxford).

Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) is an essential enabling technology for the Net Zero transition in the UK’s energy sector. However, significant technological and cultural barriers are limiting its effectiveness. Overcoming these barriers is a key target of this CDT. The focus of the CDT’s research projects will be how RAS can be used for the inspection, maintenance, and repair of new infrastructure in renewables (wind, solar, geothermal, tidal, hydrogen) and nuclear (fission and fusion), and to support the decarbonization of existing maintenance and decommissioning of assets.

We are seeking ambitious graduate scientists and engineers who are keen to acquire new skills and have a desire to help increase use of RAS to help decarbonise the energy sector. You will become a pioneer and leader in this increasingly important area of science and engineering.

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Year 1: You will spend the first year of the CDT at the University of Manchester undertaking taught MSc studies and research training. You must achieve an average of 65% or higher in your MSc taught assessments to be considered for progression to the PhD studies.

Note: you will not graduate with an MSc. If you meet the progression criteria, you will transition directly onto the PhD.

Years 2 – 4: You will move to your host institute (University of Manchester, University of Glasgow, or University of Oxford) to undertake your PhD research, which will be complimented with a comprehensive cohort training and employability development programme.

About this Project

Year 1 MSc Course: MSc Communications and Signal Processing

Year 2 – 4 PhD Location: University of Glasgow

Applicants should have a First or strong Upper Second-class honours degree (2:1 with 65% average), or international equivalent, in Engineering with evidence of previous study in communication and signal processing engineering fundamentals.

Please email rainz@manchester.ac.uk before you apply. Please include details of your current level of study, academic background and any relevant experience and include a paragraph about your motivation to study this PhD project. Informal enquiries can be made at rainz@manchester.ac.uk.

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