[AISWorld] Multiple PhD Studentships in School of Computing and Communications at Lancaster University

[Ruan, Wenjie]

Title: Multiple Ph.D. Studentships in School of Computing and Communications at Lancaster University

Location: Lancaster University, North West England, UK.

Description: Multiple Ph.D. Computer Science studentships available, funded for up to 3.5 years (or 3 years for overseas students), commencing in 2019.

Funding for: UK Students, EU Students, (or partial fee waiver for overseas students). Total ￡19,847 Tax-free bursary per annum with annual increment (this figure includes the annual stipend, UK/EU tuition fees, and training/travel allowance per annum). A typical award includes Fees Home/EU ￡4,260 for 3.5 years (Overseas ￡17,510 for 3 years); living allowance ￡14,777 + a training fund for travel/equipment. There are also Lecture Associate opportunities with up to 6 hrs a week paid income in the school.

Hours: Full Time (20 days holiday allowance plus standard statutory and university closure days).

Deadline: Friday, 28 June 2019 (UK Time)

Topics:  I am looking for outstanding individuals with a passion for innovative research and enjoy the exciting challenges of two research directions:
(1) Machine Learning and its Applications in Digital Health, Ubiquitous Computing, and Internet-of-Things
(2) Robustness and Safety of Deep Neural Networks

Please contact Dr. Wenjie Ruan (Email: wenjie.ruan at lancaster.ac.uk<mailto:wenjie.ruan at lancaster.ac.uk>, HomePage: https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/scc/about-us/people/wenjie-ruan) to discuss your Ph.D. application and research proposal if you are interested in the above research topics.

Lancaster University has been consistently placed within the top 10 by UK newspaper league tables and in the top 150 worldwide by the main global rankings (CWTS Leiden 2019: 140th; QS 2020: 128th; THE 2019: 146th). Lancaster University also received a Gold rating in the Government's inaugural (2017) Teaching Excellence Framework. In 2018 it was awarded University of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide.

Requirements: First or 2.1 class (Hons) degree in a relevant discipline; International applicants must have at least IELTS overall score of 6.5 with 6 in each component (or equivalent).