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3 fully funded PhD scholarships in Computational Neuroscience and AI
Vacancy Reference Number: 1680504, 1680541, 1680489
Closing Date: 24 Feb 2025
Salary: Scholarships will cover tuition fees, provide a maintenance allowance of £19,237 per annum for 3 years, and a Research Training Support Grant of £900 per annum.
Address: Intelligent Systems Research Centre, School of Computing, Engineering and Intelligent Systems, Ulster University, Magee campus, Derry~Londonderry
Duration: 3 years
Two scholarships on bridging fundamental cognitive computational neuroscience of decision-making and learning to brain-inspired AI algorithms are available at:
1. Link to Scholarship 1
2. Link to Scholarship 2
One other PhD scholarship is also available on neurotechnology and machine learning:
1. Link to Scholarship 3
All three PhD scholarships are open to international or UK/Ireland applicants. Applications are available from 2nd December 2024 and close on 24th February 2025.
The research teams involved in the PhD projects include:
1. Neural Systems and Neuro-Technology Team
2. Computational Neuroscience and Neural Engineering Team
Our School and its Intelligent Systems Research Centre have neuroscience and AI related research communities and facilities in:
* NeuroAI and computational neuroscience
* Brain-computer interfaces/non-invasive neurotech
* MEG and EEG brain imaging
* Neuromorphic computing
* Cognitive robotics
* High-performance computing
In 2021, Ulster University was, in the UK:
* Ranked 2nd for Ph.D. researcher satisfaction
* 6th largest Computer Science and Informatics unit
* 7th for world-leading or internationally excellent research and impact with respect to staff number
Derry~Londonderry is a vibrant, friendly and affordable city with ~100K people, offering a high quality of life, close to stunning coastline and outdoor activities in the north and north-west of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Ulster University has recently been awarded by Times Higher Education as the 'University of the Year 2024', the top higher education institution in the UK and Ireland.
Further Information
PhD Scholarship 1
PhD Scholarship 2
PhD Scholarship 3
Contact Details
Professor KongFatt Wong-Lin
Intelligent Systems Research Centre,
School of Computing, Engineering and Intelligent Systems,
Ulster University,
Magee campus,
E-mail: k.wong-lin@ulster.ac.uk
Web: Professor Wong-Lin's Profile
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