Computing Science and Informatics Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

The School of Engineering has a strong culture of research and enterprise. We are the top modern university in London for world-leading and internationally excellent research and Grade Point Average in General Engineering -Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014.

REF awarded 80% of our research into General Engineering the two highest quality ratings (4* or 3*) for 'impact' (research and significance). This success is underpinned by a strong record of external income generation with the total current contract value of research and enterprise awards exceeding £4m.

Income is generated from a wide range of sources including the research councils, European Union, industry, Government, charities, consultancy and Knowledge Transfer Partnerships where the School is one of the leaders nationally. Our research is to a very large degree interdisciplinary and collaborative with strong national and international links.

Cognitive Systems Research Centre
The Cognitive Systems Research Centre (CSRC) specialises in the field of engineering Cognition, where the physical world is integrated, converged and interacts with cyber-physical/computational systems. Technologies related to Cognitive Systems are transforming the way people interact with engineered systems. The Centre works at the cutting edge of technologies and carries out fundamental and applied research in emerging and future areas of smart applications where quality of life can be improved (e.g. Smart Cities, Agriculture and Health) and sustainability and productivity can be enhanced (e.g. Manufacturing, Sustainable development, Smart Grid).

The centre will engage in the following areas of research

Smart Internet Technologies
Assistive and enabling systems
Cognitive Human-Machine Interfaces and Interactions
Cyber Physical Interaction
Data Transformation using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Distributed Autonomous Systems
Human Sensing
Interconnected Objects and M2M Communication
Robotics and automation
You can find more information via Cognitive Systems Research Centre page.

A member of staff, expert in the chosen field, is directly responsible for guiding and supporting your research programme. As a research student you'll become part of our thriving academic community.

A PhD, by definition, is an original contribution to knowledge. A research degree is different from a taught course. Research students are expected to self-direct their learning with support from a supervisory team.