9 PhD Studentships – Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing (CVSSP) 1200 views

Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing at University of Surrey invites applications for 9 PhD Studentships. The centre is developing some of the most exciting and ground-breaking technologies from facial recognition for security and medical imaging understanding for cancer detection, through to 3D Spatial Audio and 3D reconstruction from video to enable visual-effects production in films and VR.

Research areas:

• Audio-visual Signal Processing
• Computer Vision
• Machine Learning
• Data Science for Media
• Computational Photography and 3D Video
• Spatial Audio and Machine Audition
• Robot Vision and Autonomous Systems
• Biometrics and Surveillance
• Medical Image Analysis and Healthcare Technology
• Multimedia Communication Systems
• Digital Doubles and Free-viewpoint Video
• Vision and Audio for TV, Film, Games, Virtual and Augmented Reality

Duration: 3-year

PhD Studentships

Studentship value:

• Home/EU university tuition fees
• Maintenance grant: up to £14,553 per annum (tax-free)
• Reimbursement of travel costs
• Studentships are open to overseas students provided they can support the difference between home and overseas fees (£15,805).

Requirements:

• Applicant must have (or expect to obtain) a first-class degree in a numerate discipline (Mathematics, Science or Engineering) or MSc with Distinction (or 70% average) and a strong interest in pursuing research in this field.
• Applicants having experience relevant to the area of research would hold adavantage.

How to Apply:

• Send enquiries to Mrs Nan Bennett at N.Bennett@surrey.ac.uk indicating areas of interest and including CV with qualification details (copies of transcripts and certificates).
• Non-native speakers of English would be required to have IELTS 6.5 or above (or equivalent) with no sub-test of less than 6.