Qualification Type: | PhD |
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Location: | Guildford |
Funding for: | UK Students, EU Students, International Students |
Funding amount: | £25,000 Stipend per annum |
Hours: | Full Time |
Placed On: | 9th August 2024 |
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Closes: | 13th October 2024 |
Reference: | PGR-2324-095 |
X-ray Scatter Tomography (ST) is emerging as a powerful imaging technique with implications for biomedical, security or material characterisation applications. It is based on detecting scattered (rather than transmitted) radiation, which enables retrieving characteristics of the sample otherwise not possible.
This project aims to further develop ST by applying deep learning to address challenges such as image reconstruction with noisy and incomplete data, and to derive, implement, and validate new AI-based image reconstruction algorithms
The project benefits from the scientific environment and resources provided by the Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing CVSSP and the Institute for People-Centred AI at the University of Surrey and from collaboration with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the National Physical Laboratory (NPL). The researchers can also spend time on site at NPL and be part of the wider collaborative network between NPL, University of Surrey, and the University of Strathclyde. A generous stipend is offered in addition to funding for tuition fees and research training.
We are looking for applicants with a degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or Electrical Engineering. Prior experience in tomographic imaging would be advantageous but is not required. The scholarship is primarily open to UK nationals, but EU, Commonwealth or USA nationals that qualify to pay UK-level (home) tuition fees may also be considered.
Supervisors: Dr Lucia Florescu
Entry requirements
Open to candidates who pay UK/home rate fees. See UKCISA for further information. Starting in January 2025. Later start dates are possible, please contact Dr Lucia Florescu once deadline passes.
You will need to meet the minimum entry requirements for our PhD programme.
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