G-Research UCL PhD Scholarship – AI systems - Electronic & Electrical Engineering

About the Project

A fully funded PhD scholarship is available at UCL Electronic & Electrical Engineering (4 years, home tuition fees covered, stipend provided).

Exceptional international candidates will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

The scholarship is funded by G-Research.

Research focus

The PhD topic must focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in relation to the research areas of one of the following UCL EEE academics:

• Dr Laura Toni 
• Dr Francesca Boem
• Professor Miguel Rodriguez 
• Dr Eduardo Pignatelli

Applicants are encouraged to review these supervisors’ profiles and research outputs, and may contact them directly for informal discussion of potential project ideas. The secondary supervisor will be allocated by UCL as part of the formal admission process.

Application process

If you are interested, please send the following materials to Gemma Ludbrook (g.ludbrook@ucl.ac.uk):

• Your CV (max 2 pages),
• Transcripts from your previous qualifications,
• A letter of support from (this would ideally be from an academic that has supervised previous work, projects or similar),
• A short research proposal using this template: https://www.overleaf.com/read/bffndqvvkzcv#a53b9d (this template can be copied or downloaded)

The deadline for this initial step is 5th January 2025.

Early submission is strongly recommended to allow time for discussion and feedback.

Selected applicants will be interviewed (by the potential primary supervisor and another faculty member).

Applications will be ranked by a departmental committee, and the top candidate will be offered the scholarship and invited to submit an institutional PhD application by 06th February 2026. The institutional application will require references to be submitted and check you meet minimum entry requirements to be admitted to the doctoral study programme.

About the funder and career development benefits

G-Research will not influence the choice of research topic or the conduct of the research. The successful candidate will, however, have access to optional career development opportunities, including:

• Bi-annual career mentorship with a G-Research Quantitative Researcher
• A place on G-Research’s Spring into Quant Finance programme (Year 2)
• Invitations to present and attend seminars
• Annual networking dinner and brand ambassador status

Useful links

• UCL EEE Department: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/electronic-electrical-engineering/
• UCL EEE Doctoral Programme: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/research-degrees/electronic-and-electrical-engineering-mphil-phd 

Supervisor profiles:

• https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/55855-laura-toni
• https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/65682-francesca-boem
• https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/7661-miguel-rodrigues
• https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/81020-eduardo-pignatelli

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