Research Degree Scholarships in Computer Science

The School of Computing and Engineering offers various scholarship opportunities for Master’s by Research and PhD applicants. All scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis. Below is a guide to our standard process of assessing applications but some opportunities may have their own processes so it is essential that you read the relevant information for the scholarship for which you are applying.

The first stage of the process is shortlisting for interview which is based on:

• Your education history including undergraduate and, if applicable, postgraduate qualifications.
• Your research experience including any publications.
• Additional relevant skills and experience.

Therefore, in order to have the best chance of being shortlisted for interview, it is essential that your application is both detailed and complete to highlight all your strengths. You will be asked to provide various documents during the application process, but please ensure your application includes:

• Your degree certificate(s) and transcript(s).
• A personal statement (submitted via the online application form).
• A two-page curriculum vitae.
• Letters of reference.

If you are shortlisted for interview, you will receive additional information on this second stage after the application deadline and once the shortlisting process has been completed.

Prior to application, you should identify a potential supervisor in the School who is prepared to support your application for a scholarship. This can be done by exploring our researchers on Pure and our advertised projects on Coursefinder. Your potential supervisor will also be able to advise you on completing your application.

When you are ready to apply, please complete the online application form and indicate the scholarship opportunity for which you wish to be considered.

Unless otherwise stated, the applications deadlines for our scholarships are:

Research start date	Application deadline
April 2022	28 January 2022
September/October 2022	10 June 2022
January 2023	21 October 2022
April 2023	27 January 2023
September/October 2023	9 June 2023

 

Prioritised Research Areas in the Department of Computer Science

 Applications to be considered for scholarship should show a demonstrable alignment with the departmental strategic priority. A list of currently active research degree projects for 2019/2020 can be found on the Course Finder using the following URLs:

• PhD: https://courses.hud.ac.uk/2020-21/full-time/postgraduate/computer-science-and-informatics-phd
• MSc by Research: https://courses.hud.ac.uk/2020-21/full-time/postgraduate/computer-science-and-informatics-msc-by-research

Additionally, we will also consider exceptional candidates with a personal proposal that will enhance our existing research activities. For an overview of the existing research structure within the department, please see https://research.hud.ac.uk/computer-science. The list below is a summary of our active research areas.

Computer Science and Information Systems

• Artificial intelligence including automated planning and machine learning
• Secure and verifiable software engineering
• Information and cyber security
• Internet of things and cyber physical systems
• Scientific and information visualisation
• Knowledge graphs
• Intelligent digital twins
• Computer graphics and computer vision

Music Technology and Games

• Human factors in interactive media
• Spatial audio engineering
• Computational creativity

Mathematics

• Statistical modelling and analysis
• Data science including big data analytics and data mining
• Continuum mechanics
• Elastic instabilities of solids and structures
• Modelling of multiphase flow
• Modelling of industrial processes.

Queries specific to an advertised project should be directed to the supervisor/principle investigator of the project. All general inquiries can be made to the following contacts:

• General PGR administration: SCE Research Admin sce{dot}research{dot}admin{at}hud{dot}ac{dot}uk
• Computer Science and Informatics: Dr. Minsi Chen m{dot}chen{at}hud{dot}ac{dot}uk