Program Overview

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Overview

This Integrated PhD in Computer Science provides an opportunity to make a unique contribution to computer science research. You'll work within a research group, guided by experts and supported by a team of advisers.

Our Computer Science Integrated PhD (IPhD) allows you to match your studies with your interests. You can choose from a wide range of modules and select your own focus for your final project.

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Our computer science research

Based in the School of Computing, our research reflects our strengths, capabilities and critical mass. Research supervision is available under our seven research areas.

Advanced Model-Based Engineering and Reasoning (AMBER)

The AMBER group aims to equip systems and software engineering practitioners with effective methods and tools for developing the most demanding computer systems. We do this by means of models with well-founded semantics.

Open Lab

Open Lab is the leading academic research centre for human-computer interaction (HCI) and ubiquitous computing (Ubicomp) research outside of the USA. It conducts research across a wide range of fundamental topics in HCI and Ubicomp, including:

interaction design methods, techniques and technologies

mobile, social and wearable computing

computational behaviour analysis

Interdisciplinary Computing and Complex BioSystems (ICOS)

ICOS carries out research at the interface of computing science and complex biological systems. We seek to create the next generation of algorithms that provide innovative solutions to problems arising in natural or synthetic systems. We use our interdisciplinary expertise in machine intelligence, complex systems and computational biology.

Scalable systems

The Scalable Systems group creates the enabling technology we need to deliver tomorrow's large-scale services. This includes work on:

scalable cloud computing

big data analytics

distributed algorithms

stochastic modelling

performance analysis

video game technologies

green computing

Secure and Resilient Systems

The Secure and Resilient Systems group investigates fundamental concepts, development techniques, models, architectures and mechanisms that directly contribute to creating dependable and secure information systems, networks and infrastructures. We aim to target real-world challenges to the dependability and security of the next generation:

information systems

cyber-physical systems

critical infrastructures

Educational Practice in Computing

The Educational Practice in Computing group focusses on encouraging, fostering and pursuing innovation in teaching computing science. Through this group, your research will focus on pedagogy. You'll apply your research to maximise the impact of innovative teaching practices, programmes and curricula in the School. Examples of innovation work within the group include:

teacher training and the national Computing at School initiative

outreach activities including visits to schools and hosting visits by schools

participation in national fora for teaching innovation

Networked and Ubiquitous Systems Engineering (NUSE)

The NUSE group provides quality of life improvements in the digital age. They address challenges in systems engineering for real-world applications. This includes autonomous transportation, green energy, online safety, big data analysis and digital health.

Their core research strengths include:

cloud/edge computing and big data management

Internet-of-things (IoT) and cyber resilience

edge intelligence

knowledge representation and reasoning

health data management

real-time simulations

video game engineering

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Research excellence

The excellence of our research has been recognised through awards of large research grants. Three recent examples are:

Centre for Doctoral Training in Cloud Computing for Big Data. Funded by Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

Centre for Doctoral Training in Digital Civics. Funded by Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

A £10m project to look at novel treatment for epilepsy. Funded by the Wellcome Trust and Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Research Grant

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