PhD Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning and Advanced Computing

at Bangor University

The successful candidates will be required to attend taught components in year 1 (such as foundations of AI, research methods, information visualisation), residential meetings at Aberystwyth, Bristol, Cardiff or Swansea Universities, deliver responsible innovation, and engage with placements with external partners throughout the four-year programme. Placements may be six-month, or shorter three-month or two-week blocks. Successful applicants will be registered at Bangor University, hosted by the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering throughout their period of study, with the delivery of the related training in the PhD programme being shared between the Universities of Aberystwyth, Bangor, Bristol, Cardiff and Swansea. 

Applicants should have at least a 2:1 degree. Applicants must demonstrate excellent programming skills, and have followed a suitable degree programme, e.g., in computer science, mathematics or electronic engineering (with substantial programming), or closely related discipline. Applicants must have an interest in AI, machine learning and advanced computing and one of the topics, above. Applicants must have excellent written and spoken English (IELTS 6.5). Applicants should have an aptitude and ability in computational thinking and methods (as evidenced by your degree). Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed around the second half of February to the beginning of March. 

We encourage UK and overseas applicants. To qualify as a UK applicant, prospective students must have been ordinarily resident in the UK for three years immediately prior to the start of the award, with no restrictions on how long they can remain in the UK. Overseas applicants are eligible, fully funded, and count towards a quota that is applied across the whole AIMLAC CDT cohort. 

Tuition Fee Per Year

£ 18,250