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Electronics and Computer Science
Privacy and security risks in large language models
Large Language Models (LLMs) like GPT-4 are transforming how we use information but also exposing new privacy and security risks. This project explores how sensitive data can leak from deployed LLMs and their applications, developing auditing and mitigation methods to make LLMs-based systems safer, more transparent, and accountable across domains. -
Photonics and optoelectronics
Mid-infrared hollow-core fibre and laser development
Are you interested in photonics and technologies that can truly impact our world? Then why not join the world-leading research team at the University of Southampton’s Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) to develop cutting-edge mid-infrared hollow-core optical fibres (HCFs) and laser systems that could transform medicine, manufacturing, and sensing technologies. -
Engineering
Next-Generation UV-Visible Guiding Hollow-Core Fibres
Are you passionate about photonics, optical fibres, and materials science? Join the Hollow-Core Fibre Group at the University of Southampton to help shape the future of optical fibres through the development of ultra-low loss hollow-core optical fibres (HCFs) for the UV-visible spectrum. -
Photonics and optoelectronics
A Quantum Leap for Quantum Technology
Take a Quantum Leap into the Future of PhotonicsAre you passionate about quantum technologies and cutting-edge photonics? Join the Hollow Core Fibre Group at the University of Southampton, in collaboration with Microsoft Azure Fiber, to help shape the future of quantum computing and communication. -
Engineering | Mathematical sciences | Geography and environmental science
High-fidelity simulations of wind and dispersion over a city-scale urban area
We live in a rapidly changing world. It is crucial that we understand such a complex system and build reliable predictive tools in time. The computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model includes buildings and abrupt terrains in a city-scale environment. It aims to understand across-scale physical processes with a focus on metre to kilometre scales and develop a fast CFD tool. -
Photonics and optoelectronics
Shaping the Future of Global Communications with Hollow Core Fibres
Are you a graduate in physics, engineering, materials science, chemistry, or a related discipline? Do you want to be part of a technological revolution that could redefine how the world communicates? Join our cutting-edge PhD project at the Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) - in collaboration with Microsoft Azure Fiber -
Engineering
Multi-level topology optimization of architected metamaterial structures
Mechanical metamaterials are engineered structures with extraordinary properties driven by geometry, not composition. This PhD project will pioneer a multi-scale framework combining topology morphing and surrogate modeling to streamline design and enable defect engineering, unlocking real-world metamaterial applications in ultralight, reconfigurable, and high-performance materials. -
Electronics and Computer Science
AI-generated content detection and localization
In a world increasingly dominated by AI-generated content, this PhD project will research advanced AI methodologies for detection and localization of manipulated imagery. You’ll push the frontiers of computer vision and data forensics, creating tools that strengthen digital authenticity, security, and global trust in visual information. -
Engineering
Investigation of thermoacoustic instabilities of hydrogen flames
Hydrogen offers a clean route to decarbonise aviation, but its flames can be prone to thermoacoustic instabilities, which are undesirable in aviation engines. This project investigates these instabilities in hydrogen jets-in-crossflow, an important configuration for efficient mixing and stable low-carbon combustion. -
Engineering
Development of memristor artificial synapses for neurorehabilitation
This project aims to develop next-generation mind-controlled prosthetics and exoskeletons using memristor-based neuromorphic interfaces that emulate human synapses. You'll design, nanofabricate, and characterize these artificial synapses, establishing the foundational building blocks for advanced neurorehabilitation technologies