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Scholarship-funded research projects
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Bias in data pipelines and AI systems
This PhD scholarship is offered in the context of an Australian Research Council fellowship titled "A principled approach to data bias management in data pipelines".
- Supervisor
- Professor Gianluca Demartini
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biomedical and clinical sciences, Information and computing sciences
Engineering superfluid transport with dissipation
Collaborate with experiment to design and model novel “atomtronic” components that exploit controlled atomic losses for far-from-equilibrium superfluid transport, paving the way for next-generation quantum devices.
- Supervisor
- Professor Matthew Davis and Associate Professor Tyler Neely
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Physical sciences, Mathematical sciences
From venom to mechanism: Understanding the pharmacology of venom-derived toxins
This PhD project investigates the basic pharmacology of venoms and venom-derived peptides to better understand molecular mechanisms underlying clinical effects and to support the development of mechanism-based treatments.
- Supervisor
- Professor Irina Vetter
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Health sciences
Harnessing many-body coherence for quantum thermodynamics with ultracold gases
Design and model strategies to create robust many-body coherence for quantum thermodynamic processes, leveraging the tunable platform of ultracold quantum gases for next-generation quantum machines.
- Supervisor
- Professor Matthew Davis and Associate Professor Tyler Neely
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Physical sciences
UQ Cyber Research Centre PhD Scholarships
UQ Cyber 2.0 offers funded PhD scholarships supporting multidisciplinary research in cybersecurity and privacy, fostering innovation and collaboration to address emerging digital security challenges.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Dan Kim
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Economics, Education, Health sciences, Human society, Information and computing sciences, Law and legal studies, Mathematical sciences, Physical sciences, Psychology
Stress test of autonomous driving systems using AI and augmented virtual reality
You will focus on using cutting-edge AI based method to generate highly realistic vehicular trajectories and ultimately traffic dynamics with high criticality by learning from error-prone human-driving.
- Supervisor
- Professor Zuduo Zheng and Associate Professor Rocky Chen
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Engineering, Information and computing sciences, Mathematical sciences
Visualising fluid flow and strain: A new MRI-based Digital Volume Correlation approach to understand articular cartilage function and disease
This project develops an MRI & Digital Volume Correlation method to measure cartilage strain and fluid transport. By tracking mechanical health, it improves finite element models to better detect and treat osteoarthritis.
- Supervisor
- Dr Dale Robinson
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Engineering
Urban rainfall-informed green stormwater management
This project will investigate how urban structure influences the modification of rainfall, exacerbating urban flooding, and how green stormwater management might help mitigate the problem.
- Supervisor
- Dr Jessica Eisma
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Built environment and design, Earth sciences, Engineering
Development of novel composites for next generation wear products
You will develop novel wear-resistant composites with improved durability for high-performance applications. Focus areas include material wear performance, high-temperature resistance and process automation.
- Supervisor
- Dr Luigi Vandi
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Engineering
Real-time, three-dimensional, and super-resolution electromagnetic medical imaging
This project aims to develop a prototype electromagnetic imaging system that will demonstrate the potential to advance the underlying physical mechanisms and elevate the imaging quality of electromagnetic imaging to the next level.
- Supervisor
- Professor Amin Abbosh and Dr Lei Guo
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Engineering