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Interested in collaborating or joining our team? We would love to hear from you.
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For Prospective Students
Our group welcomes outstanding UK and international students to join us whose research interests include: Distributed systems, IoT & Fog computing, Cloud computing, resource management, machine learning systems, energy-efficiency, sustainability, Cloud gaming, security, and fault tolerance.
PhDs are big commitments, hence it is important that you find the right lab and research area that matches your interests and career goals. Given the nature of our work, career trajectories for my team members are balanced between joining company R&D labs and faculty appointments.
Funding
There are three routes to acquire scholarship funding to support your PhD:
Open call: Funding for PhD studentships will be advertised on this site and my staff web page if available.
Competition: There are regular competitions to acquire scholarship funding from funding bodies, companies, Lancaster University, etc.
Self-funded: You have already acquired funding for a PhD scholarship via your own funds, your country, or an external organisation.
Ability
We welcome applications from candidates who are eager to learn and have a strong theoretical and/or programming background within Computer Science. I will also potentially consider candidates with a background in Physics, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering provided you are able to demonstrate that your skills/knowledge are directly applicable to Computer Science research.
The best way to demonstrate your ability is through your CV, as well as sharing your programming portfolio to give me a better idea of your technical ability.
Contacting Us
You can contact us via email. Interested students should include their CV as well as a short description of their background and interests. I receive a large volume of enquiries from prospective students. I would advise that you write your email in a manner that demonstrates that you have done some homework.
If I do not reply to your email (and you have followed the advice on this page) it likely means I have accidentally missed replying to your email and you are welcome to send again after a week or so.
Research Collaboration
We actively collaborate with academic institutions and industry partners on AI security and safety research. If you are interested in working together, please reach out with details about your research interests and potential collaboration opportunities.