Multiple PhD Studentships: Application of Graphics and computational fabrication techniques for novel 3D printed acoustic devices (2018)

What you get

£14,553 tax free stipend, plus fees waiver to the UK/ EU amount.

Type of award

Postgraduate Research

PhD project

Multiple PhD studentships in computational fabrication and graphics are available in the Interact Lab of the University of Sussex from October 2018. The project will be supervised by Sriram Subramanian (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=CO9UQcsAAAAJ&hl=en).

Our group is interested in exploring the use of 3D printed structures to shape and sculpt sound input sound fields. These 3D printed structures are often called metamaterials and can be used to create acoustic lenses and mirrors. Using these structures, we can create novel haptic devices, speakers and many new interactive experiences.

This project will involve using computer graphics techniques to model and analyse these structures to make structures that are efficient and effective in manipulating input sound fields. This project will give you the opportunity to collaborate in a novel field of cutting edge research in a highly applied and fast moving area. The successful candidate will engage with many ongoing research collaborators in UK, Denmark, Sweden and USA. In addition to undertaking high quality research and publishing in top graphics and HCI conferences/ journals, the group also creates significant impact by developing technology that is integrated into different industry products.

University of Sussex is a research intensive university, in the sunniest part of UK, 50 mins by train from Central London and 30 mins cycle to the Brighton Beach.

You can get a flavour for our research by visiting

http://interact-lab.com

or

 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA7PJefsm6s9ZjjBywlDeyg?view_as=subscriber

Eligibility

Requirements

-          Good Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics or related disciplines (essential)

-          Good programming skills in at least one of Python/C++/Java (essential)

-          Ability to work independently and be self-motivated (essential)

-          Experience in Graphics/ Machine learning or HCI (essential)

Deadline

1 August 2018 0:00

How to apply

The scholarship includes a three year stipend at a standard rate (currently £14553 per annum) and in addition, fees at the UK/ EU/ International rate.

Apply online at http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/phd/apply . Clearly state the full title of this studentship in the finance section of your application.

Timetable:

The studentship will be allocated as soon as a suitable candidate is found. Review of applications will commence on 15^th of June 2018 and will continue until the positions are filled. Early application is advised.

Contact us

For informal inquiries please contact Prof. Subramanian, Department of Informatics, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QJ, UK; sriram@sussex.ac.uk.