PhD Studentship: Intelligent Coordination of Aerial and Ground Vehicles for Future Urban Mobility

Overview

This PhD studentship focuses on the intelligent coordination of autonomous aerial systems and ground vehicles, such as electric vehicles, for future urban mobility. Based in the School of Computing Sciences at the University of East Anglia, the research explores how these vehicles can cooperate in urban logistics, sensing, infrastructure monitoring, and city services. The project aims to develop optimisation and intelligent decision-making approaches to manage tasks, routing, scheduling, and energy use under dynamic urban conditions.

Who can apply

This funding opportunity is available to UK applicants as part of a competition for a Faculty of Science funded studentship. Applicants must meet the standard minimum entry requirement of a 2:1 degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, or Electrical Engineering.

What you get

The studentship provides coverage for home tuition fees and an annual stipend for three years. The institutional PhD stipend rate is £21,805 per annum, which is subject to an agreed inflationary uplift for the 2027-2028 period. The position is offered as a full-time, fixed-term contract starting on 1 October 2027.

Key dates

The closing date for applications is 24 February 2027. The successful candidate will begin their studies on 1 October 2027.