Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing studentships

We are looking for committed and enthusiastic applicants who want to be part of a rich and stimulating research environment where you will be able to contribute to advancing the state-of-the-art through publication and by participating in leading international forums. Secondments with industry and international groups are encouraged during the PhD to broaden experience and to ensure research is kept relevant to real-world problems.

The twelve fully-funded PhD studentships are:

1. Vision and audio for TV, film, games, virtual and augmented reality
2. Audio-visual signal processing
3. Biometrics and surveillance
4. Computational photography and 3D video
5. Computer vision
6. Data science for media
7. Digital doubles and free-viewpoint video
8. Machine learning
9. Medical image analysis and healthcare technology
10. Multimedia communication systems
11. Robot vision and autonomous systems
12. Spatial audio and machine audition.

CVSSP is a leading UK research centre in audio-visual signal processing, computer vision and machine learning. Our Centre is one of the largest in Europe with over 150 researchers and a grant portfolio in excess of £23 million, bringing together a unique combination of cutting-edge sound and vision expertise. Our aim is to advance the state-of-the-art in machine perception combining artificial intelligence (AI) and multi-modal sensing to enable machines to see, hear and understand the world around them. Our Centre has an outstanding track record of innovative research leading to technology transfer and exploitation in biometrics, creative industries (film, TV, games, VR, AR), mobile communication, healthcare, robotics, autonomous vehicles and consumer electronics.

CVSSP promotes a friendly, supportive and inclusive research environment. Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) 2018 ranked the University of Surrey 7^th in the UK out of 63 and 4^th for retention and completion. CVSSP’s average PRES 2018 result was 89%, with 100% overall satisfaction. CVSSP PhDs have received a number of prestigious awards for their research contributions including three British Machine Vision Association Sullivan Thesis Awards, European Biometrics Industry Achievement Awards, First prizes in Google audio and video recognition challenges, and best paper awards at numerous international conferences and journals.

All applicants should have (or expect to obtain) a first-class degree in a numerate discipline (mathematics, science or engineering) or MSc with Distinction (or 70% average) and a strong interest in pursuing research in this field. Additional experience which is relevant to the area of research is also advantageous.

IELTS Academic: 6.5 or above (or equivalent) with no sub-test of less than 6.

The Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing's (CVSSP) research