Postgraduate research opportunities Intelligent Maritime Systems: Advancements in Situational Awareness through Artificial Intelligence

Embark on a transformative PhD opportunity in marine engineering, where you will pioneer the development of cutting-edge digital tools and algorithms to enhance the perception capabilities of future intelligent marine systems. Exciting chance to elevate your expertise in data science and machine learning as you dive into the thrilling realm of applying your skills to real-life challenges in the vast oceans!

The principal aim of the project is around developing framework for digitalisation and automation of the marine systems using respective digital twins to improve costs, safety, and autonomy.

The objectives include.

1. Development of ensemble algorithms to extract maximum amount of information collected through sensors.
2. Minimization of computational costs ensuring trustworthiness and reliability of collected data.
3. Validation of developed framework in real life situation within industrial environment.

This project is a unique platform for innovation. It offers the opportunity to experiment, assess, and apply cutting-edge techniques encompassing generative AI, deep learning, neuromorphic computing, and multimodal sensor fusion to achieve the specified objectives.

Student will investigate different techniques and construct algorithms to carry out efficient information extraction and analysis of the data collected through multimodal sensors to determine current state of the system. These algorithms will facilitate fault/anomaly detection leading to fast predictive maintenance of the ship machinery. A real time health analysis of the whole system can be performed with digital twins of pertaining systems embedded with developed algorithms. The innovation steer towards the digitalisation of the shipping practices leading to higher autonomy levels.

Student will engage in present and future collaborative projects with shipping companies and sensor manufacturing firms and classification societies to get industrial validation and experience.

Find your own interest and join us in developing new frameworks for situation awareness, contributing to autonomous cognition, and fostering efficient, safe, and smart shipping practices.

As a PhD researcher at Strathclyde, the student will be enrolled in the Researcher Development Programme which supports PGR students in their continued personal and professional development, with the additional opportunity of gaining a PG Certificate in Researcher Professional Development.

Further information

The Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering is a world-leader in research, whose main interests lie in: Maritime Safety, Marine Hydrodynamics, Marine Structures, Ocean Engineering, Marine Engineering, Emerging Technologies, Offshore Renewable Energy and Alternative Fuels. The Department makes a significant contribution to National, European, and international policymaking in Marine Technology research and its application.