About the research grant
We are pleased to announce that London Metropolitan University is offering a total of £18,000 research grant to part-sponsor and contribute towards tuition fees of a successful PhD student (MPhil/PhD).
£6,000 per year will be paid towards tuition fees for the duration of three years for a full-time student, subject to successful progression. Or £3,000 per year will be paid towards tuition fees for the duration of three years for two part-time students, subject to successful progression. The School of Computing and Digital Media is offering either one full-time or two part-time partial-fee-waiver-only scholarships for the successful applicants. The PhD scholarship will start in September 2017.
Eligibility criteria
Home/EU and international applicants are eligible. Applicants should not currently be registered for a postgraduate research degree.
Successful applicants should work on the following topics:
- existing methods and algorithms in the area of object detection and identification in visual scene
- tracking static and moving objects
- classification and recognition of static and dynamic objects
- pattern recognition of moving objects in video streams
- development of software prototype for online video processing using suitable algorithms
Restrictions and exemptions
The scholarship is only available for students who are not currently registered for a postgraduate research degree. All scholarships are subject to regular review through the assessment of successful progression by the relevant Research Student Progress Group (RSPG).
How to apply
To apply for this PhD scholarship:
- please write a three-to-five page research proposal with five-to-10 references
- download and complete the MPhil/PhD Application Form and MPhil-PhD Referee Form (information about MPhil/PhD fees is available from the MPhil/PhD course page which can be found in the "Further official information" below.)
Please email your completed form and your research proposal to Ms Doreen Henry at research@londonmet.ac.uk. The email should be entitled Computer Vision in the subject line.
Application
The application form should be completed, attached to an email, and sent to research@londonmet.ac.uk by 20th Nov 2016. The email should include 'Computer Vision' in the subject line/box. It is intended that correspondence with applicants will be conducted by email.
Selection Process
Applications will be reviewed by subject specialists. Shortlisted applicants will be interviewed.
Formal offers and enrolment
The Research and Postgraduate Office intends to contact successful applicant to make a formal Scholarship offer. Successful applicants will be required to confirm whether they are able to accept the offer. Applicants who accept an offer will normally be required to attend an enrolment appointment in person at the Research and Postgraduate Office in London. The successful applicant will sign a form to undertake, if she/he decides to leave the research during the three years, she/he will be responsible for paying the tuition frees used for the student’s enrolment back to the university to enable the university to recruit another PhD student to complete the research project.
Due to the high volume of applications, it will not be possible to provide individual feedback. If you have not heard from us by 28th Feb 2017 you should assume that on this occasion you have not been successful.
Research description
Moving object detection and recognition is important in automated visual surveillance systems, traffic monitoring and vehicle operators around worksites to be aware of their surroundings in terms of infrastructure. Online identification of objects people or group of people within a crowded environment is leading to a description of their actions and interactions. Camera, Sensor based surveillance and monitoring systems have been available for many years. Industry and commerce have used security systems for number of purposes such as intruder detection, face recognition, object movement, customer monitoring and city centre crime detection. There are still major problems with the traditional security systems and further work on monitoring human operator is required to monitor the camera images at all times when security is to be maintained, visually scanning the images to determine whether or not suspicious activity is taking place. The main focus of this research should be on providing solutions to problems related to visual detection, identification, classification, recognition and tracking of static and/or dynamic objects in live video stream from various video cameras (CCTV camera, Web camera, TV camera, etc.).
To apply, please write a 3 - 5 page research proposal with 5 to 10 references, complete the MPhil/PhD application form and consider the research degree fee structure guidelines from the University’s webpage. Please e-mail your completed form to Ms. Doreen Henry, Research & Postgraduate Office, London Metropolitan University, 166-220 Holloway Road London, N7 8DB. E-mail: research@londonmet.ac.uk.
The closing date for applications is Friday 30th June 2017.
Applications will be reviewed by subject specialists. Shortlisted applicants will be interviewed and interviews will likely take place in July and August 2017. Due to the high volume of applications, it will not be possible to provide individual feedback. If you have not heard from us by 25 August 2017, you should assume that on this occasion you have not been successful. Thank you for your interest.
Please note: If students are accepted for a PhD but miss out on the scholarship, they will be offered a place to study here at London Metropolitan University if they wish, but will need to pay the full fee themselves if they choose to take up the place.
If you need further information, please contact:
Research and Postgraduate Office
Room AB1-26
London Metropolitan University
Tower Building
166–220 Holloway Road
London
N7 8DB
Email: research@londonmet.ac.uk
For more information click "Further official information" below.
This opportunity has expired. It was originally published here:
http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/applying/funding-your-studies/scholarships/computer-vision--phd-scholarship-scheme/