PhD Opportunity at the University of Reading – Improving River Flood Forecasts using Machine Learning and Water Observations from River Camera Images
The Department of Computer Science at the University of Reading has a PhD Opportunity in Deep Learning and Image Analysis and is inviting applicants for the post.
Project Description
The project is multi-disciplinary research involving an excellent team of supervisors with the necessary background in machine learning, hydrology, observation systems, and data assimilation to successfully advise and guide the student throughout the project.
You can find a short video of Varun Ojha and Sanita Vetra-Carvalho talking about this project on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7QnpvOa9vCk
Funding Notes
This project is potentially funded by the SCENARIO NERC Doctoral Training Partnership, subject to a competition to identify the strongest applicants. To apply, please follow the instructions here.
Applicants should hold or expect to gain a minimum of a 2:1 Bachelor Degree, Masters Degree with Merit, or equivalent in (ideally) Computer Science.
Due to restrictions on the funding this studentship is only open to UK students and EU students who have lived in the UK for the past three years.