[Opt-Net] Deadline: 30th November – Full UK PhD scholarships (open to all candidates) in OR/ evolutionary computation/optimisation/simulation/computational intelligence/data analytics/IoT/transportation/logistics

[Nguyen, Trung Thanh]

Dear Colleagues,

My apologies for cross-posting.
Thanks to an arisen opportunity, we at the Operational Research (OR) group, Liverpool John Moores University (United Kingdom) may be able to offer a small number of PhD scholarships (full or tuition-fees-only depending on the quality of the candidate).
All candidates (non-EU, EU, or UK) are welcome. Please note however that non-EU candidates need to have a valid IELTS test certificate (min of 5.5 in each component, min 6.5 overall):

     *   Deadline 30th November. Results to be known in December.
     *   The full scholarships will provide full tuition fees and living expenses for three years,
     *   Students have to enrol in January/February 2021
     *   Brexit or COVID-19 will not have any impact on these scholarships
Regarding research topic, any area in OR/optimisation/simulation/data analytics/computational intelligence/IoT/ transportation/logistics would be acceptable. Please have a look at this link for some example of our current/past projects on air quality and green transportation https://tinyurl.com/y67eddrw . Other projects that we have been/ are running include:

  *   Evolutionary computation or meta-heuristics or heuristics
  *   OR/optimisation/simulation/machine learning/data analytics applications in rail, in partnership with Merseyrail, Network Rail, and Rail Delivery Group
  *   OR applications/data analytics in maritime, in partnership with UK, EU and overseas ports
  *   OR applications/machine learning/data analytics in sustainable transportation, e.g. bicycle, e-bikes, walking, buses, emission/congestion reduction etc., in partnership with local authorities and transport authorities (e.g. the ones in Liverpool and Manchester)
  *   OR applications in logistics (e.g. bin packing, vehicle routing etc.) in partnership with logistics companies, especially those in airports, ports, and manufacturing plants (especially those in Liverpool).
  *   OR applications in manufacturing, in partnership with car manufacturers e.g. Vauxhall and Jaguar Land Rover.
  *   IoT and intelligent sensors for active travel. We have developed a number of applications on this and already have a network of IoT sensors across Liverpool City Region.
Interested candidates please contact Dr. Trung Thanh Nguyen T.T.Nguyen at ljmu.ac.uk<mailto:T.T.Nguyen at ljmu.ac.uk> with your full CV and transcripts. It is important that interested candidates contact me ASAP to ensure that we can prepare your applications in the best way to maximise your chance before the deadline of 30th November.

Could you please forward this to any interested candidates?

Thank you very much

Best regards

Thanh


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Dr. Trung Thanh Nguyen,
Reader in Operational Research
Co-director of the Liverpool Logistics Offshore and Marine Research Institute (LOOM),
School of Engineering
Liverpool John Moores University
Tel: +44 151 231 2006
Web: https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/staff-profiles/faculty-of-engineering-and-technology/department-of-maritime-and-mechanical-engineering/trung-thanh-nguyen


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