PhD Studentship: Bayesian Modeling of High-dimensional Structural Data
The University of Manchester, United Kingdom
- Institution
- The University of Manchester
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Position type
- PhD
- Subject area
- Engineering
- Salary
- GBP 21805.00 YEAR
- Location
- Manchester, England, United Kingdom
- Funding
- Fully funded position
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About this position
Application deadline: All year round
This 3.5-year PhD project is fully funded and home students are eligible to apply. The successful candidate will receive an annual tax-free stipend set at the UKRI rate (£21,805 for 2026/27) and tuition fees will be paid. We expect the stipend to increase each year. The start date is October 2026.
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In many applications such as biological sciences, social science, and engineering, we encounter high-dimensional observations. Bayesian approach can provide a flexible modeling framework for underlying structures in high dimension such as underlying covariance structure, conditional dependency graphs etc. With the change in data-generating mechanism, these high-dimensional structures may change with time, where the change can depend on latent factors or variables.
These projects will focus on developing a comprehensive Bayesian learning framework for this broad class of problems while focusing on specific applications. The goal would be to develop computationally efficient and scalable Bayesian learning methodologies with practical applications and establish relevant theoretical properties.
Applicants should have, or expect to achieve, at least a 2.1 honours degree or a master’s (or international equivalent) in a relevant science or engineering related discipline.
To apply, please contact Dr Nilabja Guha - nilabja.guha@manchester.ac.uk. Please include details of your current level of study, academic background and any relevant experience and include a paragraph about your motivation to study this PhD project.
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