Applied Informatics 2025 PhD Projects

Applied Informatics is one of the largest subject groups in the School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment with over 35 full time staff and a growing PhD community. We host a range of undergraduate degree and MSc programmes that align with our staff’s broad range of research interests. These include Assistive and Inclusive Technologies, Communities and Creative practices, Digital Media, Experience Design, Education and Widening Participation, Human-Computer Interaction, Human-Robot Interaction, Responsible AI, Participation, Social Informatics, Sound Design, User Experience. We have an active research community that publishes in international and world leading journals or conferences. 

Funded

Playing in the Past: Investigating User Experience Design in Historical Games (Funded)

Supervisor – Dr Iain Donald

Investigating digital approaches to creating meaningful experiences of place (Funded)

Supervisor – Dr Tanis Grandison

People Supervising Robots and A.I. Systems (Funded)

Supervisor – Dr Jamy Li

Multimodal Applications for Cognitive Differences (Funded)

Supervisor – Dr John McGowan

The role of digital technologies in shifts towards sustainable behaviours – empowering end user engagement through user-centred design (Funded)

Supervisor – Dr Ashley Morton

Social Credit Systems to support Ecological Citizenship (Funded)

Supervisor – Inge Panneels

Optimising research efficacy: Research literacy and information practices of novice and expert researchers (Funded)

Supervisor – Rachel Salzano

DDSP in Procedural Audio Sound Effects (Funded)

Supervisor – Dr Rod Selfridge

Equally Safe Sound Design (Funded)

Supervisor – Dr Rod Selfridge

Effective online and offline engagement for student societies, associations, and unions (Funded)

Supervisor – Dr Ella Taylor Smith

Intelligent Social Autonomous Assistive Companions (Funded)

Supervisor – Dr John Paul Vargheese

Self Funded

A user centred approach to online system support (Self funded)

Supervisor – Dr David Brazier

Creative Digital Interpretations of Cultural Assets and Archives (Self funded)

Supervisor – Dr Ingi Helgason

Human Computer Interaction (Self funded)

Supervisor – Dr Iain McGregor

Remix Culture and AI tools for Creativity (Self funded)

Supervisor – Dr Michael Smyth

Coping with Social Robots and Artificial Intelligence in the Context of Care (Self funded)

Supervisor – Dr Emilia Sobolewska

Designing and Personalisation of Social Robots (Self funded)

Supervisor – Dr Emilia Sobolewska