EPSRC PhD full-scholarship opportunity

Peter WangUID: 4231737

EPSRC Science and Engineering studentships (2025)

What you can get

As an EPSRC PhD student you will join a vibrant doctoral community and will benefit from:
•        3.5 years of funding with a a tax free living allowance at the standard Research Council rate – currently £19,237 in 2024-5 – and international or UK PhD fees
•        An option of 3 months of additional funding to cover a placement outside academia
•        Funding for training and research expenses, such as conference trips and experimental costs
•        Supervision by world-leading researchers
•        Our Entrepreneurship Summer School and Responsible Research and Innovation workshops tailored to the needs of engineering and physical sciences researchers.
•        Our Researcher Development workshops and access to taught modules relevant to your project.

Research Topic

Research on Hybrid Model of Optimal Vehicle Control and Macroscopic Dynamic Traffic Assignment for Mixed Traffic Network Capacity Maximization

Qualification

Applicants should have/expect to have at least a 2:1 undergraduate honors degree in a relevant subject and meet the English language requirements. Strong academic background in control theory, optimization theory and DRL (Deep Reinforcement Learning), as well as programming skills in Python, Matlab etc.
Contact
Dr. Shangbo Wang
shangbo.wang@sussex.ac.uk

Peter WangUID: 4231737

the University of Sussex