PhD Studentship

Post Summary

Brain development in infants and its disruption by preterm birth or perinatal injury, can be measured with functional MRI (fMRI). Unfortunately, infants move in the scanner and half the images are discarded, precluding clinical application. In recent years, deep neural networks (DNNs) have led to breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and are finding growing application in biomedical imaging. DNNs have considerable potential to correct head motion in fMRI, as they can learn complex mappings, and exploit knowledge of brain structure. The PhD Candidates will develop DNNs to motion correct fMRI data.

NOTE: Applicants must have been resident in an EU member state for 3 out of the last 5 years to be eligible for EU fees

Application Procedure

Applicants should submit the following documentation to  

with the subject line “DNN for MRI PHD 2024”:

• a cover letter addressing why this project interests you and what you will bring to it
• a full curriculum vitae
• the names and email addresses of two referees
• your undergraduate grades/transcripts (unofficial fine at this stage)
• a sample of academic writing (such as a papers, preprints or university assignment)
• a link to any relevant code repositories demonstrating your aptitude for this project (if applicable)
• links to any other supporting media, preprints, articles in the media, or blogs

Excellent candidates from outside of the EU will also be considered.

Selection will begin in April 2024.

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