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Computing
Key contact: Dr Alexander Gegov alexander. gegov @ port. ac. uk
Criminology
Key contact: Professor Lisa Sugiura lisa. sugiura @ port. ac. uk
Development Studies
Key contact: Dr Nora Siklodi nora. siklodi @ port. ac. uk
and experimental economics; efficiency and productivity; monetary policy.
Supervision is available in the following areas of expertise: Computational intelligence; cyber security; systems and information systems; health informatics.
Cosmology and Astrophysics
Key contact: Dr Thomas Collett thomas. collett @ port. ac. uk or Professor Laura Nuttall laura. nuttall @ port. ac. uk
Supervision is available in the following areas of expertise: Astrophysics; gravitational waves; observational cosmology; theoretical cosmology.
‘ I had the opportunity to work on a collaborative research project between Portsmouth and NATO during my Master’ s. My supervisor played a significant role in my decision to pursue the PhD with his advice and support.’
Odartey Lamptey
PhD in Computing
Supervision is available in the following areas of expertise: Cybercrime; forensic interviewing; missing persons; counter fraud; policing; penology; forensics.
Dental and Oral Health
Key contact: Dr Mahdi Mutahar mahdi. mutahar @ port. ac. uk
Supervision is available in the following areas of expertise: Dental biomaterials, dental public health, dental education, digital dentistry, oral biology and salivary research.
Supervision is available in the following areas of expertise: Development theory, policy and practice; decoloniality / post-colonial critique; women and development including health and education; labour and marriage migration.
Digital and Creative Technologies
Key contact: Dr Peter Howell peter. howell @ port. ac. uk
Supervision is available in the following areas of expertise: Digital user experience; digital heritage; animation and CGI; cross-reality applications; computer games design and technology; visual computing; music technologies.
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Key contact: Dr Phil Soar philip. soar @ port. ac. uk
Supervision is available in the following areas of expertise: Crustal evolution; palaeontology and stratigraphy; engineering geology and natural hazards; environmental processes and impacts.
Economics
Key contact: Dr Konstantinos Kallias konstantinos. kallias @ port. ac. uk
Supervision is available in the following areas of expertise: Resource economics and environmental policy; behavioural
Education
Key contact: Dr Alessia Tranchese alessia. tranchese @ port. ac. uk
Supervision is available in the following areas of expertise: Early years education; gender, race and education; higher education; mental health in childhood and education; youth and digital networking.
Electronic Engineering
Key contact: Dr Edward Smart edward. smart @ port. ac. uk
Supervision is available in the following areas of expertise: Computer vision; medical image analysis; 2D and 3D image processing; medical electronics; machine learning and pattern recognition; anomaly detection; robotics; cybernetics; passive radar; instrumentation; mobile communications and cryptography.
Energy Engineering
Key contact: Dr Edward Smart edward. smart @ port. ac. uk
Supervision is available in the following areas of expertise: Power systems analysis; control and modelling; smart grids; renewable energy systems; microgrid design and optimisation; biogas; energy storage; hydrogen production; energy harvesting devices; refuelling of hydrogen and biomethane vehicles; petroleum engineering; reservoir modelling and simulation.
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