[agents] 15 PhD Studentships in AI for Sustainability, University of Southampton, UK

[Gerding E.H.]

We invite applications to the UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in AI 
for Sustainability – or SustAI CDT – to explore the forefront of AI and 
its application to environmental sustainability. Prospective PhD 
students will be part of a vibrant community with 15 fully funded PhD 
positions in this area annually, starting October 2024.

UK, EU and Horizon-associated countries (including e.g. Turkey and New 
Zealand) are eligible for full funding, including fees, a £21.5k annual 
tax-free stipend, and travel+equipment. The full list of 
Horizon-associated countries can be found here: 
https://www.southampton.ac.uk/doctoral-college/eu-fee-waivers.page

The next application deadline is: 8 April 2024.
Website: https://sustai.info

We are holding an online recruitment event on Thursday 21 March, 
1200-13:00 GMT. To join, please sign up here:

https://buytickets.at/sustai/1183442

The SustAI CDT research spans five themes where AI plays a pivotal role 
in enhancing environmental sustainability:
•    AI for Sustainable Operations and Circular Economy: Optimise 
manufacturing, operations, and supply chains to reduce waste and energy 
use, improve resource efficiency, and develop circular economy models.
•    AI for Transportation and Logistics: Harness AI to support cleaner 
transportation and logistics, reducing energy and resource use while 
enhancing smart mobility services and sustainable transportation systems.
•    AI for Sustainable Energy and Buildings: Explore AI's potential to 
optimise sustainable energy technologies, forecasting energy demand, 
improving efficiency, and managing energy use in smart buildings.
•    AI for Biodiversity: Utilise AI to protect and conserve 
biodiversity, monitoring ecosystems, identifying threats to endangered 
species, and developing sustainable land management practices.
•    Sustainable AI: Focus on reducing power consumption associated with 
AI, exploring efficient algorithms, and innovative hardware approaches 
using Southampton’s world-leading nano fabrication facilities.
Techniques from multi-agent systems are fundamental to many of the 
themes, such as transport and energy, as well as biodiversity.  We 
encourage interdisciplinary research and welcome novel PhD proposals 
aligned with one or more of the above themes.

The University of Southampton is one of the major UK hubs for 
Multi-Agent Systems research, and was co-organiser of the AAMAS 
conference in 2021 and 2023.

How to apply: https://sustai.info/apply/
Contact: sustai at soton.ac.uk

Best

Enrico Gerding

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Prof. Enrico Gerding
Head of the Agents, Interaction and Complexity Group
Director of the UKRI AI CDT in AI for Sustainability

Building 32, Room 4003
Agents, Interaction and Complexity Group
Electronics & Computer Science
University of Southampton
Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK

email: eg at ecs.soton.ac.uk
www:  http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~eg