Read the profiles of some of our PhD students. Elle Miller Elle Miller (3rd-year PhD) is researching how to give robots a sense of touch, integrating tactile sensing into reinforcement learning for intelligent perception and control. Fiona Gibb Fiona Gibb (1st-year PhD) is investigating how generative AI chatbots, like ChatGPT, can support midwives’ professional development in learning, leadership, and career progression. Kendig Sham Kendig Sham (2nd-year PhD) is developing methods to uncover true cause-and-effect relationships in spatial and temporal data, with applications to biomedical research. Leonie Bossemeyer Leonie Bossemeyer (2nd-year PhD) is exploring how machine learning can support medical experts in mastering complex visual tasks, developing algorithms to make learning and teaching in these domains more effective. Matthew Whelan Matthew Whelan (4th-year PhD) is developing machine learning models to understand mental illness and brain health, focusing on the impact of sleep on brain volume and neurocognitive disorders such as dementia. Vidminas Vizgirda Vidminas Vizgirda (4th-year PhD) is researching how human-computer interaction and interactive information retrieval can support teachers’ reuse of educational resources, designing software to enhance classroom practice. This article was published on 2025-12-12
