Loughborough University invites applications for a 3.5-year PhD studentship commencing October 2027. The role focuses on seeing extreme winds through machine learning applied to video to better estimate site-specific wind hazard.
The project funds a tax-free stipend (£21,805 p.a.) and UK tuition fees, with a campus-scale living lab setup and interlinked data from ERA5. The research teams will combine optical flow from video with ML, laser scanning, and a digital twin of trees to map gusts and
PhD in ML Video Analytics for Wind Hazard Mapping in Loughborough employer: European Geosciences Union e.V.
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