Advice for prospective PhD students

If you have a four-year undergraduate degree in electrical engineering (or related discipline) and are interested in a PhD in signal processing, speech processing, mental state recognition, automatic task analysis, genomic signal processing or related topics in my lab, please look through the information below and contact me to express your interest. The lab has a strong history of research excellence, including several successful PhD completions in recent years. I am very happy to put you in touch with our current PhD students, so you can find out more about what to expect. Please just contact me and we can discuss further !

The University of New South Wales

UNSW is home to Australia’s largest Engineering faculty, which is consistently ranked highly both within Australia and internationally (UNSW rankings and Engineering rankings).

International students

The majority of our PhD students are international students, and applying for tuition and stipend scholarship support is a first priority. The main scheme is International Research Scholarships, which can provide funding for both tuition and living expenses. There are two rounds per year (check the site again later if the most recent round has just closed).

For Chinese students, you may be eligible for the China Scholarship Council (CSC) Award. If you are successful in your application for CSC, then UNSW has further information for CSC students. You should also be sure to contact me as additional funding support is usually available for CSC holders.

Local students

Students holding Australian citizenship or permanent residency should apply for Domestic Research Scholarships. There are two rounds per year (check the site again later if the most recent round has just closed).

Additional scholarship support

Local and international students studying my lab may be eligible for additional scholarship funding support from National ICT Australia. For this scheme you should apply first to the above International or Domestic Research Scholarship scheme (whichever applies to you); this is the normal process for NICTA scholarships. Most of my current students hold these additional scholarships, which offer approximately the maximum scholarship support, plus some travel support. Many also do a little casual teaching to further supplement their scholarships.

More information ?

General information on the process of applying for research studies can be found here. I’m happy to guide you through the application process. In any case, you will need to seek my agreement to supervise you as the first step in the process.