Universidade Nacional da Irlanda em Galway -- Ciência sem Fronteiras
PhD Project Template
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Use one form per project
Please complete & submit to international@nuigalway.ie as soon as possible, and by 27/11/2012
In your email, begin the subject line with [SWB] (be sure to use square brackets) to ensure that
your email is filed correctly. Emails will be automatically filed
PI name & contact details:
Dr. Martin Glavin
School:
Engineering & Informatics
Has project been agreed with head (or
nominee) of proposed registration school?
Research Centre / group affiliation:
CAR group
Research group / centre website:
http://car.nuigalway.ie
PI website / link to CV:
http://www.eee.nuigalway.ie/Staff/mglavin.html
Brief summary of PI research / research group / centre activity (2 or 3 lines max):
This group works primarily in the area of signal and image processing for automotive applications.
The main focus of the group is on scene analytics for detection of other road users to allow the
vehicle to gain an understanding of its environment.
Title & brief description of PhD project (suitable for publication on web):
Autonomous agricultural robot
This project will involve fitting a camera system and advanced image processing hardware to a
robotic platform to allow the robot to navigate its way through a field. The system will then use the
cameras to identify, and if possible remove weeds surrounding the valuable cash crop. This could be
achieved mechanically or using a highly localised spray.
Unique selling points of PhD project in NUI Galway:
The CAR group at NUI Galway have a number of years of working with camera systems in an
automotive environment, and have recently begun work on agricultural applications of this
technology. The group has accumuilated an extensive body of expertise in the area over the years,
and the successful researcher will benefit from working alongside a team of researchers working on
automotive camera technology. The group also has several years experience working with industry.
The CAR group is situated in Ireland’s largest school of engineering at NUI Galway. This €40m
building was opened in summer 2011 and is equipped with a suite of state of the art laboratory
facilities http://www.nuigalway.ie/new-engineering-building/
Universidade Nacional da Irlanda em Galway -- Ciência sem Fronteiras
Name & contact details for project queries, if different from PI named above:
Please indicate the graduates of which disciplines that should apply:
Electronic & Computer Engineering
Computer Science (with experience in signal and image processing)
Ciência sem Fronteiras / Science Without Borders Priority Area:
Please indicate the specific programme priority area under which the proposed PhD project fits- choose only
one (tick box):
Engineering and other technological areas
Pure and Natural Sciences (e.g. mathematics, physics, chemistry)
Health and Biomedical Sciences
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)
X
Aerospace
Pharmaceuticals
Oil, Gas and Coal
Renewable Energy
Minerals
Biotechnology
Nanotechnology and New Materials
Technology of prevention and remediation of natural disasters
Biodiversity and Bioprospection
Marine Sciences
Creative Industry
New technologies in constructive engineering
Please indicate which of the following applies to this project (referring to Science Without Borders
arrangements):
Suitable only as a Full PhD (Y/N): Y
Available to candidates seeking a Sandwich PhD arrangement (Y/N): _____
Suitable for either/Don’t know: _____