PhD scholarship in NeuroAI

Employment

Start Date:

14 September 2026

Country: UK

Institution: Ulster University

Department: Intelligent Systems Research Centre, School of Computing, Engineering and Intelligent Systems

Description:

Professor Kong Fatt Wong-Lin has a fully funded 3-year PhD scholarship in Neuro

AI. The scholarship is available to both international and local applicants.

This PhD project will work on the frontier of bridging fundamental cognitive computational neuroscienceof decision-making to novel brain-inspired AI algorithms.

Application (deadline
27th Feb 2026
) is available at:

The successful applicant will become a member of our Cognitive Neuroscience and Neurotechnology research team, which Prof. Wong-Lin is leading:

• Brain-computer interfaces and neurotechnology (EEG, MEG)
• High-performance computing

In 2021, Ulster University was, in the UK:

• ranked 2nd for Ph.D. researcher satisfaction
• 6th largest Computer Science and Informatics unit
• 7th for world-leading or internationally excellent research and impact with respect to staff number.

Derry~Londonderry is a vibrant, friendly and affordable city with ~100K people with high quality of life, close to stunning coastline and outdoor activities in the north and north-west of Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland.

Londonderry BT48 7JL
, UK