Medical Engineering: Fully Funded EPSRC PhD at Swansea: Development of deepometry

  •  PhD
  •  06-Aug-2021
  •   United Kingdom
  • $$  Full cost of UK tuition fees and an annual stipend

Imaging flow cytometry offers the opportunity to derive high volume data related to millions of cellular events in a short period of time. The technique combines both flow cytometry and fluorescent microscopy; the resulting multivariate data generated can then be used for a number of important applications.

Deepometry is an open-source workflow developed with the objective of applying deep learning algorithms to the analysis of cytometry data. At present the workflow has the capacity to use both supervised and weakly supervised techniques to characterise cells. Our new project, ‘Deepometry 2’ aims to develop our current software for use on both 2D and 3D images. This project will involve software development and the application of this deep learning tool to a number of exciting datasets. 

The project will be in conjunction with researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Boston and with GSK, Philadelphia.

Swansea University Information

Swansea University Grants

Medical Engineering: Fully Funded EPSRC PhD at Swansea: Development of deepometry Established in 1920, Swansea University is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the suburban setting of the large town of Swansea (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Wales. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Privy Council, Swansea University is a large (uniRank enrollment range: 15,000-19,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Swansea University offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as pre-bachelor degrees (i.e. certificates, diplomas, associate or foundation degrees), bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 99 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations and students' past academic record and grades. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment.

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates should hold a minimum of an upper second class (2:1) honours degree (or its equivalent) in Medical Engineering. Analytical disciplines including Computer Science or other related disciplines will be considered.

  • The successful candidate should be extremely motivated and have excellent time management skills.
  • They should have excellent analytical skills to apply to this project. 
  • The candidate will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team (developing contacts with industry) and so should have excellent communication skills. 
  • Some experience with programming and scripting languages (MATLAB essential, Python desirable) are required.



We would normally expect the academic and English Language requirements (IELTS 6.5 overall with 5.5+ in each component) to be met by point of application. For details on the University’s English Language entry requirements, please visit – http://www.swansea.ac.uk/admissions/english-language-requirements/

Due to funding restrictions, this scholarship is open to UK candidates only.

Offered Benefits

This scholarship covers the full cost of UK tuition fees and an annual stipend of £15,609.

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