Bournemouth funded PhD in human-AI cyber defence and Cognitive Digital Twins
Bournemouth University
Bournemouth University offers a fully funded PhD on human-AI decision-making in cyber defence, supervised by Professor Vasilis Katos. The award includes an annual £18,622 living grant, tuition fee waiver and eligible fieldwork/conference costs. Open to UK, EU and international applicants; apply by 15 November 2026 for a January 2027 start.
This project at Bournemouth University’s Cyber Competence Centre studies how security analysts interpret AI-generated evidence, judge uncertainty and trust AI during incident response. The successful researcher will develop a Cognitive Security Twin to model human interaction with AI in realistic cyber incidents. The full-time PhD is based at Talbot Campus and starts 25 January 2027. Professor Vasilis Katos supervises the project.
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Benefits
Annual maintenance grant of £18,622; tuition fee waiver; associated fieldwork and conference costs covered under the studentship.
Eligibility summary
Open to UK, EU and international applicants. Bournemouth normally expects a first-class honours degree or equivalent GPA, or a master’s degree with distinction or equivalent. Applicants whose first language is not English need IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with at least 6.0 in each component, or an accepted equivalent. Current BU doctoral students and BU staff are ineligible.
Requirements
Submit the online PhD studentship application by 15 November 2026. Include an approximately 1,500-word proposal explaining your understanding of the project, proposed approach and contribution to the research community.
Documents required
Online application, approximately 1,500-word project proposal, evidence of academic qualifications and English-language proficiency where required; follow the application portal for supporting-document instructions.
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How to submit applications
Official Bournemouth call and application portal checked 21 October 2026. Source states closing date 15 November 2026.
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