Informatics: IPAB: Robotics, Computer Vision, Computer Graphics and Animation

Course Overview

Offered by The University of Edinburgh, the PhD Informatics: IPAB: Robotics, Computer Vision, Computer Graphics and Animation provides a comprehensive postgraduate education in engineering and technology. Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, this Russell Group university offers a research-led approach to learning, with a 3-year full-time and part-time structure. The Institute of Perception, Action and Behaviour (IPAB) focuses on how to link computational perception, representation, transformation and generation processes to external worlds, in theory and in practice. This covers domains such as: - visual perception - dynamic control of robot systems - active sensing and decision making - biomimetic robotics - computer-based generation of external phenomena, such as images, music or actions - agent-based interaction within computer games and animation Supported by the dynamic research culture of IPAB, you can develop robots that l... A minimum ielts score of 6.5 is required for admission. Graduates from this programme benefit from strong career prospects, with 83% student satisfaction rating, a median graduate salary of £37,000 within three years, a 89% continuation rate, and 85% of graduates in employment or further study.

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