QUT 2021 PhD Scholarship in AI-based bone fracture detection and classification

We invite qualified candidates to apply for a Jamieson Trauma Institute-funded PhD scholarship in the Science and Engineering Faculty.

You will be involved in the development and testing of AI-based methods for detecting and classifying bone fractures on clinical radiographic images. A possible extension of the project is virtually-reconstructed 3D models of the bone fragments from routine orthogonal 2D radiographs.

• Table of Content
• About Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
• QUT PhD Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of QUT PhD Scholarship
• Requirements for QUT PhD Scholarship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

With more than 40,000 students and offering more than 400 courses and research programs, Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a modern university for the real world. We began operating as QUT in January 1989, following approval of our status as a university. But our history truly begins in colonial times...

QUT PhD Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of QUT PhD Scholarship

As a scholarship recipient, you'll receive:

• an annual stipend of $30,000 for up to three and a half years of full-time study
• the opportunity to work in QUT's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation
• opportunities to work close with:
  • clinicians at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
  • informatics specialists at CSIRO’s e-Health Research Centre
  • engineers at QUT.

If you're an international student, you'll also receive a QUT Tuition Fee Waiver Scholarship.

Requirements for QUT PhD Scholarship Qualification

To be considered for this scholarship, you must:

• commence full-time study at QUT prior to 30 June 2021
• currently live in Australia due to COVID-19 international travel restrictions
• not have already completed a PhD or equivalent degree
• hold a relevant degree of at least a first-class honours or equivalent, including:
  • engineering
  • informatics
  • physics
  • other related branch of study
• demonstrate skills in:
  • mathematics
  • programming
  • artificial intelligence (AI) methods
  • image processing
  • oral and written communication.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit QUT website.