At a glance
Eligibility
To be eligible you must:
- Be studying full-time and onshore in Australia.
- Be nominated by an enrolling school or institute at UQ.
- Be assessed by the Graduate School as meeting all conditions for admission to the research higher degree program.
- Not hold a qualification at the same or a higher level than the research higher degree program you are undertaking.
- Not be receiving a living allowance award, scholarship or salary providing a benefit greater than 75% of the RTP Scholarship living allowance rate to undertake the research higher degree program.
- Not be receiving a Commonwealth funded tuition fee scholarship.
Students applying for this scholarship should plan for a start date in January 2018.
Students who meet UQ Graduate School conditions of admission should also have a Bachelor of Engineering with first class honours, or a Masters degree with equivalent academic performance.
Students need very strong skills in embedded systems, both hardware and software. Skills in human-computer interaction would be beneficial. Degrees such as BE or BE/ME in Electrical & Computer Engineering, or dual engineering/IT degrees would be especially suitable, but excellent students from disciplines such as Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering or Mechatronics Engineering with the required skills are welcome to apply.
For more information about the entry requirements for Higher Degrees by Research at UQ, please visit the Graduate School's website.
See the terms and conditions for more information.
About the award
Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) for Digital Aviation (Novel Human-centric Data Production in Smart Factories)
The assembly and maintenance of aircraft involves series of complex and strict procedures that are followed by human operators involving manual labour with sometimes high-risk machinery. Human error in these processes cost millions of dollars in the form of down time, maintenance and rework. The proliferation of low-cost devices with abundant computing power and connectivity to machinery and overarching infrastructure is pushing a digital transformation of Aerospace manufacturing.
This movement (Industry 4.0) capitalizes on improvement in manufacturing processes using real-time data collection/analytics, and self-managing smart factory operations through interconnected, smart technologies. On a smaller scope, there are opportunities to improve a worker’s day-to-day capability through ubiquitous (wearables) sensing and connectivity to self-aware, intelligent working environments (including machines, other workers).
Aim of Project: This project will explore novel human-centric IoT opportunities that will interface with future Boeing real-time data communication frameworks or existing IT infrastructure in the factory space. It will aim to provide unobtrusive, contextually significant data production to support factory operator activities in a safety critical manufacturing environment. It can focus on the discovery of robust Edge-Tier (Wearable Sensors, Devices and Device Management) technologies and their applications within a factory to improve human performance.
The PhD program will mostly be based at the UQ St Lucia Campus, but may involve some time overseas visiting Boeing production facilities.
Supervisors
Prof. Neil Bergmann and Dr. Matt D’Souza will provide supervision from UQ. An associate advisor from Boeing will also be appointed.
Terms and conditions
The selected student will receive a UQ Graduate School living stipend of $26,682 per annum (2017 rate) and an additional Boeing Top UP Scholarship of $14,150 per annum. The top-up will be awarded on a yearly basis according to satisfactory progress.
A domestic part-time student with carer’s responsibilities, a medical condition or a disability, which prevents them from studying full time may be eligible for scholarship consideration, on a case by case basis.
Students can be considered for scholarship only twice. Consideration can be prior to enrolment, or in the first round after the confirmation milestone is achieved*.
*conditions apply, see the scholarship rules for further details
In instances where the candidate is awarded a scholarship after commencement there will be no retrospective payments of this scholarship.
How to apply
The selection committee will meet in September to assess applications. Applicants will be notified in October of the outcome.
To apply for admission and scholarship follow these easy steps. There is no separate application for scholarship and you will be given the opportunity to request scholarship consideration on the application for admission.
Please ensure that you
- select both ‘I would like to be considered for a UQ scholarship to cover a living allowance and/ or tuition fee expenses’ AND ‘I am applying for, or have been awarded a scholarship or sponsorship’
- enter in the free-text field the scholarship name “Boeing - UQ Alliance” and “UQ” as the sponsor. See below.
Applications close:31 August 2017Before you apply:- You are encouraged to read the definitive rules for this scholarship prior to application, in particular any specific eligibility conditions and check the FAQs if you have any questions.
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