Training the next generation of Thai PhD scholars in semiconductor design, embedded AI, and biosensor electronics

Applications are open for fully-funded PhD studentships at the new MUT-Imperial SABER Lab. These studentships, funded by Thailand’s Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Research and Innovation, through MUT, are open to Thai PhD scholars who will be based in SABER Lab at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Imperial.

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Thai students at Imperial at the SABER Lab signing ceremony

The full PhD programme will be based at Imperial, and upon successful completion of the PhD examination, students will be awarded an Imperial College London PhD degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

SABER Lab brings together multidisciplinary teams to create a world-class centre of academic excellence to train a new generation of Thai PhD scholars in semiconductor integrated circuit design, AI systems, biosensing, and biomedical engineering. The lab will conduct cutting-edge research with direct impact, and become a global focal point for innovation and entrepreneurship.

Find out more about SABER Lab's aims and vision.

SABER Lab students will benefit from:

  • Access to a full ecosystem dedicated to semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) design and fabrication
  • Lectures and hands-on experience for designing analogue and digital ICs using industrial standard electronic design automation tools (Cadence). This includes schematic entry, simulation, layout, verification, sign-off and testing
  • Printed circuit board (PCB) design, layout, testing and its application for embedded systems
  • Training for wire bonding, chip assembly and fabrication in a clean room
  • Experience in molecular lab techniques to evaluate biosensor performance, use of electrochemical labs to set up testbenches for chip measurements and carry on validation of biosensors
  • Collaborations with other research groups in Imperial
  • Opportunities to attend international conferences, including an annual UK-Thai workshop in IC design, and to publish in top-tier journals
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Researchers working in the SABER Lab

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Chip design in the SABER Lab

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SABER Lab researcher working on chip design

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An electrochemical sensor developed by SABER lab with applications in disease detection

Equipment in the SABER Lab

Researcher providing a live demonstration of a Lab-on-Chip platform for dynamic biochemical sensing

a high-tech display showing a range of technologies for personalised healthcare

Examples of some of the technologies for personalised healthcare developed by SABER Lab researchers at Imperial

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Eligibility and funding

Applications are open to Thai nationals who meet the minimum entry requirements for both the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Imperial, and MUT.

Studentships cover full international tuition fees and a tax-free stipend.

Entry requirements

Applicants should have a degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computing, Physics, Biomedical Engineering, or a related discipline, and we expect applicants to have a strong background or interest in semiconductor IC design, embedded systems, AI hardware, biosensor electronics, or PCB engineering.

Start date & deadlines

Start date is flexible, with four entry dates throughout the year. There is no fixed deadline to apply but early applications are encouraged as places will be filled as high-quality candidates are identified.

How to apply

To express your interest please send your CV along with a cover letter to Iza Wojcicka (i.wojcicka@imperial.ac.uk), who will guide you through the next steps.

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