PhD Studentship: AI for Real-time Rendering in Games (in Collaboration with Electronic Arts)

Funding Source: Warwick Industrial Fellowships

Sponsor Company: Electronic Arts

Stipend: £19,237 (increasing annually)

Eligibly: Home students

Start Date: July 2025

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Project Overview

The University of Warwick in partnership with Electronic Arts (EA), is looking to recruit a PhD student in computer graphics for games. This is open to home students and will fully cover tuition fees and include a tax-free stipend (£19,237 pa. currently), for a period of 3.5 years. The successful candidate will be supervised by Prof. Kurt Debattista and Dr. Thomas Bashford-Rogers at the University of Warwick, and work in collaboration with the F1 Development Team at EA. 

Modern game graphics is continually pushing the boundaries of visual quality and speed often with an ultimate goal of fully photorealistic game worlds. To achieve this goal, we need advances in many areas, from light transport, sampling, geometry and material representations, and computationally efficient algorithms to display technologies and understanding human perception. This studentship aims to innovate in these areas, with a particular focus on novel methods for representing and rendering game worlds in real time.

We are seeking a student with a background in Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related STEM discipline who is passionate about computer graphics and gaming. A prior interest or experience in ML/AI rendering techniques, would be an advantage. The ideal candidate will have a deep interest in the algorithms that power graphics and a creative mindset, eager to think outside the box and develop novel solutions to complex challenges in this field.

Essential and Desirable Criteria

Solid foundation in computing principles, particularly computer graphics and machine learning.

A 1st or 2.1 undergraduate (BEng, BSc, MEng) and/or postgraduate masters’ qualification (MSc).

Funding and Eligibility

Home Fee Status

Fully funded for 3.5 years, full stipend and RTSG (£5k for travel and expenses)

To apply

To apply please complete our online enquiry form via the above ‘Apply’ button and upload your CV, transcripts and certificates of previous studies to allow us to assess your suitability for this specific PhD.

Please ensure you meet the minimum requirements before filling in the online form.

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