PhD Project in Mathematical Image Analysis for Sustainable Materials

Opportunity summary

Employment type: FULLTIME. The Department of Computer Science invites applicants for a PhD fellowship in Mathematical Image Analysis for Sustainable Materials to be part of the Novo Nordisk Foundation–funded project RAPTOR, a collaboration between Lund University (LU), the University of Copenhagen (UCPH), and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). RAPTOR aims to develop a next-generation foundation model for 3D volumetric data, enabling robust classification, segmentation, and quantitative characterisation of multiscale structures across imaging modalities, synchrotron imaging, including X-ray microtomography, electron microscopy, and medical imaging. The foundation model is already under development, trained on large and diverse datasets, and will be further refined and applied to key challenges in materials and biomedical sciences. The central research question for this position is how learned visual representations can be combined with mathematically grounded structural descriptors to support quantitative characterisation of complex materials. Start date is expected to be December 1, 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter.The project This position focuses on sustainable materials, including fibre-based materials, porous systems, and metals, where structural organisation across scales determines key material properties1 …

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