Are you holding Master’s degree and looking for fully funded PhD positions? KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium invites online application for multiple funded PhD Programs / fully funded PhD positions in various research areas.
Candidates interested in fully funded PhD positions can check the details and may apply as soon as possible. Interested and eligible applicants may submit their online application for PhD programs via the University’s Online Application Portal.
1. Fully Funded PhD Position in Multimodal Human-AI Interaction for Curiosity-Driven Discovery
Summary of PhD Program:
This PhD position forms part of a new interdisciplinary research project at KU Leuven that will use explainable, adaptive and multimodal human-AI interaction methods to let generative AI spark new insights and serendipitous discoveries in Digital-Humanities research. As such, the whole project will involve three PhD researchers in total. Whereas the two other researchers concern matters involving computer science (e.g. explainability) and computational linguïstics (e.g. computational creativity), the central aim of this PhD is to design, develop and evaluate new multimodal “phygital” interaction methods.
Application Deadline: 08/10/2025
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in neutrophil biology in diabetes: bioinformatics meets wet lab
Summary of PhD Program:
This project investigates the role of neutrophils in type 1 diabetes using whole blood or sorted cells, along with single-cell transcriptomics and spatial transcriptomics/proteomics datasets. You will collaborate with core facilities such as the VIB Single Cell Core and KU Leuven LISCO to leverage state-of-the-art technologies. Our findings indicate that circulating human neutrophils are transcriptionally heterogeneous.
Application Deadline: 30/11/2025
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in neuromorphic control (MSCA ELEVATE network): Event-based Model Predictive Control
Summary of PhD Program:
The project will develop a dedicated event-based implementation of those online calculations on commercially available spiking hardware such as the Loihi Intel chip. Beyond the mere translation of digital computations into spiking hardware, the research will explore the great computational savings that can result from predicting online events rather than complete trajectories.
Application Deadline: 24/10/2025
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in AI Compilers and Software for Novel Heterogeneous Processors for Embedded AI
Summary of PhD Program:
This research project investigates new software-based acceleration solutions and AI compiler toolchains for efficiently running AI-based tasks, such as Deep Learning inference and training, on cutting-edge heterogeneous processing systems. This can involve researching novel hardware-aware software acceleration techniques, such as targeting RISC-V-based processors or specialized tensor accelerators, or hardware-software co-design of new architectural solutions.
Application Deadline: 31/10/2025
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5. Fully Funded PhD Position in Secure Software Engineering for Medical Devices
Summary of PhD Program:
Medical devices are rapidly transforming. Increasing connectivity and integration with commercial devices such as smartphones and tablets create exciting opportunities for remote monitoring and innovative health-related use cases. At the same time, health apps and fitness trackers are booming, making personal health data more accessible than ever.
Application Deadline: 05/01/2026
6. Fully Funded PhD Position in ion exchange membranes and processes for CO2 electrolysis
Summary of PhD Program:
Despite its attractive concept, performing CO2 reduction and conversion reactions via electrochemical processes (e.g., electrolysis) still faces critical challenges that hinder its practical implementation. In particular, the lack of suitable membranes in terms of alkaline stability and low ion selectivity (for hydroxyl ions) has hampered the commercial adaptation of membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) for CO2 electrolysis.