Job Description
Project details
Vehicular Ad-hoc Network (VANET) is an emerging research area and has been attracting great attention in recent years. VANET is a special case of MANET (Mobile Ad hoc Network) and is a key part of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) framework. Nowadays, Vehicle-toeverything (V2X) communication in VANET has emerged as a crucial component in both advanced ITS and Internet of Things (IoT) for information transmission and vehicular communication. Due to the rapid growth of V2X technologies, a plethora of safety-aware and non-safety-aware applications have emerged, such as collision avoidance (e.g., pre-collision warning), traffic sign notification (e.g., curve speed warning), traffic management (e.g., intelligent traffic control), traffic monitoring (e.g., vehicle tracking), inter-vehicular
entertainment, etc.
This project has great potential to work closely with our industrial collaborator national highway. The project will work on an open-source simulation platform. More intelligent algorithms would be expected to be used in VANET caching and/or routing and/or congestion control (one subject area would be sufficient). Distinction results can potentially attract industry related funding. Please contact Dr. Guan (L.Guan@lboro.ac.uk) to discuss the project specifics prior to selecting it.
94% of Loughborough’s research impact is rated world-leading or internationally excellent. REF 2021
Supervisors
Primary supervisor:Â Lin Guan
Entry requirements
Our entry requirements are listed using standard UK undergraduate degree classifications i.e. first-class honours, upper second-class honours and lower second-class honours.
Entry requirements for United Kingdom
Students should have, or expect to achieve, at least 2:1 BSc/BEng or MSc degree.
English language requirements
Applicants must meet the minimum English language requirements. Further details are available on the International website.
Applicants must meet the minimum English language requirements. Further details are
available on the International website.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees for 2025-26 entry
UK fee
£5,006 Full-time degree per annum
International fee
£28,600 Full-time degree per annum
Fees for the 2025-26 academic year apply to projects starting in October 2025, January 2026, April 2026 and July 2026.
Tuition fees cover the cost of your teaching, assessment and operating University facilities such as the library, IT equipment and other support services. University fees and charges can be paid in advance and there are several methods of payment, including online payments and payment by instalment. Fees are reviewed annually and are likely to increase to take into account inflationary pressures.
How to apply
All applications should be made online. Under programme name, select Computer Science. Please quote the advertised reference number: CO/LG-SF1/2025 in your application.
To avoid delays in processing your application, please ensure that you submit a CV and the minimum supporting documents.
The following selection criteria will be used by academic schools to help them make a decision on your application. Please note that this criteria is used for both funded and selffunded projects.
Please note, applications for this project are considered on an ongoing basis once submitted and the project may be withdrawn prior to the application deadline, if a suitable candidate is chosen for the project.
