PhD Students

The following PhD scholarships have all commenced, with their topics covering a variety of SmartSat’s strategic and priority research areas ranging from Space IoT communications through to AI-powered autonomous operations in space.

The majority of the PhD thesis topics have one or more industry partners to support the practical application of the proposed thesis topic, demonstrating SmartSat’s commitment to fostering Australia’s space industry through building strong linkages between academia and industry.

LATEST PHD NEWS

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  Branching Out: SmartSat PhD selected for prestigious NASA Internship28 May 2025
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  From mapping kelp to modelling data: SmartSat student scores internship at ESA Φ-lab27 Mar 2025
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  SmartSat PhD graduations, news and achievements26 Feb 2025