SmartSat has a strong PhD cohort, with topics covering a variety of our strategic and priority research areas, ranging from Space IoT communications right 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.
On top of supporting our PhD candidates through their scholarships, SmartSat also offers our students a range of additional scholarship and internship opportunities aimed at increasing Australia’s space capability and fostering the next generation of Australian space leaders.