Dr Emmanouil Kakouris from the School of Engineering at the University of Warwick, is currently recruiting for one PhD vacancy for a Home/UK student.

Ph.D. position: Cracks and Code: From High-Fidelity Simulations to Fast Scientific Machine Learning Models

Submit a formal application via CDT HetSys: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/hetsys/apply/howtoapply/  

Further details: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/hetsys/themes/projects2026/2026-001/

Project outline: This project investigates crack initiation and growth in metals under extreme loading conditions. It combines large-scale numerical simulations (atomistic and continuum) with scientific machine learning to develop fast and physically grounded predictive tools for material failure.

Dr Emmanouil Kakouris
Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering  |  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

M.Eng, M.Sc., Ph.D., C.Eng MIEI, FHEA

School of Engineering  |  University of Warwick
Emmanouil.Kakouris@warwick.ac.uk