Co-supervised with the University of Pisa
Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, is offering 13 fully funded PhD projects co-supervised by faculty members from NTU and the University of Pisa in a wide range of interdisciplinary research areas.
The PhD programmes have a duration of 4 years and include a research period of 9–18 months to be carried out at the University of Pisa.
Application procedure
Applications must be submitted through the official NTU portal:
👉 https://www.ntu.edu.sg/admissions/graduate/radmissionguide
The official application deadline of 31 January has been extended to 28 February for admission starting in August 2026.
Applications for admission starting in January 2027 will also be possible at a later stage.
Important information for applicants
- Before applying, candidates are strongly encouraged to contact the project supervisors to verify the most appropriate PhD programme for submission.
- Completion of the Master’s degree is not required at the time of application, but the degree must be awarded before acceptance of the PhD position and prior to the start of the programme.
- A certified English language proficiency at B1 level is required.
- The number of NTU PhD fellowships is limited; allocation to these projects will depend on the outcome of the candidate evaluation process.
Available PhD Projects
| No. | NTU PI | University of Pisa PI | Topic / Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiyu Cai (sheena.smith@ntu.edu.sg) | Simone Genovesi (simone.genovesi@unipi.it) | Augmented Reality and Digital Twin |
| 2 | Sheena Smith (sheena.smith@ntu.edu.sg) | Massimo Pasqualetti (massimo.pasqualetti@unipi.it) | Targeting of Serotonergic Neurons |
| 3 | Ng Yin Kwee (mykng@ntu.edu.sg) | Umberto Desideri (umberto.desideri@unipi.it) | Smart Ammonia Cracking System with Green Sustainable Hydrogen Production for Industrial Gas Turbines |
| 4 | Ng Yin Kwee (mykng@ntu.edu.sg) | Chiara Galletti (chiara.galletti@unipi.it) | Development of Structured Metallic Catalyst Multitube for High-Efficiency Energy Conversion Reactors |
| 5 | Hua Li (lihua@ntu.edu.sg) | Francesco Frendo (francesco.frendo@unipi.it) | AI-Enhanced Fatigue Life Assessment of Structural Elements under Complex Loading and Residual Stress |
| 6 | Liang Xuan (xuan.liang@ntu.edu.sg) | Marco Taddei (marco.taddei@unipi.it) | MOF Metamaterial Design |
| 7 | Liang Xuan (xuan.liang@ntu.edu.sg) | Roberto Gabbrielli (roberto.gabbrielli@unipi.it) | Design Optimisation of Heat Exchangers |
| 8 | Tay Wee Peng (wptay@ntu.edu.sg) | Nicola Tonellotto (nicola.tonellotto@unipi.it) | Neural Information Retrieval and Large Language Models |
| 9 | Yuguang Fu (yuguang.fu@ntu.edu.sg) | Alessandro Franco, Emanuele Crisostomi (University of Pisa) | IoT-Based Building Environment Monitoring |
| 10 | Huang Changjin (cjhuang@ntu.edu.sg) | Elisabetta Rosellini (elisabetta.rosellini@unipi.it) | Biomimetic Scaffolds for In Vitro Cardiac Tissue Models |
| 11 | Kunn Hadinoto Ong (kunnong@ntu.edu.sg) | Lorenzo Guazzelli (lorenzo.guazzelli@unipi.it) | Engineered Therapeutic Deep Eutectic Solvents for Oral Drug Delivery |
| 12 | Shu Jian Jun (MJJShu@ntu.edu.sg) | Andrea Cerase (andrea.cerase@unipi.it) | AI-Enhanced Noncoding RNA Sequence Analysis |
| 13 | Alessandro Romagnoli (a.romagnoli@ntu.edu.sg) | Umberto Desideri (umberto.desideri@unipi.it) | Advanced Energy Systems for Next-Generation Non-Conventional Geothermal Systems |
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