About the Project

The relationship between processing, microstructure, and mechanical properties in nickel- and titanium-based alloys remains a fundamental scientific challenge. ... This project will address this gap by combining high-throughput materials processing experiments, AI-based microstructure modelling, and autonomous experimental design to advance the fundamental understanding of Ni- and Ti-based alloy systems.

Research Questions:

1. How can AI models capture and generalise complex processing–microstructure–property relationships across different alloy systems?
2. Can physics-informed constraints improve the interpretability and reliability of AI predictions for microstructure evolution?
3. How can closed-loop optimisation accelerate fundamental research into compositionmicrostructure correlations?