Autodesk Research is delighted to be sponsoring a PhD studentship at The Bartlett School of Architecture – part of University College London (UCL) – to research better, more equitable ways of modelling human navigation.
The application deadline is short – it closes in just 2 weeks, on January 28th 2025 – so please do share this post with interested parties (or send them this LinkedIn posting). Information on applying can be found here.
Here’s a summary of the project from the main UELA (which stands for UCL ESRC Landscape Award, recently renamed from UCL ESCRC DTP or Doctoral Training Programme) website:
Current models of human movement are generally based on “average” members of the population in “typical” spaces. Although it is critical to understand and account for these, current models generally overlook individuals with unique movement behaviour, as well as people navigating atypical environments. It is also the case that similar movement patterns can result from…