The research activity and supervision for the PhD in Computing and Electronic Systems at the institution is concentrated in several principal research areas: biometrics, evolutionary-fuzzy systems, neuro-genetic systems, computational intelligence and games, embedded systems, intelligent inhabited environments, and robotics. Their cross-disciplinary projects leverage the expertise of electronic engineers, computer scientists, mathematicians, physicists, and psychologists.

The institution is one of the largest and best-resourced schools in the UK. Their work is supported by extensive networked computer facilities and software aids, alongside a wide range of testing and instrumentation equipment. The research encompasses a variety of topics, including semiconductor device physics, the theory of computation, the philosophy of computer science, computational intelligence, computer games, artificial intelligence, and robotics. Most research groups are based in laboratories that offer world-class facilities. The institution boasts impressive external research funding, amounting to multi-million pounds per year, and participates in numerous EU initiatives, undertaking projects contracted by various external bodies, including government and industrial organizations.

Studying within this School provides both recent graduates and practicing engineers with opportunities to acquire new skills or enhance their existing ones. Graduates have advanced to various senior positions in industry and academia. Some of the companies and organizations employing former graduates include Alcatel Submarine, BT Group, QinetiQ, Dolby Laboratories, Fujitsu, the Royal Air Force, as well as positions within the University and Imperial College, London.