BEMÆRK: Ansøgningsfristen er overskredet
Applicants are invited for a PhD fellowship/scholarship at Graduate School of Technical Sciences, Aarhus University, Denmark, within the Electrical and Computer Engineering programme. The position is available from 1 November 2023 or later.
Title:
Re-advertisement: AI-enabled agile communication for remote haptic interaction in Tactile Internet
Research area and project description:
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a Horizon Europe Marie Sklodowska-Curie Doctoral Network (TOAST*), consisting of 10 PhD students (3 of which will be hired by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at AU).
With the advancement of AI, it is possible to use AI techniques to predict the next movement of human and machine in real time for a given operation, particularly in repetitive or constrained environments. Accurate motion prediction can interpolate and extrapolate human and machine motions for reducing perceived E2E latency, even reducing the demand on E2E communication resources. Motion prediction is promising to address the instability in remote haptic interactions, thereby providing graceful service degradation in critical communication conditions.
This project aims to apply Deep Learning models to accurately predict human and robot motions in real-time using time-series data, thereby enabling dynamic network service provisioning in Tactile Internet. The project will identify the interactions between the Tactile Internet service and the network to enable dynamic adaptation and reconfiguration of the E2E service provisioning. This project will analyse the effect of missing data from single or multiple modalities due to packet loss or communication outage in the performance of the predictions and propose ways to increase robustness. The project will also study how to reduce the update rate of video and haptic control signals with motion prediction, while guaranteeing the user Quality of Experience and Quality of Task.
*The TOAST consortium comprises 7 leading research institutes across Europe (Denmark, Germany, Italy, Spain, and France) and 4 industrial stakeholders (Germany, Sweden, France and Italy). TOAST’s mission is to train the next generation of doctoral candidates to tackle the critical challenges of Tactile Internet through interdisciplinary research.
The Marie Sklodowska-Curie Doctoral Network Program offers a highly competitive and attractive salary and working conditions. Salary, holiday payment, pension contributions and the like include all employer and employee's taxes and contributions. Thus, figures are before taxes are paid, and taxes may differ depending on individual circumstances. Salary and terms of employment are in accordance with applicable collective agreement, and salary is depending on seniority. Salary includes a non-pensionable PhD supplement. The allowances mentioned in the EU work programme (living allowance, mobility allowance and, if applicable, family allowance) will be part of the salary. Allowance rates can be found in the relevant EU Work Programme (under MSCA doctoral network - Applicable unit contributions), and country correction coefficient can be found in the same document.
Project description (½-4 pages): This document should describe your ideas and research plans for this specific project. If you wish to, you can indicate an URL where further information can be found.
Qualifications and specific competences:
- Master’s degree (120 ECTS) in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Science, or within a relevant area.
- Background on machine learning and wireless communication system is desired.
- Good analytical skills, optimization techniques and programming skills are desired.
- Experience in haptic technology and haptic application is a plus.
- Excellent English verbal and written skills.
- The candidates are eligible if they have not resided in Denmark for more than 12 months within the past 36 months.
Place of employment and place of work:
The place of employment is Aarhus University, and the place of work is Helsingforsgade 10, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark.
EU eligibility requirements in Marie Curie Doctoral Networks:
- Supported researchers must be doctoral candidates, i.e. not already in possession of a doctoral degree at the date of the recruitment. Researchers who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis but who have not yet formally been awarded the doctoral degree will not be considered eligible.
- Recruited researchers can be of any nationality and must comply with the following mobility rule: they must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the recruiting beneficiary for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before their recruitment date.
- Compulsory national service, short stays such as holidays and time spent by the researcher as part of a procedure for obtaining refugee status under the Geneva Convention75 are not taken into account.
- Secondments are eligible for up to one third of the actual months spent implementing the research training activities under the action.
Contacts:
Applicants seeking further information are invited to contact
- Associate Professor Qi Zhang, qz@ece.au.dk
- Professor Alexandros Iosifidis, ai@ece.au.dk
How to apply:
Please follow this link to submit your application. Application deadline is 15 August 2023 at 23:59 CEST. Preferred starting date is 1 November 2023.
For information about application requirements and mandatory attachments, please see our application guide.
Please note:
- The programme committee may request further information or invite the applicant to attend an interview.
- Shortlisting will be used, which means that the evaluation committee only will evaluate the most relevant applications.
Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants. All interested candidates are encouraged to apply, regardless of their personal background. Salary and terms of employment are in accordance with applicable collective agreement.
INFORMATIONER OM STILLINGEN:
- Arbejdspladsen ligger i:
Aarhus Kommune
-Virksomheden tilbyder:
-Arbejdsgiver:
Aarhus Universitet, Nordre Ringgade 1, 8000 Aarhus C
-Ansøgning:
Ansøgningsfrist: 15-08-2023; - ansøgningsfristen er overskredet
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