Joint Sensing, Localization, and Communication for Next Generation Autonomous Underwater Systems

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The department of Electrical Engineering (ISY) is central to the engineering education at the Institute of Technology, one of four faculties at Linköping University, and this regards both basic and applied knowledge. The research is based on industrial needs, and ranges from basic research to direct application in collaboration projects.
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We are looking for a PhD student in Automatic Control.

Your work assignments
The control-oriented research at Linköping University concerns different topics such as sensor fusion, learning methods for control, and optimization. We are currently looking for a PhD student to work on a project within the Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program (WASP).

The aim of the project is to research techniques for joint sensing, localization, and communication in autonomous underwater systems. Your task will be to conduct basic and applied research on signal processing, sensor fusion, and machine learning methods that can support the development of these joint sensing, localization, and communication techniques The project specification is broad, and you can steer the research towards the research questions you find most interesting within this area. An important part of your research work will be to design and carry out experiments together with project partners Saab Dynamics and FOI Swedish Defense Research Agency. A full project description can be found here: http://users.isy.liu.se/en/rt/isask73/WASP2022.html

Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program (WASP) is Sweden’s largest individual research program ever, a major national initiative for strategically motivated basic research, education, and faculty recruitment. The program addresses research on artificial intelligence and autonomous systems acting in collaboration with humans, adapting to their environment through sensors, information, and knowledge, and forming intelligent systems-of-systems.

The graduate school within WASP provides the skills needed to analyze, develop, and contribute to the interdisciplinary area of artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, and software. Through an ambitious program with research visits, partner universities, and visiting lecturers, the graduate school actively supports forming a strong multi-disciplinary and international professional network between PhD students, researchers, and industry. Read more: https://wasp-sweden.org/graduate-school/

As a doctoral student, you devote most of your time to doctoral studies and the research projects of which you are part. Your work may also include teaching or other departmental duties, up to a maximum of 20% of full-time.

Your workplace
The Division of Automatic Control at Linköping University carries out research, undergraduate and postgraduate education within control, sensor fusion, system identification, autonomous systems, robotics, complex networks, optimization, and learning control. Read more: https://liu.se/en/organisation/liu/isy/rt

Your qualifications
You have an MSc in electrical engineering, engineering physics, applied mathematics, or similar or completed courses with a minimum of 240 credits, of which at least 60 must be in advanced courses within the same topics. Alternatively, you have gained essentially corresponding knowledge in another way.

Furthermore, you are eager to learn new things and explore the unknown and pay attention to details. You can comfortably express yourself in English and know how to convey a message in written text. To simplify the interaction with the project partners it is advantageous, but not necessary, to be able to read and write in Swedish.

An individual study plan will be made when we start up the work and therefore no letter of intent needs to be included in the application.

Terms of employment
When taking up the post, you will be admitted to the program for doctoral studies. More information about the doctoral studies at each faculty is available at Doctoral studies at Linköping University

The employment has a duration of four years full-time equivalent. You will initially be employed for a period of one year. The employment will subsequently be renewed for periods of maximum duration two years, depending on your progress through the study plan. The employment may be extended up to a maximum of five years, based on the amount of teaching and departmental duties you have carried out. Further extensions can be granted in special circumstances.

Starting date
By agreement.

Salary and employment benefits
The salary of doctoral students is determined according to a locally negotiated salary progression.

More information about employment benefits at Linköping University is available here.

Union representatives
Information about union representatives, see Help for applicants .

Application procedure
Apply for the position by clicking the “Apply” button below. Your application must reach Linköping University no later than October 18.

Applications and documents received after the date above will not be considered.

We welcome applicants with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives – diversity enriches our work and helps us grow. Preserving everybody’s equal value, rights and opportunities is a natural part of who we are. Read more about our work with: Equal opportunities .

We look forward to receiving your application!

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