2020

Ofertas diversas

• Plazas de Profesor Ayudante Doctor en la Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain). Received: 23/12/2020, deadline: 01/02/2021.

El Rectorado de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, para atender necesidades docentes urgentes e inaplazables y que permita la imprescindible renovación del profesorado, ha resuelto convocar plazas de Profesor Ayudante Doctor.

Bases de la convocatoria: AQUÍ

• PhD Studentships in Robotics and Autonomous Systems at the Edinburgh Centre for Robotics (UK). Received: 20/12/2020, closing date: 29/01/2021.

The Edinburgh Centre for Robotics is offering exciting PhD Studentships for September 2021 through the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Robotics and Autonomous Systems (CDT-RAS). See:
https://www.edinburgh-robotics.org/projects-list
https://www.edinburgh-robotics.org/apply

A limited number of industry PhD placements may also be available and information about these opportunities is here:
https://www.edinburgh-robotics.org/industry-studentships

Closing date 29th January 2021

Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh are jointly offering an exciting opportunity to study a PhD through an innovative 4-year PhD training programme, drawing on our extensive experience with postgraduate teaching and research supervision in the area of Robotics and Autonomous Systems. The Centre's goal is to train innovation-ready robotics researchers to be part of a multi disciplinary team, focusing on Safe Interaction for Robotics. PhD candidates specialise in one of the following four areas, whilst gaining a deep understanding of technical aspects and theoretical foundations:
1. Physical Interactions: control, actuation, compliance, sensing, mapping, planning, embodiments, swarms;
2. People Interactions: human-robot interaction, affective robotics, smart spaces, human-robot teaming, collaborative decision-making, cobots, multimodal interfaces;
3. Self-Interactions: condition monitoring, prognosis, explainable AI, certification, verification, safety, security, multi-agent interactions;
4. Interaction Enablers: vision, embedded and parallel computing, novel and soft fabrication methods, optimisation, (transparent) machine learning, deep reinforcement learning and other AI techniques inc. natural language processing (NLP).

Achieving impact with robotics also requires non-technical skills, for example an understanding of technology translation, creativity and entrepreneurial processes. These are an essential component of the CDT programme, captured in the #Cauldron training programme. See:
https://www.edinburgh-robotics.org/content/cauldron

Why join us?
* Flexible programme structure allows students to tailor courses to match research area of interest in year one, ensuring students have a strong general grounding in responsible research, current theory, methods and applications as a solid foundation for their PhD research.
* Cohort approach with activities including group projects and away days encourages peer support and cross fertilisation of ideas.
* Opportunity for international placement in prestigious research laboratory in year three.
* Bespoke #Cauldron training programme to provide non-technical skills such as understanding of technology translation, creativity, and entrepreneurial processes.
* Gateway seminars with prestigious speakers.
* Fund to seed innovation.
* Fully funded posts available paying stipend and Home fees, limited posts for overseas students

More information on PhD placements and how to apply:
www.edinburgh-robotics.org/apply

• Open Postdoctoral position in next generation on-body sensor networks at Uppsala University (Sweden). Received: 18/12/2020, deadline: 12/01/2021.

We have an interesting 2-year postdoctoral position in next generation on-body sensor networks at Uppsala University. The project is on novel applications in the area of Internet of Senses. The project envisions interactive applications that self-modify their physical properties – their shape, colour, stiffness, temperature, texture or permittivity in response to bodily rhythms, movements or other sensor input. The project is multi-disciplinary with partners from low-power networking, human computer interaction as well as material science. The project has a systems approach with a lot of prototyping of software, hardware, interaction and communication, so we are looking for candidates with a broad interest ranging from low-power networking (including physical layer, knowledge in antennas), low-power hardware design and development up to human computer interaction. Candidates should be able to design and build systems (hardware and software) based on theoretical foundations with a strong interest in multi-disciplinary work. High-quality publications in international peer-reviewed journals or conferences are expected. The applicant should be highly motivated and have good collaboration and communication skills.

Sweden is a fantastic place for living and working. Swedes are friendly and speak excellent English. The quality of life is high, with a strong emphasis on outdoor activities. The Swedish working climate emphasizes an open atmosphere, with active discussions involving both junior and senior staff. All post-docs are full employees, with standard salaries and five weeks of paid holiday. Spouses of employees are entitled to work permits. Healthcare is free after a small co-pay and the university subsidizes athletic costs, such as a gym membership. The parental benefits in Sweden are among the best in the world, including extensive parental leave (for both parents), paid time off to care for sick children, and affordable daycare.

Please submit your application by January 12, 2021 at
https://uu.se/en/about-uu/join-us/details/?positionId=368505

• Postdoc position on design methods for FPGA-based architectures at Politecnico di Milano (Italy). Received: 18/12/2020, deadline: 15/01/2021.

Our research group at Politecnico di Milano is looking for a postdoctoral research associate focusing on design methodologies for heterogeneous, FPGA-based architectures. The candidate is expected to help coordinate the research on compiler-based optimizations, high-level synthesis, hardware security, and reconfigurable computing.

The application deadline is January 15, 2021. The expected start date is February 16, 2021.

The candidate will work within the EU-funded project EVEREST (design environment for extreme-scale big data analytics on heterogeneous platforms); see https://www.everest-h2020.eu.

EVEREST is a 3-year project with ten partners aiming at developing a hardware/software co-design environment for AI-enabled big data applications on heterogeneous, cloud-to-edge systems.

The team at Politecnico di Milano will develop novel accelerators (using high-level synthesis) and design memory architectures to accelerate data processing in the case of distributed sources. We are consequently looking for a postdoc providing strong expertise in more than one of the following fields:
- FPGA architectures
- High-level synthesis (either development or use of HLS tools)
- Development of compiler-based optimizations (either GCC or LLVM)
- Use of machine-learning frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, Caffe, etc.)
- Hardware security for either cloud or edge systems

The initial appointment length will be 12 months, with the potential for extension. Extensions are subject to performance and the availability of funding.

Prospective candidates can contact me (--LOGIN--538d28f19a17412bb895ee138686744apolimi[dot]it ) for additional information or the application link (https://www.polimi.it/index.php?id=3971&tx_wfqbe_pi1[ID]=9345&L=1) for details on the position and the procedure.

• Open position in smart systems and technologies for space at University of Turku (Finland). Received: 17/12/2020.

Open Position for System and Electronic Technologies for Challenging Environments

We are looking an ambitious individual who is interested on high impact and visible system engineering for difficult such as space, deep ocean sea, open see and non-inhabited areas on earth. Key driving research thrust is to use commercially available technologies, such as FPGAs and SoCs and enhance their capabilities for increased dependability by architecture and implementation solutions. You will join in into group participating the Academy of Finland national excellence center on nanosatellites for sustainable space. In addition, the group is actively co-operating with international excellence center for smart systems and electronics at Fudan University in Shanghai, China; which can provide more opportunities and possibility to contribute how systems for challenging intelligent systems will be built in the future.

We at University of Turku are looking two possible candidates: one who has interest to do his/her master thesis and has a strong drive to build international academic career, or a graduate Ph.D. student who has already done relevant work in SoCs and FPGAs and have published in that domain relevant work at international forums.

If interested, please contact

Prof. Dr.h.c Prof.hc. Hannu Tenhunen
Embedded Electronics/Agora-building
Department of Future Technologies
University of Turku
20014 Turun yliopisto, Finland
Ph: +358-40-5136563
Email: --LOGIN--0261520a54a1c33d1ea873f110822957utu[dot]fi
and
Electronic System Design
Royal Institute of Technology
KTH/EECS/ELE
Electrum 229, 16440 Kista, Sweden
Ph: +46-70-7335748
Email: --LOGIN--6863156f7b5b7d59d42508dc68269f93kth[dot]se

Research gate:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hannu_Tenhunen

• Postdoctoral fellow within TimeSensitive Networks and SDN at Karlstad University (Sweden). Received: 04/12/2020, deadline: 31/12/2020.

The Department of Computer Science at Karlstad University (KAU), Sweden, invites applications for a postdoc position in the area of Software Defined Networks. The post-doctoral researcher will work on SDN control plane for TimeSensitive Networks and resource management aspects (e.g. deriving TSN network configurations using AI based optimization techniques).

Skills Required
- Strong background in Software Defined Networking and/or Time Sensitive Networking
- Very good publication record in top academic conferences and journals
- Excellent analytical, technical and problem solving skills
- Interest in mentoring graduate students
- Very good organization and communication skills

Application deadline: 31st December 2020

Information how to apply is available at:
https://kau.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:345670/iframeEmbedded:0/where:4

• Postdoc in Hardware Security at Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia). Received: 23/11/2020.

The Centre for Hardware Security at TalTech, led by Prof. Samuel Pagliarini, invites applications for two postdoctoral researcher positions. The Centre conducts research in the area of Hardware Security focusing on trustworthy integrated circuit (IC) design, electronic design automation (EDA) for secure systems, hardware trojans, reverse engineering, circuit obfuscation, crypto hardware, and other similar topics.

• The first position comes with a flexibility to assign any topic that falls within the list given above.
• The second position is project funded and therefore has a more narrow scope: development of a synthesis-based strategy for obfuscation of digital circuits.

Both positions are expected to lead to innovative research that will be validated in silicon. A tapeout is therefore expected by the end of 2021.

Requirements:
We are looking for motivated candidates with a strong background in circuit design. Candidates must have completed a PhD program (or be about to complete). Previous expertise on Hardware Security is highly desirable but experience in other related areas (IC design, test, verification, etc.) can also be considered. The candidates are expected to have the following core skills:
• Ability to describe digital circuitry (preferably in Verilog)
• Ability to write C++/python scripts for building simple CAD tools
• Familiarity w/ Cadence tools for IC design (Genus, Innovus, Virtuoso, etc.)
• Strong writing skills (English)

Other skills are considered a plus:
• FPGA prototyping
• Familiarity with EDA tools from other vendors (Calibre, ICC, DC, etc.)
• Hands-on experience with tapeouts of digital ICs
• In-depth understanding of hardware/software boundaries and security implications
• In-depth understanding of crypto algorithms and their hardware implementations
• Publication(s) in topics related to IC design and security
• Previous research in fault-resilience, reliability, and/or verification

How to apply: Please submit your CV and a cover letter to Prof. Pagliarini by email (--LOGIN--9240d56072c210265bc059abd6257dc5taltech[dot]ee ) using the subject 'PostDoc in Hardware Security'. Candidates with adequate backgrounds will be invited to interview over Skype.

All positions have a start date of January 1st, 2021 but another date can be agreed on. Salaries are very competitive for a postdoctoral appointment. Please visit the links below for more details about Estonia.

To find out more about life and work in Estonia, please visit: https://www.visitestonia.com/en/ and https://www.workinestonia.com/

• Plaza de personal técnico y de gestión de la I+D en el Departamento de Psicología Experimental de la Universidad de Granada (Spain). Received: 23/11/2020, deadline: 14/12/2020.

Plaza de personal técnico y de gestión de la I+D en el marco del Sistema Nacional de Garantía Juvenil y del Programa Operativo de Empleo Juvenil.

REFERENCIA DE LA PLAZA: 8147
Categoría: Titulado superior Universitario
Grupo de investigación: HUM379

Titulación requerida
Titulado Universitario en Ingeniería de Tecnologías de Telecomunicaciones / Titulado Universitario en Ingeniería Informatica / Titulado Universitario en Física

Actividad a desarrollar
Programación y diseño de página web para investigación on‐line.
Programación de experimentos de Psicología.
Programación de rutinas de análisis de datos en Psicología Experimental y Neurociencia Cognitiva y Afectiva.

Más información:
https://investigacion.ugr.es/recursos-humanos/garantia-juvenil/junta/2020/inicio

Contacto:
Ana Belén Chica Martínez
Departamento de Psicología Experimental
--LOGIN--f5e7733362c5f621661f1e7fed17f223ugr[dot]es

• Postdoc in Parallel Heterogeneous Computing at Universidad de Valladolid (Spain). Received: 20/11/2020.

Open PostDoc Position
Project: PROPHET-2

The project purpose is the study of strategies for building parallel applications in heterogeneous and/or reconfigurable platforms. The project focuses on practical cases of interest in engineering and industrial environments, including applications in the fields of fluid dynamics, material resistance or image processing. The objective is to improve and exploit programming tools and runtime systems for this kind of applications on highly-heterogeneous and distributed computing systems, maximizing portability and efficiency in terms of performance and energy.

Tasks of the post-doc researcher:

Lead project tasks related to the development of abstractions and programming tools for managing distributed systems with heterogeneous devices, including multi- and many-core systems, coprocessors (like GPUs) and/or reconfigurable systems (as FPGAs). Apply parallelization and optimization techniques on scientific applications described in the project summary. Dissemination of results and international promotion of the techniques and tools developed (presentations, tutorials in conferences, etc.)

Possibility to teach up to 80 hours per year in the Computer Science department, in order to get teaching experience.

Salary: 30.000 Eur. per year (before taxes).
Duration: 2 years. Starting Feb/Apr 2021

Deadline: To be announced (probably around 3th-15th Dec 2020)

Research group:

The Trasgo research group at the University of Valladolid, Spain, (http://trasgo.infor.uva.es/) has been researching in parallel and high-performance computing for more than 15 years. It presents a wide experience and know-how, leading several research projects funded by national and regional competitive calls. It has also participated in several contracts with enterprises. The PhD students graduated by the group have found successful career opportunities in academia and industry.

For more information, please contact:
- Arturo Gonzalez-Escribano: --LOGIN--4ea4cb206d40d2089a5208c3dfb63b98infor[dot]uva[dot]es , Phone: +34 983 185613

https://trasgo.infor.uva.es/open-positions/

• Full-time faculty positions in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Computer Engineering and IC design at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay (China). Received: 20/11/2020, deadline: 15/12/2020.

The Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, invites applications for tenure-track full-time faculty position in all areas of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Computer Engineering and IC design. Interested applicants please send your application to --LOGIN--b3da8a2c9d64406cdfa6d6e2a3ed7287ust[dot]hk by 15th December 2020. Further information is as the following.

THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Faculty positions in Electronic and Computer Engineering

The Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions at Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor ranks. The department consists of a large number of faculty conducting research in cutting-edge technologies such as smart cities, big data, autonomous systems, Internet of Things, and 5G wireless networks in a wide scope of fields including Solid-State Electronics and Photonics; IC Design, Computer Architecture, and Embedded System; Biomedical Engineering; Data Science and Artificial Intelligence; and Wireless Communications and Networking.

The Department is interested in outstanding candidates and will prioritize novelty, significance, and promise of the candidate’s research over any specific area of specialization.

Applicants should have a PhD with demonstrated strength in research and commitment to teaching. Successful candidates are expected to lead active research programs and to teach both graduate and undergraduate courses. An interdisciplinary knowledge and application of different disciplines can be an advantage.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is a world renowned research university in Asia’s most vibrant city, Hong Kong. Its Engineering School, ranked among the world’s top 25 since 2004, offers outstanding opportunities and state-of-the-art facilities for faculty and students to pursue cutting-edge research in diverse disciplines. All formal instruction is given in English.

The Department has about 40 faculty members, 400 undergraduate students and 300 postgraduate students. It provides an excellent environment for multidisciplinary research, with close links to other departments within engineering and to other schools through joint appointments and active involvement in cross-cutting institutes and centers in the area of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and Energy. The Department is committed to increasing the gender and international diversity of its faculty and students.

More information about the Department is available at http://www.ece.ust.hk

Salary is highly competitive and will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Fringe benefits include medical/dental benefits and annual leave. Housing will also be provided where applicable. For appointment at Assistant Professor level, initial appointment will normally be on a three-year contract. A gratuity will be payable upon completion of contract.

Application Procedure
Applications include 1) a cover letter, 2) full curriculum vitae and a list of publications, 3) names of five references, and 4) a summary of research proposal and teaching statement should be addressed to: Professor Khaled B. Letaief, Chair of the Search Committee (email: --LOGIN--b3da8a2c9d64406cdfa6d6e2a3ed7287ust[dot]hk ) on or before Tuesday, 15 December 2020.

• Full-time faculty positions in Computer Science at Imperial College London (UK). Received: 19/11/2020, deadline: 07/01/2021.

The Department of Computing at Imperial College London invites applications for full-time faculty members who can contribute to research and teaching in the foundations and practice of Computer Science. We seek applicants from all areas of Computer Science, either to strengthen existing areas or develop new areas. The closing date is 7 January 2021. Further information:
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/description/ENG01454/lecturersenior-lecturer/

We have a world-leading team focusing on the theory and applications of custom computing, field-programmable technology, and reconfigurable systems - further information: http://cc.doc.ic.ac.uk

If you are interested in joining us, please contact Wayne Luk: --LOGIN--1ba18c2c270204ec06eb0e90404551c5imperial[dot]ac[dot]uk

• Multiple PhD and Postdoc Opportunities at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Saudi Arabia). Received: 18/11/2020, deadline: 30/11/2020.

There are multiple PhD and Postdoc openings available at KAUST, Saudi Arabia, as part of the launch of the new Accelerated Connected Computing Lab (ACCL) in the Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering (CEMSE) Division (https://cemse.kaust.edu.sa). KAUST is a postgraduate-only research university on the shores of the Red Sea, just one hour from Jeddah International Airport. Students and postdocs enjoy generous stipends/salaries and free accommodation and healthcare on a world class campus with ample recreational facilities and a private beach. KAUST offers you the opportunity to pursue world-class research among a highly diverse student/postdoc population of high achievers, and interaction with world-leading faculty across a range of disciplines.

Applicants with an interest (PhD) or expertise (PostDoc) in the following areas are sought:
- Machine learning acceleration on FPGAs
- High performance computing on FPGAs using OpenCL/C++ HLS tools
- Coarse grained reconfigurable arrays and overlay architectures
- Virtualisation of interfacing and memory for FPGA accelerators

As founding members of ACCL, you will be able to influence the design and deployment of a new FPGA testbed and help initiate collaborations with other faculty in areas from machine learning, through networks and robotics, to communication systems.

PhD applicants for Fall 2021 should submit their applications by 30th November for consideration in the current round of applications. Bachelors graduates are encouraged to apply for the fully funded MS/PhD programme while those with Masters should apply for the PhD programme directly. Please also reach out by email to discuss your interest. Applications can be submitted here: https://admissions.kaust.edu.sa

Postdoc applicants should get in touch at --LOGIN--7d6e66ce0b27b98644a51ab60a73f539kaust[dot]edu[dot]sa , attaching a CV and discussing their experience and interest in one of the areas mentioned above. KAUST offers highly competitive postdoc salaries, taking into account prior academic and industrial experience.

All activities of the University are conducted on the basis of equality, without regard to race, religion, or gender, and the campus offers an vibrant, multi-cultural, open living environment.

• Beca predoctoral FPU en la Universidad de Granada (Spain). Received: 18/11/2020.

Se buscan candidatos/as para solicitud de beca predoctoral FPU (Ayudas para la formación de profesorado universitario del Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades) en el Color Imaging Lab del Departamento de Óptica de la Universidad de Granada.

La investigación desarrollada por el Color Imaging Lab comenzó centrándose en la Visión del Color y en la Colorimetría para evolucionar a la Visión Computacional y Visión Artificial, destacando actualmente en:
• análisis y procesado de imágenes en color, imágenes multiespectrales e hiperespectrales, en el rango visible e infrarrojo.
• estudio de sensores ópticos con fines específicos.
• técnicas novedosas de adquisición de imágenes hiperespectrales.
• desarrollo de algoritmos de dehazing y defogging para mejorar la visibilidad de imágenes deterioradas por la atmósfera.
• modelos de atención visual para producir mapas predictivos de saliencia visual.
• análisis de obras de arte y patrimonio cultural a partir de imágenes espectrales de las mismas.
• síntesis y análisis de imágenes de alto rango dinámico.
• experimentos psicofísicos de visión del color.

Se pueden consultar las publicaciones del Color Imaging Lab en la web: https://colorimaginglab.ugr.es/publications

Requisitos de los candidatos/as:
• Grado en Física, Informática, Telecomunicaciones, Matemáticas, o área similar.
• Máster en áreas afines.
• Buen expediente académico.
• Competencia lingüística en inglés (mínimo B2).
• Conocimiento de lenguaje de programación tipo Matlab, Python, C++, etc.

Cuantía de la beca:
• El importe mensual será de 1.160,43 euros los dos primeros años, 1.243,32 euros el tercer año y 1.554,15 euros el cuarto año.
• Cada año se abonarán 12 mensualidades y dos pagas extraordinarias.

Información adicional:
Prof. Javier Hernández Andrés
Catedrático de Óptica
Color Imaging Lab
Departamento de Óptica
Universidad de Granada

• Postdoctoral Fellow in HPC, NLA and heterogeneous computing at Univesidad de la República, Montevideo (Uruguay). Received: 12/11/2020, deadline: 31/12/2020.

2 years, full-time, postgraduate position, starting in february of 2021, in the HCL group (https://www.fing.edu.uy/inco/grupos/gpgpu/) of Instituto de Computación (https://www.fing.edu.uy /inco/) of Facultad de Ingeniería (https://www.fing.edu.uy) de la Univesidad de la República (http://www.universidad.edu.uy) --Montevideo, Uruguay--.

The grant is to work in the High Performance Computing (HPC) field. In particular, on the resolution of Numerical Linear Algebra (NLA) problems using heterogeneous hardware platforms (GPUs, FPGAs, ARM, DSP, multi-core CPUs). The offered position is in the context of a project with the CSC group of the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Magdeburg, Germany (https://www.mpi-magdeburg.mpg.de/csc), with focus in the development of efficient NLA kernels, leveraging heterogeneous hardware platforms, and considering different performance aspects, such as resource utilization, runtime and energy consumption.

Salary $U 66250 (Uruguayan pesos, aprox. U$S 1550) (http://www.anii.org.uy/upcms/files/llamados/documentos/bases-pd-nac-2018.pdf ). The grant includes one air ticket in economic class of up to U$S 4000.

The Uruguayan contact is Ernesto Dufrechou. Applications are received by e-mail to --LOGIN--f5312e786f331215a14e7f9522e0b1b7fing[dot]edu[dot]uy and will be considered until the position is filled. Application deadline is 31/12/2020.

• Assistant / Associate / Full Professor Positions in Computer Architectures for Networked Embedded Systems at University of Twente (Netherlands). Received: 11/11/2020.

Assistant / Associate / Full Professor Positions at University of Twente:
Computer Architectures for Networked Embedded Systems

For more information and application:
https://www.utwente.nl/en/organisation/careers2020-101/assistantassociatefull-professors-in-computer-architectures-for-networked-embedded-systems

The University of Twente is opening positions for assistant / associate / full professor in the area of Computer Architecture for Networked Embedded Systems. Please help us to distribute the announcement to your networks.

The faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science (EEMCS) is establishing a Centre for Networked and Embedded Systems Research. This centre studies the architectures and protocols for secure networked and embedded systems, with an emphasis on resource-constrained networked embedded systems, and their application to domains such as wireless sensor networks, automotive, the Internet of Things, and energy systems.

A crucial research topic of the centre is on efficient embedded computations. To strengthen the research in this domain, we are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic colleagues for Assistant/Associate/Full Professor positions within the chair for Computer Architecture and Embedded Systems. Qualified candidates at the associate or full-professor level will also be eligible for the position of chairperson of the chair.

Within this theme you will perform research on computer architectures for networked embedded systems. These systems have to deliver performance and be reliable while dealing with demanding resource constraints. Adaptability and flexibility are key aspects to achieve these demands. New computing architectures and techniques have to be explored in a broad area of research comprising for example:
Real-Time Embedded Software
High-level hardware description and synthesis techniques
Architectures for machine learning
Edge and cloud computing for embedded devices Reconfigurable architectures
Approximate computing
Circuit-level digital design

This research is often performed in a multidisciplinary collaboration with industry and is applied in areas such as communication systems (e.g., 5G, IoT), smart grids, automotive systems, factories, agriculture and robotic systems. Both in research and in education, you will intensively collaborate with colleagues from within the centre (see below for the constituting groups) and with other colleagues within the faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics , and Computer Science.

Do you want to contribute to our research and education in one or multiple of the areas mentioned above? Please refer to the link above for more information and application.

You are welcome to contact prof. dr. ir. Geert Heijenk (--LOGIN--2638cabc60d3d2ef43e3ce50a8fbc732utwente[dot]nl ) for any questions you might have.

• RA positions on hardware accelerator design at the Ohio State University (USA). Received: 10/11/2020.

Prof. Xinmiao Zhang is looking for highly-motivated Ph.D. students to join her lab ( vlsiArc.engineering.osu.edu) at the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering of The Ohio State University. Our graduate program is ranked at 22nd in the most recent US News ranking.

In particular, 2 RA positions are available in Spring or Fall 2021 for hardware accelerator design of non-binary low-density parity-check (NB-LDPC) decoders and fully homomorphic encryption (FHE). NB-LDPC codes are among the best candidates for error correction in next-generation digital communication and storage systems. FHE is a technique that allows computations to be directly carried out on encrypted data, and is a key enabler for secure cloud or distributed computing. These projects are in collaboration with high-tech companies. Internships may also be available through the project. Good math and analytical background is required. Prior experience on error-correcting coding, or number theory, or related topics is preferred for these 2 positions.

The research of our group spans the areas of coding schemes and system architecture design for next-generation memories and digital communications, hardware security, post-quantum cryptography, and machine learning. Our research translates theoretical advancements to highly efficient practical implementations through integrated algorithmic and architectural optimizations. Students interested in these research areas are also encouraged to apply.

Interested students may send the CV and transcripts in PDF to Prof. Zhang (--LOGIN--ef4141c46c48b17dc30f1daeda471cfeosu[dot]edu ). Applications to our Ph.D. program can be submitted through https://gpadmissions.osu.edu/apply/grad.html.

• PostDoc opening in the area of FPGAs at IT University of Copenhagen (Denmark). Received: 02/11/2020.

The Data-Intensive Systems and Application (DASYA) group at IT University of Copenhagen is looking for a motivated PostDoc in the area of FPGAs and with experience in Systems or Machine Learning, to start in early 2021. Applications will be evaluated as they arrive.

The DASYA Group (https://dasya.itu.dk/) consists of four professors and a number of PostDocs and PhD students who focus on scalable and efficient systems supporting the data lifecycle, including collection, transfer, storage, processing, and analytics. The group has its own hardware lab with various programmable hardware devices and has access to cutting-edge research platforms, such as the Xilinx Adaptive Compute Cluster (XACC) program.

The IT University of Copenhagen (https://en.itu.dk/) is a teaching and research-based university concerned with information technology and the opportunities it offers. Copenhagen has a strong educational system, a rich cultural life, universal healthcare, good childcare, and well-functioning infrastructure. Copenhagen is among the world’s most livable cities according to the Economist Global Liveability Index. Living and working in Copenhagen will be a good experience for you and your family.

In case you are interested in the position, or have questions, please get in touch with Zsolt István (--LOGIN--d8677f6ac18376bb03e8c7c1d540abc1itu[dot]dk , https://zistvan.github.io/) attaching the usual application documents.

• Contrato doctoral sobre el Aseguramiento de Calidad en la Ingeniería de Sistemas basada en Modelos en la Universidad Politécnica de Valencia/Eindhoven University of Technology (Spain/Netherlands). Received: 30/10/2020, deadline: 15/11/2020.

Estamos buscando candidatos que quieran optar a una solicitud de contrato para la Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA) para hacer la tesis doctoral en el contexto de un proyecto conjunto entre la UPV y la Eindhoven University of Technology (Holanda) sobre el Aseguramiento de Calidad en la Ingeniería de Sistemas basada en Modelos. El candidato tendría que realizar la tesis en la UPV pero pasar algún tiempo en la ESA en Holanda.

Solicitudes: El plazo de presentación de candidatos a la ESA es el 15 de Noviembre, por lo que deberían ponerse en contacto con nosotros para preparar una solicitud personalizada del candidato al contrato laboral.

Requisitos de los candidatos: Podrán ser solicitantes todas aquellas personas que, en el momento de presentación de la solicitud, no estando matriculadas o admitidas en un programa de doctorado, estén en disposición de estarlo en la fecha en la que se formalice del contrato (en el 2021). Se requiere que los candidatos tengan un buen nivel de inglés escrito y hablado y que tengan pasaporte europeo (o que tengan un visado que permita ser contratado por la UPV).

Si estáis interesados en la oferta, o desean más información, contactad con Silvia Abrahao (--LOGIN--247ca02652574e50318b3f8b851e79a3dsic[dot]upv[dot]es ) o Emilio Insfran (--LOGIN--a98d4d82b51034cbe7eab6b50e1b68e0dsic[dot]upv[dot]es ) a la mayor brevedad posible.

• 3 Postdoc Positions in Computer Science at the University of Málaga (Spain). Received: 26/10/2020, deadline: 02/04/2021.

Open Call

3 Postdoc Positions at Málaga University (Spain) in the Software Technologies and Software Engineering Institute (ITIS Software) to be incorporated between January and June 2021

37,500€ - 60,000€ (annual gross salary) depending on the experience of the selected candidate

Application deadline: 2 April 2021

Applications will be evaluated in the reception order until covering them

Context:

The University of Málaga (UMA, Universidad de Málaga) is a public university established in 1972. With more than 36,000 students and 2,300 lecturers/teachers, the UMA offers 62 degree courses, 22 doctoral programmes, more than 60 master's Degrees, as well as more than 80 internal degrees and 100 courses throughout the academic year. Education takes place in 26 centres by appointed teachers in 81 departments. The great majority of the teaching is organised within two campuses.

In the UMA, 262 research groups are actively involved in national and international research projects and public-private collaborative contracts. In the last few years, the number of agreements and contracts with businesses and organisations has varied between 450 and 500 and, over 60 patents on average have been filed, among which 30 were also protected internationally. Moreover, UMA has participated in more than 100 international research projects, with 45 of them belonging to the FP7, and 7 to Horizon 2020. So far 7 projects have been coordinated by UMA. In addition, UMA is active Full Member of the Big Data Value Association (BDVA - http://www.bdva.eu/), with José Francisco Aldana Montes as the contact person.

ITIS Software is a university research institute created by the Andalusian Regional Government. The mission of the ITIS is to contribute to the development and application of software technologies and information technologies in general through research, innovation, training and technology transfer. The ubiquity of software and the transversality of its applications make the Institute an interdisciplinary space in which specialists in different technological areas and application domains work together to advance these technologies. More than 40 PhDs are currently working in the Institute, which in the last ten years has obtained public and private funding of more than 30 million euros in competitive calls at European and national level.

Within the ITIS Software institute, data management, integration and analysis (including Big Data) are the main research topics of the Khaos Research Group (University of Málaga, Spain). Khaos main background is related to semantics technologies. Nowadays, our group is developing three research topics in line with technologies than can be applied to them in combination with semantics:
· Data Management (Relational Databases, NoSQL Databases, Linked Data)
· Metaheuristics (Optimization Algorithms, Operational Research)
· Data Analysis (Big Data Analytics, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Data Mining, Text Mining, Information Retrieval)

These research topics are being also applied to Big Data (large amounts of data, data streams, heterogeneous data). In this context, we are applying the results of this research to combine management, integration and analysis of Big Data to Agricultural ICT Solutions and Health Applications.

KHAOS research members lead the Master Degree in Data Analytics on Big Data of the University of Málaga and actively participate in the Master Degree on Digital Transformation of the Agroalimentary and Forestal sectors (Transformación Digital en el Sector Agroalimentario y Forestal, DIGITAL-AGRI) of the Universidad de Córdoba.

KHAOS Research it is growing due to the leading and participation in several LifeWatch ERIC projects. It aims at attracting talented postdocs to work in these projects, but also to co-lead novel research lines, improve their CV and applying for coming positions at the University Department (“Lenguajes y Ciencias de la Computación”).

Requirements for the position include a PhD in Computer Science with a strong first-author publication record. Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, are a must. A desire to mentor and teach graduate and undergraduate students in the lab is also a plus. Beyond qualifications and skills, the successful applicant should be collaborative, resourceful, and productive and must be able to manage multiple research and industrial projects with ease and have an eye for common approaches and themes. The postdoc positions opened are related to these research areas:

1. Semantic Technologies, Text Mining, Linked Data, Knowledge Graphs. This research line has been developed in the group for more than 20 years, and it is still active in its application to brink context to Big Data Analytics. Nowadays, it is also under exploitation in industrial projects with international companies located in the Andalusian technological park (placed in Málaga).
2. Big Data technologies, Parallelism, Metaheuristics. This research line has been developed for more than 20 years, and it is currently focused on the development of mechanisms to automate selection and configuration of algorithms. It is also being applied in industrial projects taking into account our experience in using these techniques in real scenarios, including the selection of the best parallelism approach depending on the case.
3. Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Data Analytics. This line is focused on applied research in several domains, but especially in AgriFood and Biomedicine. Thus, we are developing research and industrial projects on the analysis of remote sensors from satellite images (from Sentinel) and personal sensors from patients.

Qualified candidates should submit:

1. a cover letter describing your qualifications,
2. Curriculum Vitae detailing your research experience,
3. names and contact information for three references who can provide letters upon request.

For sending the submission or asking for more information about this position, contact us at --LOGIN--a7ea747e7d23c63759f3d2a2a68c2c3euma[dot]es

• Oferta de contrato de 4 años para realizar tesis doctoral en Bibliometría en el Instituto de Estudios Sociales Avanzados (IESA), Córdoba (Spain). Received: 19/10/2020, deadline: 27/10/2020.

Hasta el 27 de octubre está abierto el plazo para solicitar un contrato predoctoral de 4 años, asociado a un proyecto de investigación nacional en el ámbito de la bibliometría, en el que colaboran profesores de esta universidad. El contrato se llevaría a cabo en el Instituto de Estudios Sociales Avanzados (IESA), en Córdoba (centro en el que trabaja el investigador principal del proyecto), con opción a matricularse en un programa de doctorado de la Universidad de Granada.

A continuación se ofrece información más detallada del proyecto:

El proyecto NewSIS oferta un contrato predoctoral por 4 años para realizar una tesis doctoral sobre las nuevas fuentes de información científica que están surgiendo en el mercado (buscadores académicos, redes sociales para científicos, proveedores de datos altmétricos, etc.). Comparar su cobertura en publicaciones y analizar el alcance de sus métricas están entre los objetivos del proyecto. Todo con vistas a diseñar un prototipo de sistema de información científica que recopile la producción nacional, priorizando el uso de datos y métricas abiertas.

Con sede en el Instituto de Estudios Sociales Avanzados (IESA) del CSIC y liderado por José Luis Ortega, este contrato da la posibilidad de trabajar con un equipo de experimentados investigadores en el ámbito de la documentación científica (Isidro Aguillo, Emilio Delgado, Alberto Martín y Enrique Orduña), donde el candidato podrá iniciar una carrera investigadora a nivel internacional con estancias en el extranjero y publicaciones en revistas de alto nivel. Los requisitos son tener un master o estar en disposición para terminarlo en las fechas en que se podría firmar el contrato (no antes de junio de 2021).

Para más información podéis contactar con el investigador principal (--LOGIN--f4857db60f6ddcb20f98bd4a169cb3d1iesa[dot]csic[dot]es )

Más información del proyecto:
NUEVAS FUENTES DE INFORMACION CIENTIFICA: ANALISIS Y EVALUACION PARA UN SISTEMA NACIONAL DE INFORMACION CIENTIFICA. PN2019 - PROY I+D - SUBPR. ESTATAL DE GENERACION DE CONOCIMIENTO- PROGRAMA ESTATAL DE GENERACION DE CONOCIMIENTO Y FORTALECIMIENTO CIENT. Y TEC.DEL SISTEMA I+D+i - PEICTI 2017-2020. (2020-2023) PID2019-106510GB-I00
http://www.uco.es/uco-csic-innovacion/en/newsis/

Sobre la convocatoria:
https://www.ciencia.gob.es/stfls/MICINN/Ayudas/PE_2017_2020/PE_Promocion_Talento_Empleabilidad/Subprograma_Estatal_Formacion_IDi/FICHEROS/Convocatoria_ayudas_contratos_predoctorales_2020.pdf.

Sobre el lugar de trabajo:
http://www.iesa.csic.es/
http://www.uco.es/uco-csic-innovacion/en/home-en/

• Contrato en proyecto en la Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (Spain). Received: 19/10/2020, deadline: 23/10/2020.

Oferta de contratación en el Instituto de Investigación en Informática de Albacete, con cargo al proyecto de investigación PEGASO (PErformance-based Guided Approach SOlution), financiado hasta 2023 por la Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha.

El objetivo sería desarrollar una tesis doctoral relacionada con la mejora del tráfico aéreo en escenarios basados en prestaciones.

Los interesados pueden contactar con Rafael Casado (--LOGIN--0c9876c09f548263f853e39614b04724uclm[dot]es ) o con Aurelio Bermúdez (--LOGIN--e00f3cde3f040c7a35806538329fb8f0uclm[dot]es ) para cualquier tipo de aclaración.

El plazo para la solicitud termina este viernes 23.

Más información: AQUÍ

• Contrato predoctoral en el campo de la recuperación de información y los sistemas de recomendación en la Universidad de Granada (Spain). Received: 09/10/2020, deadline: 27/10/2020.

Contrato predoctoral del Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación 2020 (Antiguas FPI) para la formación de un doctor/a asociado al proyecto de investigación titulado “Aprendizaje automático explicable: una aproximación probabilística - Explainable Machine Learning: a Probabilistic Approach (EML-PA-UGR)”, aprobado en la última convocatoria.

Es un proyecto coordinado con varias universidades españolas y en el subproyecto de la Universidad de Granada el contratado realizaría su tesis doctoral en el campo de la recuperación de información y los sistemas de recomendación.

Las ayudas tienen una duración de cuatro años a comenzar en julio de 2021 y podrán ser solicitantes todas aquellas personas que se encuentren matriculadas o admitidas en un programa de doctorado para el curso 2020/2021, en el momento de presentación de la solicitud. También podrán ser solicitantes todas aquellas personas que, en el momento de presentación de la solicitud, no estando matriculadas o admitidas en un programa de doctorado, estén en disposición de estarlo en la fecha en la que se formalice el contrato. La retribución salarial será de 16.250 euros brutos anuales para cada una de las dos primeras anualidades, 17.410 para la tercera anualidad y 21.760 para la cuarta anualidad.

El plazo de presentación de las solicitudes de participación será del 13 de octubre al 27 de octubre de 2020 a las 14:00 horas (hora peninsular española) y el enlace de la convocatoria es
https://www.ciencia.gob.es/portal/site/MICINN/menuitem.dbc68b34d11ccbd5d52ffeb801432ea0/?vgnextoid=490233572bed4710VgnVCM1000001d04140aRCRD&vgnextchannel=115222e988f75610VgnVCM1000001d04140aRCRD

Los interesados deben ponerse en contacto con Juan Manuel Fernández Luna (--LOGIN--6c2f3663ca079b08b41aa49b13545d9ddecsai[dot]ugr[dot]es ) o con Luis de Campos Ibáñez (--LOGIN--2830e71d64331b6c94364a7710258d36decsai[dot]ugr[dot]es ).

• Contrato de investigación en Neurociencia Humana en la Universidad de Granada (Spain). Received: 09/10/2020.

Oferta de contrato de investigación (F.P.I.) en Neurociencia Humana - CIMCYC UGR

Buscamos a una persona con interés y alta motivación para realizar una tesis doctoral en el ámbito de investigación de la neurociencia humana. Este trabajo se llevará a cabo en el Centro de Investigación Mente, Cerebro y Comportamiento (CIMCYC; http://cimcyc.ugr.es/) de la Universidad de Granada.

El contrato F.P.I. tiene una duración de 4 años y está asociado al proyecto de investigación “Caracterización de los mecanismos cerebrales de preparación en contextos de Atención selectiva” (ref. PID2019-111187GB-I00), financiado por el MICINN y cuya IP es María Ruz. La persona seleccionada se integrará en el laboratorio de Neurociencia Humana (http://www.ugr.es/~mruz/) de la UGR. En este proyecto tenemos como objetivo aplicar técnicas de análisis de datos de neuroimagen avanzadas para investigar cómo el cerebro representa información y se prepara con antelación para afrontar situaciones cognitivamente demandantes. Las metodologías de neuroimagen a utilizar serán, principalmente, la resonancia magnética funcional y la eletroencefalografía.

Para ello, buscamos a personas con alta motivación para realizar investigación en el ámbito de las neurociencias y con formación de grado en ingenierías, biofísica, psicología o disciplinas relacionadas. Se valorarán, además, las habilidades de programación avanzadas (e.g. Matlab, Python), la experiencia previa en ámbitos de investigación relacionados (a nivel de máster), el conocimiento del idioma inglés y el expediente académico de grado y, en su caso, máster.

Los/as candidatos/as interesados en solicitar la oferta deben ponerse en contacto con María Ruz (--LOGIN--90626326dbc0ba6f2bd3cc3ed7ac65dfugr[dot]es ) enviando su CV, una carta de motivación y la información de contacto de dos personas que puedan ofrecer referencias.

El momento de incorporación al grupo de investigación es variable (enero-septiembre de 2021). En el momento de formalización del contrato FPI, la persona debe estar en disposición de ser admitida en un programa de doctorado.

• Postdoc in algorithms and architectures for coherent optical communication at Linköping University (Sweden). Received: 08/10/2020, deadline: 27/10/2020.

There is a postdoc opening at Linköping University, Sweden aimed at algorithms and processing architectures for coherent optical communication, see:

https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies?rmpage=job&rmjob=14602&rmlang=UK

Deadline October 27.

• Becas de Doctorado AISTI en el ámbito de las áreas científicas de Sistemas y Tecnologías de Información y áreas afines. Received: 08/10/2020, closing date: 31/12/2020.

Con gran satisfacción anunciamos la convocatoria para la atribución de diez (10) becas de doctorado AISTI en 2021, por valor de 1.500 euros cada una, en el ámbito de las áreas científicas de Sistemas y Tecnologías de Información y áreas afines.

Estas becas de doctorado están destinadas a estimular la innovación científica y el trabajo de investigación de los estudiantes de doctorado matriculados en universidades portuguesas y españolas.

El concurso y la atribución de las becas de doctorado AISTI se rigen por un reglamento específico y las candidaturas deben presentarse hasta el 31 de diciembre de 2020 en http://www.aistic.org/bolsas.

La atribución de las becas será anunciada hasta el 31 de marzo de 2021, realizándose el pago durante el mes de abril.

http://www.aisti.eu

• PhD position on Security and Privacy in the context of Health and Wellness at Dartmouth College (USA). Received: 21/09/2020.

I am currently seeking a PhD student to join my team beginning 2020 fall or early 2021 winter. Applications are being reviewed as they arrive.

Interested candidates should contact me by email (--LOGIN--b92540972334bf495bd019a5d0803ba1dartmouth[dot]edu ), supplying their vita/resume and a cover letter indicating how their background might fit with our research.

As a grad student in my group you would be involved in one of two bigger projects. 1. An interdisciplinary research team investigating security and privacy in the context of health and wellness, as part of a major national project called All of Us and, in particular, the Participant Technologies Systems Center (PTSC) run by Vibrent Health (see their blog post). 2. An interdisciplinary research team investigating security and privacy in the Internet of Things (IoT), with an emphasis on the context of Smart Homes, part of the seven-university SPLICE project led by Dartmouth.

In either case, you would have the opportunity to engage more broadly with the Department of Computer Science ( CS), with the health-technology community at Dartmouth via the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health ( CTBH), and with the cybersecurity community at Dartmouth via the Institute for Security, Technology, and Society ( ISTS), providing extended opportunities for learning and collaboration.

You must have a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field, with some experience in building software prototypes, conducting experimental research, analyzing experimental data, and writing scientific publications. The best candidates will have some experience in one of the above domains, or in pervasive computing, mobile computing, embedded systems, machine learning, security, privacy, or some combination.

Dartmouth College is an Ivy League university with graduate programs in the sciences, engineering, medicine, and business. It is located in the beautiful town of Hanover NH, about two hours northwest of Boston. Hanover is the #1 college town in America! Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity employer, and I am especially interested in receiving applications from candidates with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences.

https://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~kotz/phdstudents.html

• Postdoc position on Security and Privacy in the context of Health and Wellness at Dartmouth College (USA). Received: 21/09/2020.

I am currently seeking a postdoc to join my team beginning 2020 fall or early 2021 winter. Applications are being reviewed as they arrive.

Interested candidates may apply by email (--LOGIN--b92540972334bf495bd019a5d0803ba1dartmouth[dot]edu ), supplying their vita and a cover letter indicating how their background might fit with our research.

As a postdoc in my group you would be involved in an interdisciplinary research team investigating security and privacy in the context of health and wellness, as part of a major national project called All of Us and, in particular, the Participant Technologies Systems Center (PTSC) run by Vibrent Health (see their blog post). You would direct one line of research within this theme, as first author, and you would co-advise students on other lines of research, and be co-author on their papers. You would also have the opportunity to engage more broadly with the Department of Computer Science ( CS), with the health-technology community at Dartmouth via the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health ( CTBH), and with the cybersecurity community at Dartmouth via the Institute for Security, Technology, and Society ( ISTS), providing extended opportunities for learning and collaboration.

You must have finished your Ph.D in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, and have strong skills in building software prototypes, conducting experimental research, analyzing experimental data, and writing scientific publications. The best candidates will have expertise in health and wellness applications, pervasive computing, mobile computing, embedded systems, machine learning, security, privacy, or some combination.

Dartmouth College is an Ivy League university with graduate programs in the sciences, engineering, medicine, and business. It is located in the beautiful town of Hanover NH, about two hours northwest of Boston. Hanover is the #1 college town in America! Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity employer, and I am especially interested in receiving applications from candidates with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences.

https://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~kotz/postdoc.html

• Postdoc position in visual behaviour understanding at the University of Edinburgh (UK). Received: 15/09/2020, closing date: 14/10/2020.

JOB: Edinburgh postdoc in visual behaviour understanding Applications are invited for a Research Associate in Visual Behaviour Understanding in the School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh.
The School of Informatics, located in the heart of Edinburgh, is the largest institution of this kind in the UK and one of the largest in Europe.
See: https://www.ed.ac.uk/informatics/

The application area of the computer vision research to be undertaken by this researcher is non-intrusive monitoring of ageing people in their own home or in a care home situation.

The research will be undertaken in the recently formed Advanced Care Research Centre (ACRC) at the University of Edinburgh, a cross-university centre focussing on the technological, medical, and sociological issues needed to support the day-to-day living of ageing people. This project will part of the ACRC's New Technologies of Care research programme and the post-holder will be primarily based at the Edinburgh BioQuarter.

This full-time position is fixed term for 30 months.

Informal enquiries to be directed to Professor Bob Fisher: --LOGIN--9c2ab5c5a05d02677e9573ddb21c7e4aed[dot]ac[dot]uk or Professor Ram Ramamoorthy: --LOGIN--3e6412774df3dbf22527f24f00376c33ed[dot]ac[dot]uk

Salary grade scale: UE07 : 33,797 - 40,322 GBP / year

Feedback is only provided to interviewed candidates.

Closing date is 5pm (GMT) on 14th October 2020. Vacancy Reference: 053187 See: https://www.vacancies.ed.ac.uk/pls/corehrrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.display_form

Further Information

The data will come from RGBD cameras and other sensors (some wearable, some embedded). One responsibility of the researcher will be to develop several reliable video analysis components oriented around colour and possibly depth imagery taken from fixed cameras in an indoor environment. The lighting would not be controllable, so the analysis would have to cope with a variety of lighting conditions, including direct sunlight from outside, as well as changing locations and source types of indoor lighting. The purpose of the analysis is to detect events such as falls, lack of activity such as arising from a medical situation, and quantifying the level of activity at different time scales. Frame rates will be low, e.g. 5 frames per second; however all processing will need to be done at video rates on low power GPUs and CPUs, such as on an NVidia Jetson Nano. The components would need to be integrated into a larger hardware/software system, and evaluated as part of that larger system.

The second responsibility is in the area of activity modelling methods and sequential decision making. The activity modelling task is targeted at understanding what an elderly person is doing, quantifying the amount of activity at different time scales and using these models for advice giving and coaching. While similar to the analysis described above, in this case the analysis will also take into account additional signals, such as from accelerometers and gyroscopes embedded in wearables. The sequential decision making research will investigate advanced methods for determining when a notifiable event has occurred, how to build causal models of such events and how this can be turned into actionable advice to the various involved stakeholders.

• PhD Student / Research Assistant position on FPGAs for embedded ML at Osnabrück University (Germany). Received: 29/08/2020, deadline: 17/09/2020.

The Computer Engineering research group of the Institute of Computer Science invites applications for a
Research Assistant (m/f/d) (Salary level E 13 TV-L, 100 %)
The starting date for this position is 1st of November 2020. The contract is given for 3 years.

You will be part of the new EU Horizon 2020 project “Very Efficient Deep Learning in IoT” (VEDLIoT). In this interdisciplinary project, Osnabrück University and its European partners are exploring new concepts to collaboratively solve complex deep learning applications on distributed IoT devices. For this, VEDLIoT allows dividing machine learning applications into small, efficient components that can run on IoT nodes and edge devices as well as in cloud environments. Your research activities within VEDLIoT will focus on the resource-efficient implementation of distributed ML algorithms on heterogeneous hardware-software platforms. For increasing performance and energy efficiency, you use, e.g., the possibility to adapt FPGAs to changing operational conditions by dynamic reconfiguration at runtime.

Requirements:
* an above-average academic degree (Master, Diploma) in a relevant subject (e.g., Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or Physics)
* in-depth knowledge in at least one of the areas of microelectronics, embedded systems, FPGA development, dynamically reconfigurable systems
* good programming skills (C, C++, Python) and good knowledge of hardware description languages (e.g., VHDL, Verilog) or high-level synthesis
* very good knowledge of German and English, spoken and written
* independent, responsible and team-oriented working style

Additional Qualifications:
* Knowledge in the field of GPU programming (OpenCL, CUDA)
* Knowledge in using Deep Learning Frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch)
* Experience in publishing scientific results

We Offer:
* a demanding and exciting position with appreciative cooperation
* continuous scientific supervision
* an excellent working environment and flexible working hours
* a very well-equipped technical infrastructure

The position is available on a full-time or part-time basis. Osnabrück University is a certified family-friendly university and is committed to helping working/studying parents balance their family and working lives. Osnabrück University seeks to guarantee equality of opportunity for women and men and strives to correct any gender imbalance in its schools and departments. If two candidates are equally qualified, preference will be given to the candidate with disability status.

Applications with the usual documentation should be submitted by e-mail in a single PDF-file to Prof. Dr.-Ing. Mario Porrmann (--LOGIN--fbbfe10fb2d70688543de113ea6e1916uni-osnabrueck[dot]de ) no later than September 17,2020.
Further information regarding this vacancy can be obtained from Prof. Dr.-Ing. Mario Porrmann.

• Assistant/Associate Professor in cyber-physical systems, optical networks, reconfigurable computing and communication systems theory at the University of Warwick (UK). Received: 28/07/2020, deadline: 11/08/2020.

The School of Engineering at Warwick seeks an enthusiastic individual to join its new and expanding Connected Systems Research Group as Assistant Professor (appointment at Associate Professor may be considered where appropriate). The research group brings together academics with interests in cyber-physical systems, optical networks, reconfigurable computing and communication systems theory. The group's academics are recognised internationally and have links with The Alan Turing Institute in London, offering the new academic an opportunity to expand their research network. Our academics also enjoy a long-standing relationship with the Department of Computer Science, and the appointee will be involved in the Computer Systems Engineering degree that we offer jointly.

You will have a PhD or equivalent qualification in computer, electrical and/or electronic engineering and a strong track record of high quality publications in established IEEE and ACM journals and conferences or similar venues. You will have evidenced potential to provide leadership to a team of researchers, and teach subjects related to computer engineering to undergraduate and postgraduate students.

For appointment at Associate Professor, you will have an international reputation, proven ability to generate external funding to support research projects with tangible impact, a track record of PhD supervision to completion in the areas of interest, and teaching and curriculum development/improvement in areas related to computer engineering and connected systems.

We welcome applications from candidates whose research area lies at the intersection of computation and communication with applications in areas such as cyber-physical systems, automotive, industrial Internet of Things. A research profile demonstrating clear tangible impact and practical outcomes is strongly preferred.

https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/CAR274/assistant-or-associate-professor-connected-systems-103076-0720

• PhD Position in Bayesian Modeling for Hybrid Intelligent Systems at the University of Amsterdam (Netherlands). Received: 09/07/2020, closing date: 01/09/2020.

Why build AI systems that replace people if we can build AI systems that collaborate with people?. Hybrid Intelligence is the combination of human and machine intelligence, expanding human intellect instead of replacing it. Our goal is to design Hybrid Intelligent systems, an approach to Artificial Intelligence that puts humans at the centre, changing the course of the ongoing AI revolution.

We are looking for a PhD student to design Hybrid Intelligent systems using Bayesian principles. Bayesian modeling is an appealing paradigm from which to build such systems. Firstly, priors allow existing information and human expertise to be given primacy in model specification. Secondly, Bayesian inference remains coherent in sequential, online environments. Lastly, maintaining a distribution over parameters allows the model to juggle multiple competing hypotheses of the data, thereby mitigating overfitting in small-data scenarios. Agents designed from these principles should be able to quickly adapt to new scenarios, possibly with the help of human guidance. Special attention will be given to applications in bioinformatics and healthcare. In such domains, learning with humans in-the-loop is crucial for leveraging expertise as well as ensuring the system’s safety and integrity.

This position is sponsored by the Hybrid Intelligence Centre, a collaboration of AI researchers from across the Netherlands. The position is also affiliated with the Amsterdam Machine Learning Lab at UvA and the ADA Research Group at Leiden University.

The Hybrid Intelligence Centre will be recruiting 15 PhD or postdoc positions in total. If you also want to be considered for one of the Hybrid Intelligence Centre’s other PhD positions, then upload your documents to the HIC Talentpool. Your information will then be shared among the researchers in the consortium.

What are you going to do?
• Invent and evaluate novel methodologies at the intersection of probabilistic modeling and artificial intelligence;
• apply these methods in impactful domains such as bioinformatics and healthcare---with an emphasis on learning under human guidance and cooperation;
• present your research by contributing to international conferences, workshops, and journals;
• actively participate in local research communities (e.g. Hybrid Intelligence Centre, Amsterdam Machine Learning Lab, ADA Research Group);
• complete a PhD thesis within the appointed duration of four years;
• assist in teaching activities: teaching labs and tutorials or supervising bachelor and master students.

What do we require?
• A Master’s degree in Machine Learning, Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field;
• experience in statistical or mathematical modeling;
• experience in programming and software development. Familiarity with Python and scientific computing libraries (e.g. NumPy, Stan, TensorFlow, PyTorch) is preferred;
• enthusiasm for the scientific process: formulating and conducting experiments, data collection and analysis, disseminating findings via writing and oral presentations;
• ability to cooperate and work effectively within a team;
• fluency in English, both written and spoken.

Our offer
A temporary contract for 38 hours per week for the duration of 4 years (initial contract will be for a period of 18 months and after satisfactory evaluation it will be extended for a total duration of 4 years) that should lead to a dissertation (PhD thesis). We will draft an educational plan that includes attendance of courses and (international) meetings. We also expect you to assist in teaching undergraduates and master students.

The salary, depending on relevant experience before the beginning of the employment contract, will be €2,395 to €3,061 (scale P) gross per month, based on a full-time contract (38 hours a week). These amounts are exclusive 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus. A favourable tax agreement, the ‘30% ruling’, may apply to non-Dutch applicants. The Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities is applicable.

Are you curious about our extensive package of secondary employment benefits like our excellent opportunities for study and development? Take a look here.

Questions?
Do you have questions about this vacancy? Or do you want to know more about our organisation? Please contact:
• Dr Eric Nalisnick (--LOGIN--a6d39b4e21eff87b960d3a9c19409b37uva[dot]nl ), Assistant professor

About the Faculty of Science and the Informatics Institute
The Faculty of Science has a student body of around 7,000, as well as 1,600 members of staff working in education, research or support services. Researchers and students at the Faculty of Science are fascinated by every aspect of how the world works, be it elementary particles, the birth of the universe or the functioning of the brain.

The mission of the Informatics Institute is to perform curiosity-driven and use-inspired fundamental research in Computer Science. The main research themes are Artificial Intelligence, Computational Science and Systems and Network Engineering. Our research involves complex information systems at large, with a focus on collaborative, data driven, computational and intelligent systems, all with a strong interactive component.

Job application
The UvA is an equal-opportunity employer. We prioritise diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone. We value a spirit of enquiry and perseverance, provide the space to keep asking questions, and promote a culture of curiosity and creativity.

The Informatics Institute strives for a better gender balance in its staff. We therefore strongly encourage women to apply for this position.

Do you recognize yourself in the job profile? Then we look forward to receiving your application by 1 September 2020. You can apply online here.

Applications should include:
• a curriculum vitae, including a list of publications if applicable;
• a complete record of your Bachelor and Master courses, including grades and an explanation of the grading system;
• the names and contact information of at least two academic references (please do not include reference letters);
• a link to / a copy of your work product. Examples: thesis, research paper (working draft or pre-print is acceptable), course project, blog post, open source software;
• (optional) a letter providing any additional information not sufficiently highlighted by the other materials. The letter could include an in-depth description of a relevant experience or an explanation of mitigating circumstances (example: the reason for a period of poor academic performance).

Interviews will be held (likely virtually) in mid-September.

https://www.uva.nl/en/content/vacancies/2020/07/20-410-phd-position-in-bayesian-modeling-for-hybrid-intelligent-systems.html?cb

• PhD Position in BioNanoLock Project at RWTH Aachen University (Germany). Received: 25/06/2020, deadline: 10/07/2020.

We have a fully funded PhD position at RWTH Aachen University, Germany.

Project details:

The new-age processor is going to require hardware-oriented solutions as a primary design criterion for the security against threats. Alternative computational architectures proposed in recent years drive this idea by the inclusion of multi-value logic operations. The realization of multi-value logic gates and testing the advantages of polymorphic inputs and outputs of a circuit, however, remains elusive due to the existing technology gap. In this project, we put forward a new logic-locking framework that will allow us to incorporate multi-value and multi-layer logic with existing CMOS-based logic-locking architectures. Enabling future-generation processors with BioNanoLock is the prime target of the project with small (10-100 logic gates) to medium-sized (100-10000 logic gates) circuits as an intermediate goal. We also envision developing heterogeneous integrated systems for secure information processing in the long-term. In BioNanoLock, an encoded DNA sequence acts as a secret 'biological activation-key'. This key is molecularly recognized as a unique and secret pattern of key-gates (called biological key-gates) or activates them.

This, in turn, enables the CMOS-based key-gates in the logic-locked circuit with the appropriate key value. Different voltage-levels in the multi-valued logic define the “on” or “off” state of the key-gates, thereby adding another level of ambiguity for an attacker and making it harder for the attacker to unlock the circuit.

Moving away from the classical CMOS-based techniques for logic locking, the BioNanoLock project enables the researchers to delve into novel logic locking techniques. The project also provides opportunities to map the new logic locking paradigms and attack methodologies to a different class of problems in the complexity theory. As novel simulation methodologies are unexplored in the interdisciplinary domain, the project provides ample opportunities for research and innovation.

Please direct your complete application with the following documents electronically to Dr. Farhad Merchant (--LOGIN--bdf6e5133cefbf1c9e6a841ff7345be4ice[dot]rwth-aachen[dot]de )
1) CV,
2) Transcripts,
3) Certificates,
4) Specific motivation letter

Application deadline: July 10, 2020

For more details: https://bit.ly/3et3ztE

• Research positions in Communication, Networking, Satellite and Radar Systems at the University of Luxembourg (Luxembourg). Received: 22/06/2020.

The University of Luxembourg is seeking to hire highly qualified Researchers at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT), in particular for the SIGCOM research group (https://wwwfr.uni.lu/snt/research/sigcom), headed by Prof. Symeon Chatzinotas and Prof. Björn Ottersten, which focuses on signal processing for satellite/wireless communications/networking and radar applications.

In the above context, SnT-SIGCOM is looking for highly qualified applicants in the following positions:

• 1 Research Scientist (Permanent Position) in Software Defined Radio Prototyping

• 13 Post-Doc positions in:
- Beamforming, Precoding and Multiuser Scheduling
- Signal Processing and Communications (2 positions)
- 5G Wireless Communications & Networking (2 positions)
- Satellite Communications Systems (2 positions)
- UAV-Assisted Communications for 5G and Beyond Wireless Networks
- Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency Communications for 5G and Beyond Wireless Networks
- Research Associate (Postdoc) in Algorithmic aspects of network slicing over next generation satellite systems
- Research Associate (Postdoc) in SDN and NFV as key enablers for SatCom integration into 5G ecosystem
- Research Associate (Postdoc) in Beyond 5G/6G Wireless Communications Technologies
- Research Associate in software defined 5G protocol stack
- Research Associate in Real-Time Signal Processing

• 9 PhD positions in:
- Waveform Design and Signal Processing for Multistatic Radars
- Wireless Communications Technologies for Beyond 5G/6G Networks
- Flow management for resilient backhauling in 5G and beyond integrated satellite-terrestrial networks
- Demand-based optimization of Multi-beam Satellite Communications Systems using Active Antennas (M/F)
- Dynamic spectrum management for emerging integrated SatCom and 5G networks
- Hybrid satellite-terrestrial connectivity solutions for emerging IoT/MTC systems
- Modeling, optimization and reconfiguration of hybrid MEO/GEO satellite networks for integrated service delivery
- Beyond 5G/6G Wireless Communications Technologies (M/F)
- Resource Slicing for UAV Communications and Control in 5G and Beyond Wireless Networks (M/F)

• 2 Research Support technician positions (BSc holders) in:
- Sensor fusion
- 5G Non-Terrestrial Networks

UniLu Background
The University of Luxembourg aspires to be one of Europe’s most highly regarded universities with a distinctly international and interdisciplinary character. It fosters the cross-fertilisation of research and teaching, is relevant to its country, is known worldwide for its research and teaching in targeted areas, and is establishing itself as an innovative model for contemporary European Higher Education.
The University of Luxembourg ranks 17 worldwide in the Young University Rankings 2019 and the top 90 universities worldwide in Computer Science according to Times Higher Education (THE). It is in rank 76-100 worldwide in the ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2019 - Telecommunication Engineering.

Research in Luxembourg
Luxembourg offers a competitive international business landscape with state of the art research facilities.
It has been recognized as a European Innovation Leader with an international mindset and global collaboration opportunities. For more details, click https://www.fnr.lu/research-in-luxembourg
The working conditions in Luxembourg are highly competitive in an international level and offer ample career opportunities.

Application Process
For a complete list of open positions and in order to apply, please visit the following link:
http://bit.ly/2Cb2PGl
Offers will be issued as soon as possible to highly-qualified early applicants.

• Associate Professor/Professor position in Digital Hardware Systems Design at NTNU (Norway). Received: 03/06/2020, deadline: 30/06/2020.

Associate Professor / Professor within digital hardware systems design

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (https://www.ntnu.edu), Trondheim, Norway, has a vacancy for a permanent position at Department of Electronic Systems. Applicants at the Associate Professor and Professor levels are invited to apply. Deadline June 30, 2020.

The successful candidate is expected to initialize and lead research within the field of digital hardware systems design. From the perspective of this position, this relates to methods, analysis and models that form the basis for the implementation of digital hardware systems, from low to high abstraction levels, small to complex systems. An emphasis is put on higher abstraction levels and verification.

The candidate is expected to take a leading role in research-based education, including supervision, teaching, and course development for Bachelor, Master and Ph.D. students within digital systems design at IES.

The candidate must have a strong international research profile and impact in digital hardware systems design, with an emphasis towards higher abstraction levels and verification. The age and stage of his or her career will be taken into account during evaluation, which also means that young applicants not yet qualified for full professorship are encouraged to apply.

We offer
-exciting and stimulating tasks in a strong international academic environment
-an open and inclusive work environment with dedicated colleagues
-favourable terms in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
-employee benefits

For further information and application see https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/187958/
or contact Professor Per Gunnar Kjeldsberg (--LOGIN--fc39057fa293519366b798984e4cdb17ntnu[dot]no ).

• PhD/PostDoc Position in Embedded Multicore Architectures at TU Dresden (Germany). Received: 04/05/2020, deadline: 26/05/2020.

We currently have the following open PhD/PostDoc position at the Chair of Adaptive Dynamic Systems @ TU Dresden

PhD/PostDoc in Embedded Multicore Architectures
(see also https://www.hipeac.net/jobs/10136/phdpostdoc-in-embedded-multicore-architectures/)

Application Deadline: May 26, 2020

At the Institute of Computer Engineering the Chair of Adaptive Dynamic Systems offers, 1 positions as
PhD/PostDoc in Embedded Multicore Architectures
(Subject to personal qualification employees are remunerated according to salary group E 13 TV-L)

The position is to be filled as soon as possible with a contract period till 31.08.2021 with the option for extension. The period of employment is governed by the Fixed Term Research Contracts Act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz - WissZeitVG).

The Chair of Adaptive Dynamic Systems conducts research in the fields of reconfigurable computing, networks-on-Chip (NoCs) and memory hierarchies for multicore architectures, methods and algorithms for application parallelization, simulators and virtual platforms for application- and architecture exploration, hardware/software co-design and runtime systems. Typical application domains are e.g., signal-/image processing, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), Industry 4.0 or robotics.

Tasks:
• Research and development in designing and programming embedded heterogeneous multicore systems, e.g. for machine learning or signal-/image processing
• Contributing, administrating and reporting in (inter-)national research and development projects
• Presenting results at international conferences
• Close cooperation with academic and industrial cooperation partners

Requirements:
• University degree (M.Sc., Diploma) in either computer science, engineering or any related natural science
• Very good programming skills in C, C++
• Very good command of German and English (written and spoken)
• High self-motivation, commitment, and flexibility as well as the ability to work in and contribute to an international team
• Experience in the following areas is desired: computer architecture, field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), hardware description languages (e.g. VHDL or Verilog), signal-/image processing and machine learning

We offer you an excellent working environment in an international team with many development possibilities.

Applications from women are particularly welcome. The same applies to people with disabilities.

Qualified candidates are requested to submit their application including a CV, a brief proposal describing their research experience and interests and an official transcript of coursework and grades preferably by e-mail as a single PDF-document over the SecureMail Portal of TU Dresden https://securemail.tu-dresden.de using the reference number ADS_20-01 until 26.05.2020 (stamped arrival date of the university central mail service applies) to: --LOGIN--c9e3e7fa95c4439dc2eb9ccd228ec422mailbox[dot]tu-dresden[dot]de . Application forms sent by regular post should be addressed to: TU Dresden, Fakultät Informatik, Institut für Technische Informatik, Professur für Adaptive Dynamische Systeme, Frau Prof. Dr.-Ing. Göhringer, Helmholtzstr. 10, 01069 Dresden. Please submit copies only, as your application will not be returned to you. Expenses incurred in attending interviews cannot be reimbursed.

• PhD Position in Embedded computer vision at Univ. Bourgogne, Dijon (France). Received: 29/04/2020, deadline: 31/05/2020.

We are seeking an outstanding PhD student to pursue a challenging research project in the field of embedded computer vision for HDR imaging.

The position is available in October or November 2020 (depending of the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic).
The duration of the project is 3 years. The project will be supervised by Dr. B. Heyrman (--LOGIN--66bbad26cc57a2ac8d5877a495976a94u-bourgogne[dot]fr ) and Prof. D. Ginhac (--LOGIN--52c1f0cbf84a0bc03681e88787f2a36bu-bourgogne[dot]fr ).

PhD topics : “Smart approach of acquisition, generation and processing for improved HDR image quality”
Keywords : Real-time imaging, Embedded Vision, High Dynamic Range, GPU, Deep Learning
Location : Laboratoire ImViA (Imagerie et Vision Artificielle), Université de Bourgogne, Dijon
Application deadline : 31 May 2020
Details of the PhD offer : http://ginhac.com/phd-thesis-cores-2020.pdf

Project summary :
The research proposed in this thesis follows works carried out locally on the design of (High Dynamic Range or HDR) vision systems and in particular the European project HIDRALON (2009-2012) and the project FUI Plein-Phare (2014-2018). As part of the Hidralon project (2009-2012), our team designed and validated an HDR camera prototype capable of generating real-time HDR content from 3 images acquired successively. As part of the Plein-Phare project (2014-2018), this prototype was improved by inserting into the processing pipeline a set of algorithms for removing ghost artifacts due to the moving objects in the scene.

First, we will focus on intelligent management of the successive acquisitions in such a way as to capture and restore the best dynamics of the scene. For this purpose, we plan to develop artificial intelligence capable of estimating the adequate number of images required to build the HDR scene with their respective acquisition times, according to the real dynamics of the scene (the higher the dynamics, the more the number of images must be large) and according to the movement in the scene (the greater the movement, the more the number of images must be limited to avoid artifacts). The prototypes designed in previous Hidralon and Plein-Phare projects systematically use 2 or 3 images and are not able to adapt automatically to the scene.
Secondly, we will improve the management of moving objects, resulting in artifacts and thus limiting the quality of HDR content. In the Plein-Phare project, we have conducted a deep analysis of the state-of-the-art of the field and a first real-time implementation on FPGA has been designed. However, for pragmatic reasons, we have only focused on the more basic techniques compliant with our FPGA platform. Today, it is necessary to look at more complex algorithms using conventional image processing techniques or deep learning techniques, even if their complexity makes them a priori incompatible with the constraints of a real-time HDR camera. Our effort will, therefore, aim to adopt a systematic methodology of Algorithm Architecture Adequacy combining optimal image acquisitions via in particular the implementation of a multi-sensor camera, algorithmic simplifications/optimizations and massive exploitation of the parallelism of embedded GPUs (Nvidia Jetson or Xavier for example).
Thirdly, it will be a question of exploiting the HDR flow produced by our camera by embedding specific image processing taking advantage of the dynamics of the HDR video. Our goal here is to develop two “proofs of concept” applications using an HDR camera: the first application will be based on a fixed camera (typical case of video surveillance) and the second one will be based on a mobile camera (typical case of an autonomous vehicle or mobile robot).

Requirements:
Image processing, GPU programming, Deep Learning, Real-Time implementation on hardware systems will be also appreciated but will be considered as optional. The proposed thesis is for curious, inventive, dynamic applicants having a strong scientific background and a sense of communication in a collaborative and multidisciplinary environment.

Application:
Please send your application documents (all in one PDF file) to Barthélémy HEYRMAN --LOGIN--66bbad26cc57a2ac8d5877a495976a94u-bourgogne[dot]fr with copy to Dominique Ginhac --LOGIN--b5eaa684f53ed6afe64fb6c5d7767bbdu-bourgogne[dot]fr including a detailed CV, motivation letter dedicated to the proposed position, marks and ranks you obtained during your master degree or engineering school and at least one contact person (typically your supervisor for a training period, master thesis or responsible of your master diploma).

• PhD position in Operations Research at the University of Bologna (Italy). Received: 01/04/2020, closing date: 15/05/2020.

A PhD position is available in Operations Research at the University of Bologna, Italy.

Title: optimization algorithms for Integrated Planning of Multi-Energy Systems.

Supervisors: prof. Daniele Vigo, prof. Michele Monaci.

Topics: The student will mainly work on optimization problems arising in multi-energy systems, with special emphasis on the design and implementation of efficient decomposition algorithms for the solution of large-scale problems.

These activities will be developed within project PlaMES (Integrated Planning of Multi-Energy Systems) that has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 863922”.

The student will be enrolled for 3 years in the Automatic Control and Operational Research curriculum of the IBES PhD programme at the University of Bologna, see https://phd.unibo.it/ibes/en.

Skills: The PhD candidate is expected to perform scientific research on combinatorial problems in the field energy optimization.

Applicants should demonstrate good programming skills and good knowledge in solution methods for combinatorial optimization problems. Applicants should have completed (or close to completion of) a master degree in operations research, computer science, mathematics, related engineering domains or other affine domains.

Deadline: applications will start presumably on April 20, 2020 and must be electronically submitted within two or three weeks (closing of the applications will presumably be on May 15th). The PhD selection is performed in June and the activities will start in October/November.

We strongly suggest the interested people to directly contact prof. Daniele Vigo (--LOGIN--51b5c716a632b94b9573cb3eeb180b7dunibo[dot]it ) and prof. Michele Monaci (--LOGIN--e70576e93c0d4bd6266267b7fb79b05aunibo[dot]it ) for more details.

• Postdoc and PhDs positions in FPGA at the University of Manchester (UK). Received: 12/03/2020, closing date: 13/04/2020.

We have one open postdoc and two open PhD student positions at the University of Manchester

For the FORTE project (http://www.forte.ac.uk/), we are looking for an FPGA architect who will setup a design space exploration framework to build memristor-based FPGAs.
This project will have one tapeout run per year with multiple chips per run.
More details are on:
https://www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/displayjob.aspx?jobid=18806

For PhD candidates, we are offering interesting projects in FORTE (building memristor FPGAs) and rFAS (reconfigurable FPGA Accelerator Sandboxing. In the latter project, you will improve hardware security of FPGAs by developing different attack scenarios for FPGAs that may compromise availability or that may leak information in FPGA-based systems.
In addition to the attacks, we will develop corresponding countermeasures. Possible attacks include hardware Trojans, power analysis attacks and power hammering attacks (where an attacker creates an unusual huge dynamic power consumption).

If you are interested in a PhD project then please contact me immediately:
--LOGIN--2cdad93caf21c73520fa79d8ae8c72c9manchester[dot]ac[dot]uk

• Funded PhD position in machine learning and advance signal processing for beyond 5G network automation at the University of York (UK). Received: 14/02/2020.

Project Description
Network automation has been investigated since LTE due to its significant impact on reduction of operators’ operational expenditure (OPEX). Different features of network automation have been discussed and studied over the years; however, with recent advances in machine learning standardization bodies are considering a more structured use of learning technique in network automation. In this project we will focus on analytics-powered network management approaches to enhance network automation. The project will be aligned with considered features in 3GPP release 16 and 17. The successful candidate will investigate the effects of different learning and signal processing approaches on performance of automated networks with different objectives and primary applications. This includes considering localized automation as of “cognitive self-management”, and network level automation for policy-based management.

Entry requirements:
Candidates must have (or expect to obtain) a minimum of a UK upper second class honours degree (2.1) or equivalent in Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics or a related subject.

How to apply:
Applicants must apply via the University’s online application system at https://www.york.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-research/apply/. Please read the application guidance first so that you understand the various steps in the application process. To apply, please select the PhD in Electronic Engineering for October 2020 entry. Please specify in your PhD application that you would like to be considered for this studentship.

Applications for this studentship will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis and the position will be filled as soon as a suitable applicant is identified.

Funding Notes
This studentship will cover the tuition fee at the home/EU rate (£4,400 in 2020/21) and a stipend at the standard research council rate for a period of up to 3 years (£15,009 in 2019/20). International (non-EU) candidates are also welcome to apply but will be required to pay the difference between the UK/EU and international tuition fee rates (approximately £17,000 per year for the duration of the programme).

https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/machine-learning-and-advance-signal-processing-for-beyond-5g-network-automation/?p113476

• Contrato de investigación en del Departamento de Óptica de la Universidad de Granada. Received: 14/02/2020, deadline: 27/02/2020.

El Departamento de Óptica de la Universidad de Granada ofrece contrato de investigación de 7 meses a tiempo parcial (20 horas semanales) en el marco del proyecto de investigación “MEJORA AUTOMÁTICA DE IMÁGENES DEGRADADAS POR LA ATMÓSFERA CON TÉCNICAS MULTIESPECTRALES EN EL VISIBLE E INFRARROJO”.

REQUISITOS:
Grado en Física, en Ingeniería de Tecnologías de Telecomunicación o en Ingeniería Informática.

Más información:
https://investigacion.ugr.es/personal/contratos/*/5592

Plazo de solicitud hasta el 27 de febrero de 2020.

• Post-doc position in Processing architectures for beyond 5G at Linköping University (Sweden). Received: 12/02/2020, deadline: 08/03/2020.

The Division of Computer Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, Linköping University, Sweden is looking for an outstanding post-doc that will work on processing architectures for beyond 5G communication. A strong background in dedicated and/or programmable processing architectures, arithmetic circuits, and/or signal processing is expected.

As the position will be enabled by a research grant, the process is to contact me and then a successful candidate will be selected to write a grant proposal jointly with me. Despite this uncommon process, it is expected that the actual processing of the grant proposal is quick (and positive). As common in Sweden, the successful candidate will be employed by the university on a one plus one year contract following a regular employment process (where the grant will be a key factor).

For applications, questions, and further discussions, feel free to contact me at --LOGIN--7468a0907166b40ce10aa43c4eaf5ad5liu[dot]se . There is no strict deadline, but it will be appreciated if an indication of interest (ideally with a CV) is sent as soon as possible and at latest March 8. If no suitable candidate has been found by then, the possibility will remain open until a candidate is found.

• PhD Student Position in Embedded Machine Learning at TU Wien (Austria). Received: 11/02/2020, deadline: 08/03/2020.

Open position for a PhD Student
at the Christian Doppler Lab for Embedded Machine Learning

Subject Area:
Embedded Machine Learning

Subject description:
The topic of research is optimization and mapping of deep neural networks in embedded hardware platforms such as FPGAs, embedded PUs or embedded SoCs.

Competence in the areas of digital hardware design, FPGAs, embedded software, computer architecture and deep neural networks is required.

Applications should be submitted before
March 8, 2020,
to --LOGIN--f19929fd57a2197b78b54991a0569f87tuwien[dot]ac[dot]at

Questions can be directed to --LOGIN--f19929fd57a2197b78b54991a0569f87tuwien[dot]ac[dot]at .

• Postdoctoral and research faculty positions in compilers/run-times at Virginia Tech (USA). Received: 10/02/2020.

Postdoctoral Research Associates and Research Assistant Professors
Systems Software Research Group
Virginia Tech

Postdoctoral and research faculty positions are available with the Systems Software Research Group (https://www.ssrg.ece.vt.edu) at Virginia Tech on projects investigating software architectures for emerging heterogeneous-ISA platforms (e.g., Smart NICs, Smart SSDs, custom I/O accelerators) with the cross-cutting goals of improving programmability, performance, and security. The candidates will find excellent opportunities for collaboration, extensive research freedom, opportunities to contribute to open-source software systems, and opportunities to interact with US DOD research ponsors.

Minimum requirements include:
• a PhD in Computer Science or Computer Engineering
• a good publication record in the space of programming languages, compilers, or run-time systems
• system building experience with open-source compiler and run-time infrastructures (e.g., LLVM, GCC)

The position is for two years minimum, with strong possibilities for additional years.

Contact Prof. Binoy Ravindran (--LOGIN--4555944f7d1bbc55338827b8ec293693vt[dot]edu ) with a CV or for any questions.

• 20 Positions for experienced postdoctoral researchers at Ikerbasque, Bilbao (Spain). Received: 04/02/2020, deadline: 24/03/2020.

Ikerbasque, the Basque Foundation for Science, would like to inform you that we have launched a new international call to reinforce research and scientific career in the Basque Country (Spain). We offer:

20 positions for experienced postdoctoral researchers Ikerbasque Research Fellows
• 5 year contracts, during the last year the researcher can be assessed and she/he can obtain a permanent position
• PhD degree between Jan2009-Dec2017
• Support letter from the host group is mandatory
• Applications from women are especially welcomed
• Deadline: March 24th at 13:00 CET

For further information, please visit calls.ikerbasque.net

• PhD position in Embedded Systems Cybersecurity at CentraleSupélec/INSA/IETR, Rennes (France). Received: 30/01/2020, deadline: mid-March 2020.

We are looking for a PhD candidate at CentraleSupélec Engineering school, IETR Lab (Institute of Electronics and Telecommunications of Rennes), in Rennes, France. The topic is on mixed-signal FPGA-based Embedded Systems Cybersecurity.

For more information check the PDF in: https://www.ietr.fr/spip.php?article2083

• Topic: Mitigating coupled information leakages in mixed-signal reconfigurable SoCs
• Contact (co-supervisors):
Rubén SALVADOR: --LOGIN--9f65c2feb22e3f8795585a6275e00e7dcentralesupelec[dot]fr
Amor NAFKHA: --LOGIN--262213b483041fcc1bf8ab78fbf03338centralesupelec[dot]fr
Maxime PELCAT: --LOGIN--ddf8b1630f8d096640e07fb4f0469261insa-rennes[dot]fr
• Starting date: Fall 2020
• Duration: 3 years
• Conditions: full-time contract
• Location: CentraleSupélec, Rennes Campus - IETR (France)
• Application deadline: mid-March 2020

• Collaborative research visits using High Performance Computing (HPC-Europa3). Received: 30/01/2020, deadline: 20/02/2020.

HPC-Europa3 Transnational Access programme

Collaborative research visits using High Performance Computing

Call for applications: next closing date 20th February 2020

HPC-Europa3 funds research visits for computational scientists in any discipline which can use High Performance Computing (HPC).

Visits can be made to research institutes in Finland, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden or the UK.

What does HPC-Europa3 provide?
• Funding for travel, living and accommodation expenses for visits of up to 13 weeks.
• Access to world-class High Performance Computing (HPC) facilities.
• Technical support to help you make best use of the HPC systems.
• Collaborative environment with an expert in your field of research.

Who can apply?
• Researchers of all levels, from postgraduate to full professors.
• Researchers from academia or industry.
• Researchers currently working in a European Union country or Associated State (see http://bit.ly/AssociatedStates for full list of Associated States).
• Researchers may not visit a group in the country where they currently work.
• A small number of places are available for researchers working outside these countries - please contact --LOGIN--9c06a1e8f8dabd377fcfbdae71fe8dbbhpc-europa[dot]org for more information.

How do I apply?
Apply online at http://www.hpc-europa.org

All applicants should start by reading the guidelines for application at http://www.hpc-europa.eu/guidelines. Any questions not answered there, or elsewhere on the webpage, can be sent to --LOGIN--9c06a1e8f8dabd377fcfbdae71fe8dbbhpc-europa[dot]org .

The next closing date is 20th February 2020. Closing dates are held 4 times per year. Applications can be submitted at any time. You should receive a decision approximately 6 weeks after the closing date.

For more information and to apply online, visit: http://www.hpc-europa.org/

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