Postgraduate (toward PhD) research positions are available within the project OPT4SMART funded under the ERC Starting Grant excellence program. Research will be conducted at the University of Salento (Lecce, Italy), under the supervision of Prof. Giuseppe Notarstefano.
OPT4SMART is a 5 years research project funded under the EU Horizon 2020 excellence program “ERC Starting Grant”. This project will investigate a novel distributed, large-scale optimization framework and its application to big-data estimation, learning, decision and control problems in cyber-physical networks.
University is looking for motivated, talented graduate students from all over the world, who wish to undertake research at the cutting edge of optimization and control in cyber-physical networks; contribute to the startup of an excellent, international new research group; and study in one of the most beautiful Italian cities with a great quality of life.
The initial appointment will be for one year with the possibility to join the (3 year) PhD program according to the application procedure at University of Salento.
Course Level: Positions are available to undertake research.
Study Subject: PhD positions will be available within the ERC Starting Grant project OPT4SMART.
Scholarship can be taken at: Italy
Eligibility: The desired candidate holds a master degree (or equivalent) in Engineering (preferably ECE, ME, AE), Applied Mathematics or related fields, and has:
-an excellent academic record showing excellent analytical skills;
-a strong mathematical background including optimization and preferably systems and control theory;
-strong interest in optimization and at least one of: control theory, estimation, machine learning;
-proficiency in oral and written English
Nationality: Researchers from all over the world can apply for these PhD Positions.
College Admission Requirement: The desired candidate holds a master degree (or equivalent) in Engineering (preferably ECE, ME, AE), Applied Mathematics or related fields.
How to Apply: For further information about the positions and the official calls send an email with subject “OPT4SMART PhD-student last-name” to giuseppe.notarstefano-at-unisalento.it.
Application Deadline: Contact Employer
Scholarship Link
http://cor.unisalento.it/notarstefano/opt4smart/PhD_OPT4SMART_flyer.pdf
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