[Tccc] PhD Position in Vehicular Networking for ITS @ Eurecom, France
Thrasyvoulos Spyropoulos
Thrasyvoulos.Spyropoulosateurecom.fr
Tue Jan 29 10:48:43 EST 2013
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Applications are invited by the Mobile Communications department at
EURECOM, France, for a PhD studentship in the area of Wireless Vehicular
Networking for Intelligent Transportation Systems.
This position is partially funded by the EU FP7 project COLOMBO, and
offers a competitive salary. The project deals with self-organizing
traffic management algorithms (i.e. smart traffic light systems) for
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), based on gathered real-time
traffic states from communicating vehicles and on-board PDAs. These
advanced algorithms have as objectives to reduce traffic congestion,
pollution or noise, and increase traffic safety.
EURECOM is an elite French graduate school and research center
conducting high quality research in the areas of Mobile Communication,
Networking and Security, and Multimedia. It is situated in Sophia
Antipolis (between Nice and Cannes), Europe's leading international
science park. It is in close proximity with a large number of research
units of leading multi-national corporations in the telecommunications,
semiconductor and biotechnology sectors, as well as other outstanding
research and teaching institutions. A freethinking, multinational
population and the unique geographic location provide a quality of life
without equal. More information about the school and department are
available at https://www.eurecom.fr/en and http://www.eurecom.fr/cm/.
---Topic---
The focus of this position is on the collection, fusion and
dissemination of traffic information using vehicular communication
protocols, with the goal of providing a close-to-reality traffic state.
A special case of interest considers low penetration rates, where V2X
information will be augmented by partial information obtained from PDAs
and smartphones. The proposed solutions will carefully consider optimal
strategies for Road-side Units (RSU) infrastructure deployment,
detection of traffic flows, inter-vehicle store-and-carry or
store-carry-forward methodologies, environmental effects, and safety
aspects. As a result, the selected candidate will have a chance to
develop an expertise in diverse areas like vehicular traffic
extrapolation, data fusion/gathering, cooperative data dissemination,
infrastructure deployment, etc.
An important component of the project and the position is the extensive
evaluation of all proposed approaches using and extending
state-of-the-art ITS simulators. EURECOM is an active developer of the
ITS simulation platform iTETRIS
(http://www.ict-itetris.eu/10-10-10-community/), used for both research
and teaching. iTETRIS is a unique open source simulation platform
characterized by a modular architecture that allows integrating two
widely adopted traffic and wireless simulators, namely NS-3 and SUMO,
while supporting the implementation of cooperative ITS applications. The
candidate is expected to evaluate his or her research work on the
iTETRIS platform and contribute to its maintenance and extensions.
---Requirements---
We are looking for candidates who are self-motivated and eager to
conduct high quality research, publish in top venues, and pursue a
doctoral degree. Candidates should have a Master's Degree (or
equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely
related area, preferably with a focus on networking or communications.
They are also expected to have good analytical skills and some
background in the area of wireless networking and wireless access
technologies (WLAN). Good programming skills in C++ and experience in
popular simulation environments is a plus. A good level of written and
spoken English is mandatory (knowledge of French is not required).
---Application material---
Screening of applications will begin immediately, and the search will
continue until *February 28th 2013*, or until the position is filled,
whichever comes first. Interested applicants should submit:
- (i) a one page statement of research interests and motivation,
- (ii) a CV
- (iii) contact details for at least TWO referees who are willing to
provide detailed recommendation letters about the candidate, and
- (iv) transcript of courses undertaken and their grades.
Please, email application materials to (ALL) the email addresses below,
under the reference [Doct_CM_TS_Jan2013]:
secretar... at eurecom.fr,
jerome.hae... at eurecom.fr,
thrasyvoulos.spyropou... at eurecom.fr
---Contact---
For further questions about the position and requirements, feel free to
contact:
Prof. Hrri (http://www.eurecom.fr/en/people/harri-jerome)
Prof. Spyropoulos (http://www.eurecom.fr/~spyropou/)
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