PhD scholarship in Energy-Efficient Receiver Design for Critical Communication Systems – DTU Electro

DTU Electro invites applications for a 3-year PhD position on “Energy-efficient Receiver Design for Critical Communication Systems”. The PhD project is part of the IFD (Innovation Fund Denmark) project GreenCOM, which focusses on developing energy-efficient communication technologies including critical communications systems.
DTU Electro invites applications for a 3-year PhD position on “Energy-efficient Receiver Design for Critical Communication Systems”. The PhD project is part of the IFD (Innovation Fund Denmark) project GreenCOM, which focusses on developing energy-efficient communication technologies including critical communications systems.

The goal of the project is to design, develop and optimize energy-efficient receiver design for critical applications. The novel solutions will be tested on selected GreenCOM applications.

You will conduct research on thephysical layer of critical communication systems using digital signal processing and simulating performance for optimization and testing for validation.

The project work on energy efficient receiver design and communication for critical communication systems involves collaboration with industrial partners.

Responsibilities and qualifications
The main purpose of this PhD project is to investigate, in a joint design, communication performance, latency and energy-efficiency in selected critical applications. In particular, the signal processing challenges in the receiver shall be optimized in a joint framework including coding.

The primary tasks will be:

• Novel receiver design with focus on energy-efficiency, reliability and low latency
• Working with accurate simulation of physical channels and channel estimation for critical applications
• Investigate MIMO technology, e.g. for moving transceivers
• Simulations and tests of the receiver design in selected test beds

You must have a two-year master's degree (120 ECTS points) or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to a two-year master's degree.

Approval and Enrolment
The scholarship for the PhD degree is subject to academic approval, and the candidate will be enrolled in one of the general degree programmes at DTU. For information about our enrolment requirements and the general planning of the PhD study programme, please see DTU's rules for the PhD education.

Assessment
The assessment of the applicants will be made by Professor Søren Forchhammer.

We offer
DTU is a leading technical university globally recognized for the excellence of its research, education, innovation and scientific advice. We offer a rewarding and challenging job in an international environment. We strive for academic excellence in an environment characterized by collegial respect and academic freedom tempered by responsibility.

Salary and appointment terms
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union. The period of employment is 3 years. The starting date is 15 September 2024.

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Further information
Further information may be obtained from Professor Søren Forchhammer. You can read more about DTU Electro at www.electro.dtu.dk.

If you are applying from abroad, you may find useful information on working in Denmark and at DTU at DTU – Moving to Denmark. Furthermore, you have the option of joining our monthly free seminar “PhD relocation to Denmark and startup “Zoom” seminar” for all questions regarding the practical matters of moving to Denmark and working as a PhD at DTU.

Application procedure
Your complete online application must be submitted no later than 18 July 2024 (23:59 Danish time). Applications must be submitted as one PDF file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply, please open the link "Apply now", fill out the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one PDF file. The file must include:

• A letter motivating the application (cover letter)
• Curriculum vitae
• Grade transcripts and BSc/MSc diploma (in English) including official description of grading scale

You may apply prior to ob­tai­ning your master's degree but cannot begin before having received it.

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, disability, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.

DTU Electro
DTU Electro has 350 employees with competences in photonics and electronics. Research is conducted within many aspects of photonics and electronics incl. ultra-high speed optical transmission systems, advanced communication technology, and coding for these.

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