Communication and Computing for XR sensor fusion

Job description

Edge computing is expected to play a pivotal role in the deployment of XR services, providing low latency access to computing resources for the purpose of real-time sensor fusion. In mission critical applications, such as emergency response, it is essential to ensure real-time situational awareness, which requires timely delivery and processing of heterogeneous information from various sources. The research will focus on the joint design and optimization of data delivery and information processing in a mobile network edge architecture, including aspects such as state management, orchestration, and spatio-temporal data processing.

The position is within the Vinnova funded Network-Enabled eXchange of critical information in Systems-of-Systems (NEXSoS) project and will involve tight cooperation with industrial partners (Ericsson, Combitech, RISE) besides excellent opportunities for problem driven fundamental research in cooperation with the TECoSA competence center at KTH. 

What we offer

• A position at a leading technical university that generates knowledge and skills for a sustainable future
• Engaged and ambitious colleagues along with a creative, international and dynamic working environment
• Work in Stockholm, in close proximity to nature
• Help to relocate and be settled in Sweden and at KTH

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Qualifications

Requirements

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree. This eligibility requirement must be met no later than the time the employment decision is made.
• Excellent publication track record in an area relevant to the project.

Preferred qualifications

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team
• Documented experience with systems research, optimization, machine learning and/or game theory

Great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.

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To apply for the position

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About the employment

The position offered is for, at the most, two years.

A position as a postdoctoral fellow is a time-limited qualified appointment focusing mainly on research, intended as a first career step after a dissertation.

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