1 PhD position for 6G-networks development (DRL driven Decision Engines for self-healing/managed microservices) in MSCA-Doctoral Network EXACT-6G

15 Jan 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Industrial Systems Institute (ISI)

Research Field

Engineering » Communication engineering

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Greece

Application Deadline

31 Mar 2024 – 23:59 (Europe/Athens)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

40

Offer Starting Date

12 Jan 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

HE / MSCA

Marie Curie Grant Agreement Number

101120297

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

One PhD position sponsored by the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Doctoral Network EMPOWER-6G is offered at the Industrial Systems Institute (ISI) in Patras, Greece.

ISI is member of the ATHENA Research and Innovation Center and is a leading R&D institute of excellence conducting basic research and exploratory development on Information and communications technology for the Greek and European industry.

The Doctoral Candidate will join the recently launched EXACT-6G Doctoral Network which is funded by the Horizon Europe Research Program through the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action, under the title: “Explainable Automation for Continuum 6G infrastructures”.

EXACT-6G research project aims to propose, design and validate a novel and agile 6G system architecture and enabling technologies, combining RIS with a Compute Continuum infrastructure and Distributed, Intelligent orchestration that seamlessly integrates Cloud, Edge and Far Edge nodes under a self-synthesized and self-managed PaaS system. Furthermore, EXACT-6G proposes new concepts, such as Pervasive Orchestration, and designs new Explainable AI models for for scalable, autonomous control of the infrastructure, and allows microservices to “follow” users, being tracked by Joint Communication and Sensing mechanisms. In this context, EXACT-6G will build a training network of 10 Doctoral Candidates who will conduct top-notch research towards the development and experimental evaluation of a gamut of techniques, methodological frameworks and tools.

The Doctoral Candidate hosted by ISI/ATHENA will develop an individual project on DRL driven Decision Engines for self-healing and self-managed microservices. His/Her work will adress (i) the generation of decisions that take the 6G system to the desired state fulfilling business intents in real time, and (ii) the offer of auto-redundancy, load-balancing and self-healing capabilities for the extended edge infrastructure. The expected results are: (i) a set of Decision Engines (DEs), one per compute continuum domain, that implement control loops towards decentralized zero-touch service management, (ii) Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning algorithms implemented within the DE control loop, and (iii)  coordinated operations between the Distributed and Intelligent Management/Orchestration (DIMO) and the respective DEs to offer intent-to-policy translation and unification.

The Doctoral Candidate will be offered a three-year, full-time contract as well as enrollment to a PhD program in a nearby university.  An up-to-six months secondment is foreseen at Iquadrat Informatica S.L. in Barcelona (Spain) as integral part of the contract.

In addition to developing his/her research project, the DC will:

• learn to master academic writing and author journal publications.
• present his/her work at projects workshops, plenary meetings and international conferences.
• participate in secondments to consortium partners.
• contribute to the supervision of undergraduate students.

Candidates should send their applications by March 31st  through https://www.exact6g.eu/oaf-2024 . Incorporations will start as of April 2023.

Requirements

Research Field

Engineering » Communication engineering

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

We are seeking a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and curiosity-driven researcher to join our dynamic team.

Ideal candidate should:

• Hold, or be close to completing, a Master’s degree (or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to the master’s degree) in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering or Computer Science.
• Possess programming skills.
• Be excellent team player, ready to engage in an enthusiastic and hardworking group of scientists and engineers on a joint project.
• Show capacities in both written and spoken English, with excellent communication skills, to fully benefit from the network training.
• Be capable of collaborating intensively with both industrial and academic partners through regular meetings and work visits, and enjoy working in an interdisciplinary and international environment.

Specific Requirements

Please send your application before March 31 2024, via the Apply now button below, and include: 

• Presentation letter
• Curriculum vitae
• Master and Bachelor Diplomas (single file)
• Master and Bachelor Grade Transcript (single file)

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Good

Research Field

Engineering » Communication engineering

Additional Information
Benefits

The Doctoral Candidate Fellowship is offered under very attractive employment conditions and competitive salaries in compliance with the Marie Curie Innovative Doctoral Networks. The period of employment is 3 years. The Doctoral Candidate will take part in a secondment to another project partner (Iquadrat Informatica S.L) for up to 6 months of his/her appointment period. The Doctoral Candidate will be enrolled in a PhD degree program.

Eligibility criteria

Candidates must also meet the following criteria:

1) be of any nationality, but not having resided or carried out their main activity in the country of the host institution of the position they are applying to for more than 1 year in the past 3 years;

2) have not yet been awarded a PhD degree.

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Industrial Systems Institute

Country

Greece

City

Patras

Postal Code

26504

Street

Patras Science Park building

Where to apply

Website

https://www.exact6g.eu/oaf-2024

Contact

State/Province

Greece

City

Patras

Website

https://www.isi.gr/

Street

Patras Science Park building

Postal Code

26504

STATUS: EXPIRED