PhD student in Joint Sensor Fusion and Machine Learning for Autonomous Systems

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We are looking for a PhD student in Joint Sensor Fusion and Machine Learning for Autonomous Systems.

Your work assignments

The control-oriented research at Linköping University concerns different topics such as sensor fusion, learning methods for control, and optimization. We are currently looking for PhD students to work within the Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program (WASP), where they will conduct research on how to combine machine learning methodology with classic statistic signal processing.

Project description: Methods for distributed learning of augmented state-space models will be researched. This class of models enables domain knowledge to be incorporated in the learning process to guarantee a minimum of performance and enable an efficient learning process; still, they are flexible enough to permit learning of partially unknown model dynamics and inputs. Thus, the targeted methods are foreseen to play an important role in realizing large-scale sensing systems. Focus of the research will be on learning of state-space models augmented with sparse Gaussian process models. To enable distributed and efficient learning of the models, techniques for distributed Gaussian process regression, such as Bayesian commit machines and inner product quantization, will be integrated with distributed filter algorithms, such as covariance intersection, consensus, and diffusion Kalman filters. The use of information-gain based active learning strategies to streamline the learning process, both on local and global scale, will be investigated.

WASP is Sweden’s largest individual research program ever, a major national initiative for strategically motivated basic research, education, and faculty recruitment. The program addresses research on artificial intelligence and autonomous systems acting in collaboration with humans, adapting to their environment through sensors, information, and knowledge, and forming intelligent systems-of-systems.

The vision of WASP is excellent research and competence in artificial intelligence, autonomous systems and software for the benefit of Swedish industry. Read more: wasp-sweden.org

The graduate school within WASP is dedicated to provide the skills needed to analyze, develop, and contribute to the interdisciplinary area of artificial intelligence, autonomous systems and software. Through an ambitious program with research visits, partner universities, and visiting lecturers, the graduate school actively supports forming a strong multi-disciplinary and international professional network between PhD students, researchers, and industry. Read more: wasp-sweden.org/graduate-school.

As a PhD student, you devote most of your time to doctoral studies and the research projects of which you are part. Your work may also include teaching or other departmental duties, up to a maximum of 20% of full-time.

Your qualifications

You have graduated at Master’s level in electrical engineering, engineering physics, or applied mathematics or similar or completed courses with a minimum of 240 credits, at least 60 of which must be in advanced courses within the same topics. Alternatively, you have gained essentially corresponding knowledge in another way.

Furthermore, you are eager to learn new things and explore the unknown and like to pay attention to details. You can comfortably express yourself in English, both in writing and orally.

Your workplace

The Division of Automatic Control at Linköping University carries out research, undergraduate and postgraduate education within control, sensor fusion, system identification, autonomous systems, robotics, complex networks, optimization, and learning control. Read more: https://liu.se/en/organisation/liu/isy/rt .

The employment

When taking up the post, you will be admitted to the program for doctoral studies. More information about the doctoral studies at each faculty is available at Doctoral studies at Linköping University .

The employment has a duration of four years’ full-time equivalent. You will initially be employed for a period of one year. The employment will subsequently be renewed for periods of maximum duration two years, depending on your progress through the study plan. The employment may be extended up to a maximum of five years, based on the amount of teaching and departmental duties you have carried out. Further extensions can be granted in special circumstances.

Starting date by agreement.

Background screening may come to be carried out before any decision on employment is made.

Salary and employment benefits

The salary of PhD students is determined according to a locally negotiated salary progression. The starting salary is 34 100 SEK per month before tax.

As an employee of Linköping University, you are eligible for Swedish social benefits. This includes:

• Preventive health care: a tax-free amount of a maximum value of 2 500 SEK per calendar year (can be used for example for physical exercise).
• Paid leave: including parental leave and vacation days.
• Retirement: the national public pension paid by the Swedish Pensions Agency, and from LiU and any previous employers.

You can read more about Swedish social benefits here: https://www.forsakringskassan.se/english/moving-to-working-studying-or-newly-arrived-in-sweden/social-insurance-system .

More information about employment benefits at Linköping University is available here.

Union representatives

Information about union representatives, see Help for applicants .

Application procedure

Apply for the position by clicking the “Apply” button below. Your application must reach Linköping University no later than February 20, 2024.

Applications and documents received after the date above will not be considered.

We welcome applicants with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives – diversity enriches our work and helps us grow. Preserving everybody’s equal value, rights and opportunities is a natural part of who we are. Read more about our work with: Equal opportunities .

We look forward to receiving your application!

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