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Research Positions at CISTER

Claro Noda — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:53:37 +0000

Two research positions in the fields of Cooperating Objects, Cyber-Physical Systems & Sensor Networks are available at the Research Centre on Real-Time Computing Systems (CISTER). The Centre is currently looking to strengthen its research team in the CONET NoE research clusters and SENODs project on all levels: Senior Scientists, Invited Scientists and Post-Docs.

The candidates should have a PhD in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering or related fields. Particular expertise in Cyber-Physical Systems is a plus. She/he should also have an international publication record and ability to do independent research. Fluency in written and spoken English is required.

Detailed info about the respective calls can be found here and here.

Embedded Networked Systems Engineer – National Geographic

Claro Noda — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:07:24 +0000

National Geographic – Remote Imaging laboratories is hiring a Post Doctoral researcher to be responsible for the development, testing and performance evaluation of networked embedded devices, in fulfillment of an NSF Grant. These will extend video-recording devices (Crittercam) that have been developed by NGS. The new devices will be equipped with low power GPS localization, wireless communication and on-board execution of distributed algorithms for data storage, streaming and processing, as well as other functionality’s such as battery management. The work will be developed at the Remote Imaging laboratories, located in the headquarters of NGS in Washington, DC, and it will benefit from the guidance and mentorship of experienced engineers.

The Post Doctoral researcher will interact with other team members at the University of Maryland and Princeton University, who will, respectively, evaluate and develop distributed algorithms and determine data to be collected and develop biologically relevant models. The intellectual merit of the work in is development of methods for hardware integration to build distributed networks of embedded devices that are capable of executing algorithms, subject to severe power and weight constraints.

See more info for applicants, locate job ad and apply here

Lead software engineer on WSN for smart buildings

Antonio Ruzzelli — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 23:53:02 +0000

This is an excellent opportunity with a defined market potential and its success will be aimed to commercialise the research in accordance with intellectual property roles given by the project.
The software engineer will work with a motivated team of developers and European partners with a number of different backgrounds to extend the existing web-based dashboard to allow users browsing their consumption by appliance/office/site portion and benchmark appliances within/across buildings. The ideal person will be comfortable with software design, will have great coding skills and will have knowledge of Web 2.0 technologies and databases. Our current working technologies include Ruby on Rails, Javascript, JQuery, CSS and SQL.
The engineer will interact with a number of engineer and scientists to develop algorithms of data mining, energy pattenrs and anomaly detection to be delivered through an online platform for commercial use. The engineer may need to gain knowledge on issues faced by facility and maintenance managers when reducing energy consumption in buildings.

To apply go to:
http://www.ucd.ie/hr/jobvacancies/
“Job for external applicants”
Reference Number: 00469

Three open PhD positions in Belgium

Marco Zennaro — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:24:49 +0000

The DistriNet research group of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven wishes to expand its Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) research team. You will play a key role in a highly integrated team, which has a strong and growing research profile in the area of middleware and software development support for WSN. Three positions are available, starting immediately.

Possible Research Topics:
• System-level support for realizing WSN applications that are reliable and reconfigurable from the lowest-levels of the network stack to the application layer.
• Development-time support for building autonomic and reconfigurable applications for networked embedded systems and sensor networks.
• Distributed component based software engineering approaches for networked heterogeneous networked embedded systems such as sensors, smart phones and web pads.

Profile & Skills:
• The student must demonstrate significant enthusiasm for, and knowledge of the subject area based upon their previous education, work and research experience.
• A master degree in Computer Science or Informatics with previous experience in: Distributed Systems, Middleware, Embedded Systems or related areas.
• A team player with the capability to work in an international research team.
• Proficiency in English and excellent communication skills, both oral and written.

About DistriNet:
DistriNet is an international research group with extensive expertise in secure and distributed software – obviously including middleware . Research on software engineering techniques is performed in both domains on a wide range of topics such as middleware for cloud computing, internet architectures, network and software security, embedded systems and multi-agent systems. Embedded in the department of Computer Science of the K.U.Leuven, DistriNet has a headcount of over 70 researchers of which 9 professors and 15 Post-Docs.

DistriNet has a tradition of application driven research often in close collaboration with industry partners. Currently DistriNet is actively involved in about 35 national and international research projects, ranging from fundamental over strategic-basic to applied research. More information on projects and publications can be found at the IBBT-DistriNet web pages: http://distrinet.cs.kuleuven.be.

The three open positions are situated within a team that has been established to provide software development support for Wireless Sensor Networks.

Latest application date: 2011-12-31
Financing: available
Type of Position: scholarship
Source of Funding: IWT
Duration of the Project : 4 years

Link: http://distrinet.cs.kuleuven.be
Informal inquiries: Danny Hughes (danny.hughes at cs.kuleuven.be)

Ph.D. position Wireless Sensor Networks

Marco Zennaro — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 08:21:44 +0000

The newly established professorship for “Wireless Sensor Networks” at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology of the Technische Universität Darmstadt is soliciting qualified applications for a Ph.D. position. The position is to be filled as soon as possible.

The professorship “Wirless Sensor Networks” is associated to the Multimedia Communitacations Lab KOM (www.kom.tu-darmstadt.de) and to the Research Cluster Cocoon www.cocoon.tu-darmstadt.de/cocoon/.

The holder of this Ph.D. position will perform research in the field of wireless sensor networks. Examples of specific research topics include: the design and evaluation of a generic methodology for the analysis of the performance analysis of wireless sensor network protocols; novel techniques for inspecting and debugging distributed sensing systems; energy-efficient, adaptive data collection protocols; integration and intelligent control of sensors and actuators in a distributed environment.

For more information see here.

PhD Research Project: Autonomous, sustainable and reliable wireless sensor networks for buildings

Marco Zennaro — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 07:41:06 +0000

Behavioural monitoring, itemised billing, carbon trading, smart grid, building information management and retrofit are all key agendas at present yet all of these have at their core a need for the ability to monitor a building and in some cases, the occupants within it. Therefore a starting point with all of these is an in-building network that can provide sensing and control functions.

However, building such a network brings new research challenges:
There is clear evidence that battery powered sensors soon become ineffective when people lose the motivation to replace batteries. Therefore any in-building network must not be reliant on batteries. This brings into play energy scavenging/harvesting techniques which allow sensors to be completely autonomous.

The intention is that the Salford Energy House will provide and environment in which to carry out technical trials and to evaluate the performance and sustainability of the sensing system. Our industrial partner is Salford Electronics who have been working with the University on an EU project (Dehems) to develop a range of sensors to monitor gas consumption within houses. This experience plus their general expertise in electronics design, and specifically wireless based monitoring systems will be invaluable to the research and provide a route to impact after the work is completed.

The closing date for applications is 23rd September 2011.

More info here.

Post-doctoral Researcher Position in WSN at University of Trento, Italy

Claro Noda — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:17:53 +0000

The D3S group at the University of Trento, Italy, invites applications for a post-doctoral researcher position in wireless sensor networks (WSNs). D3S is a cross-institution research group focusing on dynamic, decentralised, distributed systems. In the context of WSNs, the D3S group has been successful in bringing research results into real-world, long-term, operational deployments. Examples are the structural health monitoring of a medieval tower, and the closed-loop control of lighting in a road tunnel, which both received a Best Paper Award at IPSN (2009 and 2011).

We are seeking a candidate to conduct research on novel directions for WSNs, geared towards simplifying their development and maximising their adoption in real-world contexts. The issues involved go all across the board including programming platforms, communication protocols, and tools supporting in-field deployment. The candidate will have the opportunity to work on curiosity-driven and application-driven projects, as well as initiate new ones.

The position is partially tied to the makeSense EU project, whose goal is to simplify the programming of WSNs, and increase their impact through integration with business processes. The candidate is expected to contribute to the design and implementation of programming abstractions and the protocols supporting their efficient distributed execution in the WSN.

The Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science is a leading and fast-growing research institution, characterised by a young and international faculty and by a large, international student population. Indicators for scientific production place the department among the top in Europe. Trento is a vibrant city with a beautifully preserved historic center, consistently ranked at the top for quality of life in Italy. It offers a variety of cultural and sports opportunities all year around, as well as excellent food and wine.

The deadline for applications is August 31, 2011. Applications should be sent via e-mail (subject: “D3S postdoc application”) to gianpietro.picco[AT_sign]unitn.it.

More information available here

R&D job in software for sensors and building energy management in UCDublin

Antonio Ruzzelli — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:31:22 +0000

This is an excellent opportunity in Ireland at the edge between research and commercial development, which outcome aims to be a consumer product.

The engineer will interact with European industrial and academic partners in the development of an online social platform for energy management in buildings based on data from sensors. The aim is to develop a platform that collect data from sensors and energy meters to detect usage profiles and provide personalised and automated energy-reduction recommendations.

Java/javascript, SQL, Ruby on rails are the preferred development platform/languages.

Starting date is flexible however they aim to hire ASAP. If interested, please apply by July 18th through the UCD website:

http://www.ucd.ie/hr/jobvacancies/
ref: 004609

Postdoctoral Fellow – Pervasive Computing

Muneeb Ali — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 21:07:42 +0000

The following posting is by Dr. Wen Hu (CSIRO):

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We have an opportunity for a talented and dedicated recent or near PhD graduate to be part of the rapidly growing research program being undertaken by the CSIRO ICT Centre in Pervasive Computing.

Specifically you’ll:

* Develop and evaluate novel, innovative solutions to key research problems in pervasive computing;
* Implementing algorithms in software to run on our embedded hardware platforms;
* Conduct experiments to verify and demonstrate research outcomes;
* Interact and collaborate with domain scientists and end users to solve cross-disciplinary problems and guide future research directions;
* Write high quality journal and conference papers on key research outcomes

Location: Brisbane, Australia

Salary: AU$73K – $80K per annum plus up to 15.4% superannuation, Ref No: 2011/262

To be successful you’ll have:

* A PhD (or near completion of). in computer science, electrical engineering or relevant discipline;
* Demonstrated ability to publish in leading scientific journals or conferences;
* A strong background in statistical analysis and/or context/situation modelling;
* Analytical skills and ability to solve complex conceptual problems through the application of scientific and engineering principles

More information on this position is available here.

Job offer in Copenhagen

Marco Zennaro — Tue, 17 May 2011 15:33:32 +0000

We need an Embedded SW / HW hacker that has experience with RF networks for a very interesting medico-tech startup run by software entrepreneurs in Copenhagen.

Below is a short description of what we’re looking for:

You are an excellent debugger, able to build from source even when it requires some hoops, you are a problem-solver that aren’t fazed by making incompatible things compatible and you have some experience with SAAS.
As a person you are a good communicator and are able to drive yourself forward without to many helping hands.

We are a fast moving startup and you will be part of a senior team – we will expect you to hit the ground running and be able to handle most of our embedded SW/HW work – so some soldering is expected. Our company is young but fun and we’re working on a revolutionary new thing! You will be part of a team consisting of some of the best programmers, designers and Business developers in Denmark.

Contact info: Klaus Hougesen (klh@carecord.com) and Claus Dahl (cd@carecord.com)