4 PhD Positions, Clausthal University of Technology, Germany (2018)

Digital transformation permeates all areas of our society and leads to the emergence of sociotechnical cyber-physical systems, such as in the domain of Industry 4.0. Software components, machinery, transportation vehicles, and intelligent objects are increasingly autonomous and possess self-organization capabilities, allowing them to dynamically coordinate and collaborate with humans. In order to cope with the complexity of engineering such systems, methodologies to secure and optimize heterogeneous human-machine teams need to be developed.

The joint research programme will tackle innovative scientific questions from the field of heterogeneous human-machine teams. TU Clausthal offers an excellent environment for the interdisciplinary research efforts at the intersection of computer science, mathematics, engineering, and economics. The scientific qualification of the PhD students will be supported by a lightweight course schedule tailored to individual needs. All PhD candidates will be working together at the Clausthal premises of Simulation Science Center Clausthal / Göttingen (SWZ).

The PhD programme is comprised of four PhD projects, studying challenging questions of human-machine team coordination in (re-)manufacturing and recycling applications:

- PhD project 1.1: Safe ad-hoc cooperation between humans and autonomous machines
- PhD project 1.2: Sensor-based assessment of the ability of persons interacting with machines to take over the machine operation
- PhD project 2.1: Data assimilation for sensor-based modelling of movement patterns of human and machine actors
- PhD project 2.2: Modelling and optimization of the coordination of heterogeneous human-machine teams

We expect a completed Master’s degree with very good performance in one of the aforementioned fields or a similar field of study. We further expect a high level of self-organization and the willingness to work in an interdisciplinary team. A good command of the English language is required.

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4 PhD Positions, Clausthal University of Technology, Germany (2018)