7 PhD Positions in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science & Communication Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden (2017)

KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm has grown to become one of Europe’s leading technical and engineering universities, as well as a key centre of intellectual talent and innovation. We are Sweden’s largest technical research and learning institution and home to students, researchers and faculty from around the world. Our research and education covers a wide area including natural sciences and all branches of engineering, as well as in architecture, industrial management, urban planning, history and philosophy.

The seven positions will be placed at three schools within KTH. For more information about each of the KTH schools please visit their respective websites, KTH Electrical Engineering, KTH Computer Science and Communication and KTH Information and Communication Technology.

Project description
Wallenberg Autonomous Systems and Software Program (WASP) is Sweden's largest individual engineering research program ever, and provides a platform for academic research and education, fostering interaction with Sweden's leading technology companies. The program addresses research on autonomous systems and software acting in collaboration with humans, adapting to their environment through sensors, information and knowledge, and forming intelligent systems-of-systems. Software is the main enabler in autonomous systems, and is an integrated research theme of the program. WASP's key values are research excellence and industrial relevance.

The graduate school within WASP is dedicated to provide the skills needed to analyze, develop, and contribute to the interdisciplinary area of autonomous systems and software. The curriculum provides the foundations, perspectives, and state-of-the-art knowledge in the different disciplines taught by leading researchers in the field. 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. The graduate school provides added value on top of the existing PhD programs at the partner universities, providing unique opportunities for students who are dedicated to achieving international research excellence with industrial relevance.

WASP involves five Swedish universities: Chalmers, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Linköping University, Lund University, and Umeå University together with numerous Swedish industries.

Qualifications
The successful applicant is expected to hold or to be about to receive an MSc degree in Information and Communication Technology, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Computer Science or equivalent.

The successful applicants should have an outstanding academic track record, and well developed analytical and problem solving skills. We are looking for strongly motivated persons, who are able to work independently. Good command of English orally and in writing is required to publish and present results at international conferences and in international journals.

Further details:
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