Are you holding Master’s degree and looking for fully funded PhD positions? Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands invites online application for multiple funded PhD Programs / fully funded PhD positions in various research areas.
Candidates interested in fully funded PhD positions can check the details and may apply as soon as possible. Interested and eligible applicants may submit their online application for PhD programs via the University’s Online Application Portal.
1. Fully Funded PhD Position in focus on Accelerating Rarefied Gas Dynamics
Summary of PhD Program:
In this project you will break ground on the way rarefied flows are modeled for emerging technologies, by developing innovative approaches that blend data-driven (machine learning) and model-driven (physics-based) methodologies. In this way, you will contribute incorporating the accuracy of computationally expensive atomistic models into macroscopic approaches, while simultaneously severely cutting back the computational cost.
Application Deadline: 06/04/2025
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in digital twins for modelling and forecasting induced seismicity
Summary of PhD Program:
You will build on some preparatory works [1-6], showing as a proof-of-concept that a soft-glass, forced below yield stress, follows stick-slip dynamics and closely mimics the empirical laws observed for tectonic seismicity (Gutenberg-Richter law, Omori’s law, interevent time distribution). The model needs to be tuned to a specific field situation where induced seismicity is occurring. This is the central part of this project. Once tuned, the digital twin will replicate what is happening in the field. Further, once tuned, different fluid migration scenarios can be tested to explore, for example, which protocols may produce induced seismicity with the steepest possible Gutenberg-Richter slope.
Application Deadline: 06/04/2025
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in Mechanical Contact Information Processing of Soft and Large-area Robot Skin
Summary of PhD Program:
The demand for autonomous robots capable of physically interacting with the world in flexible and adaptable ways is rapidly increasing across industries and society. These robots are needed to perform heavy, non-ergonomic tasks in unstructured environments or to assist humans in physically demanding jobs. Tactile robotics, an emerging and challenging field, focuses on developing tactile sensing and perception technologies that enable robots to intelligently respond to contact.
Application Deadline: 22/04/2025
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in Intelligent photonic-switched networks for low-latency applications
Summary of PhD Program:
The PhD project is in collaboration with KPN as part of the strategic co-operation between KPN and TU/e. The PhD project aims at investigating and demonstrating novel intelligent photonic switched architectures for next generation photonics networks to address the future traffic growth generated by new mobile 6G, AI applications and machine to machine from Mobile Access Network connected to Datacenters and edge computing nodes. The novel applications with different requirements in terms of connectivity, low latency, robustness, and reliability and the massive 5G (and in the future 6G) cell deployments as well as next generation passive optical networks (PON) operating at beyond 50 Gbps, are forcing operators such as KPN to deploy a large amount of networks elements for the high capacity interconnections to / from the datacenters and edge computing nodes.
Application Deadline: 10/04/2025
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5. Fully Funded PhD Position in AI-driven information systems for Nature-Based Solutions in Drought
Summary of PhD Program:
Facilitating the adoption and implementation of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) necessitates obtaining varied types of knowledge, including both experiential and scientific. Extracting insights from practical experiences is crucial for effective NBS planning (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116413). Given the vast amount of structured and unstructured data stored in different databases documenting NBS projects, AI techniques, particularly Natural Language Processing (NLP), can play a key role in streamlining the knowledge acquisition process. With the advancement of Large Language Models (LLMs) technology, there are new possibilities for creating effective information systems that allow diverse groups to access NBS knowledge.
Application Deadline: 13/04/2025
6. Fully Funded PhD Position in Optimizing Embolization Materials Through Structure-Property Relationships
Summary of PhD Program:
The goal of this project (“Innovative Embolization Materials by Structure-Property Relationships and Optimized Chemistry”) is to gain a fundamental understanding of the governing parameters in the flow of the embolization material required for a successful injection and placement procedure, from both analysis and design perspectives. We aim to investigate the material properties required in these challenging flow conditions, and unravel the fundamental structure-property relationships linking material chemistry to macroscopic properties to be able to design new advanced materials with the right functionality.
Application Deadline: 13/04/2025
7. Fully Funded PhD Position in Crack-free high accuracy laser powder bed fusion of tungsten
Summary of PhD Program:
In this project, a laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing process for the fabrication of tungsten components will be developed based on the fundamental understanding of the underlying mechanisms, which is obtained from process modelling and modelling of the structure-property relation of the printed material, including brittle failure. The goal is to obtain control over the microstructure of selective laser melted tungsten such that crack-free high accuracy tungsten components with excellent mechanical properties can be manufactured.
Application Deadline: 20/04/2025
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8. Fully Funded PhD Position in Design, manufacturing and testing of liquid metal heat shielding concepts
Summary of PhD Program:
A key aspect to enable nuclear fusion as a cost-effective and reliable energy source is how to mitigate the heat load on the reactor wall and ensure its lifetime. A potential solution are liquid metal heat shields, where a liquid metal is captured in a capillary solid skeleton. High purity tungsten will be used as the structural skeleton material in liquid metal divertor components. The concept of additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, offers the geometrical flexibility required for these intrinsically complex components. Specifically, the laser powder bed fusion process offers a high geometrical accuracy for the required internal features.
Application Deadline: 20/04/2025
9. Fully Funded PhD Position in Signal Processing for a Wearable Ultrasound Monitoring Prototype
Summary of PhD Program:
The EU project “SonoSkin” is aimed at developing an affordable and scalable wearable ultrasound technology for continuous monitoring of critical body functions both in hospital and home settings. The project involves the development of open-access platform technologies using MEMS ultrasound technology in combination with edge AI to manufacture wearable devices (patches) that can monitor processes deep inside the body.
Application Deadline: 04/04/2025
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10. Fully Funded PhD Position in hydrogen plasma-based reduction of iron oxide
Summary of PhD Program:
Steel production requires the reduction of iron ore (iron oxide) to metallic iron. This process is traditionally performed at high temperatures and with carbon as the reduction agent, forming CO2 as the byproduct. Since steel production is responsible for about 7% of yearly anthropogenic CO2 emission, hydrogen is currently being evaluated as an alternative reduction agent. There are hints that hydrogen plasmas can drive the reaction at lower temperatures, leading to a recent renewed interest in this topic and several new experiments being setup around the world. However, these experiments are focused on application-oriented designs that do not allow for the measurements of plasma species
Application Deadline: 20/04/2025
11. Fully Funded PhD Position in Spatial AI Tools for Human-AI Collaboration
Summary of PhD Program:
The research aims to design an AI-powered toolkit that captures and models collocated collaboration by analyzing voice conversations, spatial positioning, and contextual factors in real time. By leveraging depth cameras, location trackers, audio interfaces, and interactive tools, the system will collect multimodal data to understand the nuances of team interactions. This data will be processed through spatial AI techniques and Large Language Models (LLMs) to generate a dynamic and intelligent representation of the collaborative environment.
Application Deadline: 20/04/2025
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12. Fully Funded PhD Position in Human-AI Interaction for Collocated Collaboration
Summary of PhD Program:
The research will establish a principled approach to integrating human-centered explainability into interactive systems, bridging the gap between AI’s complex decision and content-making processes and users’ needs for transparency, trust, and usability. Potential applications span across domains such as knowledge work, creative industries, and the future of work, where AI-driven tools are increasingly shaping workflows. We are considering ideas using multi-device interaction, projection-based interfaces, new hardware ideas, or augmented reality (AR) interfaces.
Application Deadline: 20/04/2025
13. Fully Funded PhD Position in Symmetric Cryptography over Prime Fields and Integer Rings
Summary of PhD Program:
At the current state of the art, the approach of designing symmetric primitives that naturally operate over bits is showing all its limit when those symmetric primitives are used in new emerging contexts, such as rising applications of practical importance including Format Preserving Encryption (FPE), Multi-Party Computation (MPC), Homomorphic Encryption (HE), and Zero-Knowledge (ZK). These applications are usually defined over prime finite fields, and more recently, even over integer rings. In order to work, such protocols and applications rely on the evaluation of symmetric cryptographic primitives (as ciphers and hash functions), whose details have a crucial impact on the performances of the considered application/protocol.
Application Deadline: 20/04/2025
14. Fully Funded PhD Position in reuse of steel bridge members with fatigue damage
Summary of PhD Program:
Are you eager to work on the reuse of steel bridge elements which experienced fatigue damage during their service time? In a world with finite resources and limited and slow natural renewal, we must preserve and conserve what is already there. Nevertheless, growth and the desire for creating something new continue to shape human activity and facilitate the preservation or even the desired expansion of the quality of life. This project aims at reusing components from existing steel and steel-concrete composite bridges as components in new bridge and building structures, thereby contributing to a fully circular economy.
Application Deadline: 30/04/2025
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15. Fully Funded PhD Position in computational illumination optics
Summary of PhD Program:
For ideal sources (point source or parallel beam of light rays) and light rays that follow a single path from light source to target screen, we know how to compute the required freeform optical surfaces (lenses or reflectors). This is done by numerically solving a nonlinear partial differential equation of Monge-Ampère type. In this project we will develop algorithms to design optical systems where light beams can be split and rays may follow different paths. This is important for applications as it may lead to more compact designs.
Application Deadline: 27/04/2025
16. Fully Funded PhD Position in Conformance Checking: Timed, Stochastic, and Systemic Trace Insights
Summary of PhD Program:
As part of your PhD, you will have the opportunity to teach Data Analytics to Bachelor students, helping them develop skills essential for their future careers. You will engage with motivated students, design hands-on learning experiences, and guide them in applying data analytics techniques to real-world challenges. Teaching will not only enhance your communication and mentoring skills but also deepen your understanding of key concepts, making you a stronger professional.
Application Deadline: 27/04/2025
17. Fully Funded PhD Position in Conformance Checking Algorithms with Ground Truth-Driven Insights
Summary of PhD Program:
As part of your PhD, you will have the opportunity to teach Data Analytics to Bachelor students, helping them develop skills essential for their future careers. You will engage with motivated students, design hands-on learning experiences, and guide them in applying data analytics techniques to real-world challenges. Teaching will not only enhance your communication and mentoring skills but also deepen your understanding of key concepts, making you a stronger professional.
Application Deadline: 27/04/2025
18. Fully Funded PhD Position in Supramolecular Chemistry and Materials
Summary of PhD Program:
Over the past century, synthetic materials have been designed for durability and stability, yet they largely lack the ability to adapt and respond to their environment. Inspired by nature, this project aims to bridge the gap between synthetic materials and biological systems by leveraging supramolecular chemistry to design adaptive, interactive, and autonomously responsive materials. By utilizing non-covalent interactions, we seek to develop self-regulating materials that can sense, respond, and evolve—just like living systems. This research integrates cutting-edge experimental techniques with robotics and machine learning to accelerate the discovery of functional supramolecular materials.
Application Deadline: 27/04/2025
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19. Fully Funded PhD Position in ultra-reliable wireless communications for mission critical applications
Summary of PhD Program:
The PhD positions, are funded by the Dutch National Growth Fund project “Aviation in Transition (LiT)” involving the Dutch aerospace industry and research organizations. In the case of avionics, the most important advantages of wireless systems are weight reduction and flexibility, resulting in less fuel consumption, ease of layout, upgradation/modification, service and maintenance. One of the aims of the project is to develop advanced technologies for wireless avionics intra-communication (WAIC). The PhD positions aim to investigate different techniques to guarantee high levels of reliability in private wireless network deployments in harsh environmental conditions, comprising robustness for interference, failure and attacks, along with high levels of availability, flexibility, in addition to dealing with stringent latency constraints.
