KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium invites online application for multiple 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.
1. PhD Position in modelling the injection moulding process with foaming agent
Summary of PhD Positions:
This position is defined within the Innofoam project (SIM project) which is a collaboration with the PPE research group of KU Leuven Diepenbeek and small and large companies. The aim of the project is to support injection moulding companies in applying the foam technology within injection moulding process according to current state of the art. The use of the autodesk Moldflow software will be of great help. In that way, they will be able to create even larger specific stiffness for injection moulding processes compared to standard injection moulding process. Both numerical simulations and experimental injection moulding tests combined with appropriate material characterisation will be used to support this research. The validation of the performed work will be done on availalbe equipment present at KU Leuven Bruges Campus and alos within the participating companies.
Application Deadlines: October 21, 2022
2. PhD Position in Establishing strategies for device-ready monocrystalline perovskite layer deposition
Summary of PhD Positions:
In this PhD, the focus is set on developing deposition strategies for obtaining uniform and highly crystalline perovskite layers with improved optoelectronic performance and stability. Amongst the techniques, chemical vapor deposition will be explored and optimized, followed by rational engineering of a customized device configuration, aiming for the creation of a highly sensitive and stable perovskite-based(X-ray) photodetector. During this process, in-depth and in-situ micro- and spectroscopic studies on both the structure and photo physical properties will be conducted. Lastly, the project scope can be extended toward lead-free perovskites.
Application Deadlines: October 18, 2022
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3. PhD Position in Improving printed organic thermoelectric energy harvesters via multiscale morphological ordering
Summary of PhD Positions:
We are looking for a motivated PhD candidate to develop and characterize printable organic thermoelectric materials with high performance. Methodologies will be stablished to fabricate thin films of customized polymers, engineer their doping, characterize their molecular structure, and measure their electrical and thermal properties. Routes based on printing electronics techniques will be developed for the integration of such materials on a flexible substrate. The candidate must write scientific publications, present at international conferences, and participate in patents. She/he must also contribute to grant writing to develop her/his skills as an independent researcher. She/he will lead international collaborations when needed.
Application Deadlines: November 4, 2022
4. PhD Position in Marketing
Summary of PhD Positions:
Our work is published in leading international journals such as the Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, Marketing Science, Journal of Consumer Psychology, International Journal of Research in Marketing, Journal of Retailing, and Journal of Service Research. We also maintain several productive partnerships with industry and governments, both nationally and internationally.
Application Deadlines: 31/10/2022
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5. PhD Position in neuropaediatric rehabilitation
Summary of PhD Positions:
The main aim of this European project is to personalize the diagnosis and therapy of the upper limb in children with unilateral cerebral palsy by means of artificial intelligence on the basis of large international, multicenter studies. First, it will attempt to establish the clinical diagnosis and provide an accurate prognosis for the response to treatment of the individual child with unilateral cerebral palsy through a multimodal approach including clinical examination, medical imaging and real-life monitoring of the upper limb. Second, a personalized home program will be established in the concept of action-observation therapy. We are a clinical partner in this European project.
Application Deadlines: 12/10/2022
6. PhD Position in Location optimization on the low-voltage network
Summary of PhD Positions:
The EVCS location optimization problem is a generalization of facility location problem on a graph, which is NP-hard. The computational time required to solve an EVCS location optimization problem will largely depend on the size and the structure of the underlying graph. – How much computation time is affordable for solving an EVCS location optimiza- tion problem? – Do we need proven optimal solutions? – Can we decompose the problem into manageable subproblems?
Application Deadlines: October 20, 2022
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7. PhD Position in Design of a piezo drive for the beam alignment system of the LISA space mission
Summary of PhD Positions:
You work in the Micro- and Precision Engineering section of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. We have a long-standing tradition in designing high-performance mechanisms like medical robots, piezo-drive systems, and ultra high speed micro-turbines.
Application Deadlines: October 31, 2022
8. PhD Position in Simulation supported vibro-acoustic monitoring of additive manufacturing parts
Summary of PhD Positions:
This PhD is part of a project aiming to produce first-time right zero-defect parts through additive manufacturing. This project aims to develop monitoring solutions fusing complementary information from optical sensors, and structural and airborne acoustic emission sensors. Given the complexity of combining different monitoring data streams, the project will employ data-driven models as well as physics-based signal analysis.
Application Deadlines: November 1, 2022
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9. PhD Position in Chemistry
Summary of PhD Positions:
The Department of Chemistry is part of the Science and Technology Group of KU Leuven. The department is strong in several research domains, organized in 5 departments: Molecular Design and Synthesis, Polymer Chemistry and Materials, Molecular Visualization and Photonics, Biochemistry and Molecular and Structural Biology and Quantum and Physical Chemistry. To support the research activities, the department is recruiting a number of doctoral fellows on departmental FLOF resources.
Application Deadlines: 15/10/2022
10. PhD Position in Virtual sensing strategies from optical fiber measurements in mechanical systems
Summary of PhD Positions:
This PhD is part of a project aiming to develop a novel approach for virtual sensing of dynamic quantities (strains, stresses, forces) in mechanical systems, exploiting fiber optical measurements in the considered structures. These types of sensors have shown great potential over the past decades due to the distributed nature of the information which can be extracted. However, in order to robustly apply these sensors, a proper correction for the connection between the thermal and structural behavior of the system under study is key. There is therefore great potential in estimation or observer frameworks which allow to combine thermo-mechanical models together with these measurements in order to obtain an accurate view on the operational behavior of the system.
Application Deadlines: December 4, 2022
11. PhD Position in a mathematical framework for the modelling of complex energy systems
Summary of PhD Positions:
This PhD research is part of the project “Control algorithms for flexibility in power-to-X and industrial processes (InduFlexControl-2)”, the general objective of which is to develop data-driven modelling techniques and control methodologies, harness flexibility in the energy-intensive industry and enable its active participation in the energy transition while remaining cost-efficient and low in CO2 emissions. The PhD focus will be consider/develop and compare white-box models (purely based on physical principles, governing equations), black-box models (purely based on data) and grey-box models (combining physical principles and data) to help redesigning and improving energy-intensive processes (reduced cost and more environmentally friendly), with particular attention to energy conversion (possibly between unconventional energy carriers, so-called power-to-X) and energy storage technologies.
Application Deadlines: October 31, 2022
12. PhD Position in Digital twin for data driven control, commissioning and continuous design optimisation of positive energy neighborhoods
Summary of PhD Positions:
The PhD-project is focusing on energy neutral and zero-carbon buildings and built environments. Knowledge of building energy simulation modeling is essential. Independence and initiative, reliability in team work and good communication skills are similarly valuable. Finally, a suitable knowledge of spoken and written English is required. The position is open for applicants holding a Master of Science in Engineering (or equivalent): Architecture, Civil Engineering, Energy, Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering with a strong interest and experience in the field of energy in buildings.
Application Deadlines: October 20, 2022
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13. PhD Position in Theory, Design and Characterization of Optical Singularities in Nanostructured Objects
Summary of PhD Positions:
The most recent drastic advancement in nanotechnology has paved the path towards the investigation of many extreme nano-optical effects. There, optical singularities, i.e., the very spatial points where physical parameters describing electromagnetic fields are undefined, have been attracting growing attention from both the physics and engineering communities, for their potential applications in manipulating and trapping microparticles, optical communication and super resolution, to name a few. The very objective of this doctoral study is, based on a solid theoretical understanding, to design plasmonic/dielectric nanostructures to efficiently exploit structured light in the near field regime of the aforesaid structures and their associated optical singularities, including, phase singularities, polarization singularities, to name a few.
Application Deadlines: November 30, 2022
14. PhD Position in Channel Modeling and Prediction for 6G Non-Terrestrial Wireless Networks
Summary of PhD Positions:
This project will focus on both the fundamental theory and practical implementation of channel modeling. The preliminary drawn-up directions can include but are not limited to i) UAV channel measurement and modeling, ii) Geometry-based non-stationary channel modeling, iii) Deterministic channel simulation by ray tracing, and iv) Machine-learning-based propagation channel prediction. This project will consist of both analytical and experimental work. The Networked Systems lab has fully operational drones, and USRPs, as well as a 64-antenna Massive MIMO testbed, facilitating researchers to conduct proof-of-concept experiments.
Application Deadlines: November 30, 2022
15. PhD Position in Smart Sensors for Shape-Adaptable Shoe Insoles for Diabetic Patients
Summary of PhD Positions:
For diabetic patients, special care needs to be given to the extremities in the body such as the foot. Therefore, shoe insoles are carefully designed to minimize the pressures on the foot during daily activities. However, there is still a need for a reactive patient-targeted approach. In this Ph.D. project, the candidate will investigate new technologies for sensing coatings with the application in shoe insoles to design flexible electronics to sense and detect excess local pressures. The design and development of sensing coatings and electronics is very challenging as pressures need to be measured with high sensitivity at a high load.
Application Deadlines: October 28, 2022
16. PhD Position in Ultra-dense sustainable networks for wireless battery management
Summary of PhD Positions:
In this project, we aim to make wireless communications more sustainable and scalable. We will design, from hardware to protocol stack, a lightweight communication solution that allows reliable monitoring with a small electronics footprint. To this end, we will start from known short-range internet of things (IoT) communications such as Bluetooth low energy (BLE). We will then explore how to gradually rely on less hardware, by moving processing and analog functions to over-the-air methods. This means that the operation is executed in the air, and there is no need to have a hardware device in each of the ultra-dense battery cells. By doing so, we will be able to reduce the footprint of wireless devices by using less hardware, which also contributes to making wireless devices more energy efficient.
Application Deadlines: November 30, 2022
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17. PhD Position in Building blocks for open disaggregated 6G radio access networks
Summary of PhD Positions:
The goal of this research project is to focus on synchronisation of the different distributed SDR nodes. While synchronisation of radios and clocks is known, it is not know today how to do it in a scalable or sustainable way. Without proper synchronisation, our future generation networks will not function as they could . The main opportunities in this project are, next to working in a state-of-the-art research lab, the cooperation with industry and academia in Europe, but also beyond, on the new wave called 6G.
Application Deadlines: November 30, 2022
18. PhD Position in Optimizing Antibacterial Dosing in Special Patient Populations
Summary of PhD Positions:
The dosing of antibiotics – and many other drugs – has been derived from rather stable patient populations. However, it is now widely accepted that standard doses are not adequate (i.e., unacceptable efficacy and/or toxicity) in patients with severe bacterial infections, who show extensive pharmacokinetic variability. This is often referred to as the ‘one dose does not fit all’ paradigm. Over the last decade, our research group contributed substantially to the identification and characterisation of inappropriate antimicrobial dosing. In partnership with the Leuven Pharmacometrics group, we modelled the exposure to several antibiotics and simulated different optimized dosing strategies. We are now taking the next step, which is to validate these dosing strategies and to evaluate their effect on clinical outcome.
Application Deadlines: November 30, 2022
19. PhD Position in Physics-based and data-enriched modelling and analysis of wind turbine & automotive gearboxes
Summary of PhD Positions:
The objective of this PhD trajectory is to develop, validate and exploit advanced numerical tools for the analysis of wind turbine and automotive gearboxes that are tailored towards the needs and requirements of Industry 4.0 and beyond. Applications of these numerical tools in Industry 4.0 include virtual prototyping of novel gearbox and drivetrain concepts and digital twin related activities such as virtual sensing / monitoring of difficult to measure gearbox characteristics . As a PhD researcher, you will use novel insights in the fields of physics-based modelling to develop and validate accurate and efficient gearbox analysis tools, starting from a library of computational tools available at the hosting research group.
Application Deadlines: January 31, 2023
20. PhD Position in secure software stacks for decentralized applications
Summary of PhD Positions:
In this position you will perform research on decentralized applications under the supervision of prof. Tom Van Cutsem. Our research aims to cover the full stack of building secure decentralized applications, from the blockchain layer to the smart contract execution layer all the way up to the application logic. We study both existing platforms (e.g. Ethereum, Cosmos) as well as create the foundations for next-generation Dapp platforms. The specific scope of your research project is open for discussion.
Application Deadlines: November 15, 2022
