Are you holding Master’s degree and looking for fully funded PhD positions? University of Twente, 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 Mapping capillary vessels mechanics with stabilized bubbles
Summary of PhD Program:
Our healthcare system is under unsustainable strain owing, largely, to cardiovascular diseases and cancer. For both, imaging vasculature and flow precisely is paramount to reduce costs while improving diagnosis and treatment. Specifically, the focus is on the multiscale aspects of shear, vorticity, pressure, and mechanics within arteries and capillary beds (10 – 200 um vessels). However, this requires an imaging depth of ~10 cm with a resolution of ~50 um. Furthermore, velocities often exceed 1m/s, which requires a frame rate of ~1000 fps. So far, clinical imaging modalities have been incapable of reaching sufficient spatiotemporal resolution and there is thus a dire need for new techniques.
Application Deadline: 15 Sep 2023
2. 03 Fully Funded PhD Position in Ultrasound attenuation mapping for distortion compensation
Summary of PhD Program:
Plane-wave ultrasound enhanced with contrast microbubbles outperforms all modalities in safety, cost, and speed, and is thus the ideal candidate to address this need. The strategy proposed in the Super-FALCON project harnesses the nonlinear dynamics of monodisperse microbubbles.
Work package 1 (PhD position 1) will use deep learning and GPU-accelerated acoustic simulations to recover super-resolved (1/20th of the wavelength) bubble clouds.
In work package 2 (PhD position 2), we will create a new physical model for confined bubbles and use them as nonlinear sensors for capillary imaging.
In work package 3 (PhD position 3), we will disentangle attenuation and scattering using the physics and mathematics of nonlinear ultrasound propagation complemented with deep learning. This will allow us to correct for wave distortion and apply the strategies from work packages 1 and 2 in deep tissue.
Application Deadline: 15 Sep 2023
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3. 02 Fully Funded PhD Position in development of stable thermochemical materials
Summary of PhD Program:
We are seeking a passionate and talented individual to take on the role of developing heat storage materials using advanced additive manufacturing techniques. This position offers a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of research in the field of materials science. Your focus will be on analyzing and developing a fluidic process for additive manufacturing, to create composite materials with optimized architecture. You will encapsulate salts within flexible and breathable polymer capsules, leveraging cutting-edge technology to prevent salt agglomeration. You will then stack these capsules, to create macroscopically porous materials with integrated high energy density, enhanced diffusion of water vapor, and efficient heat transfer.
Application Deadline: 25 Sep 2023
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in Program Analysis for LLVM-IR and all its source languages
Summary of PhD Program:
With the omnipresence of software, our lives and income depend crucially on the quality of software: software failures can cause planes to crash, emergency service to be unreachable, and companies to lose millions of dollars (because of missed business opportunities, but also due to reputation damage). Therefore, software developers are urgently looking for techniques that can help them to improve the quality of their software. Formal verification techniques that allow one to prove that software will never reach an erroneous state can play an essential role in this. However, to use this in an industrial setting, we need to make sure that the verification technology can be used in combination with the newest programming language technology. Deductive program verification is a formal verification technique that works directly at the code level, and non-trivial case studies have shown its potential.
Application Deadline: 31 Aug 2023
5. Fully Funded PhD Position in Enhancing Sustainability in Industry for Improved Health
Summary of PhD Program:
The objective is to understand how sustainability strategies (including circular economy practices, diffusion of renewable energy technologies, healthy lifestyles, sustainable consumption, etc.) can reshape the future of industry and health systems. In fact, by prioritising sustainable practices in industry, we can reduce pollution and environmental degradation, leading to cleaner air and water for everyone. This, in turn, can improve public health and reduce healthcare costs. Additionally, sustainable practices often involve the use of renewable energy sources, which can create new jobs and boost the economy. By supporting sustainable practices, individuals and communities can work towards a better quality of life for all, both now and in the future.
Application Deadline: 25 Sep 2023
6. Fully Funded PhD Position in Dutch NWA-ORC project ‘LOAD’
Summary of PhD Program:
This PhD position will focus on the load pattern investigation by means of measuring movements of the users. Specifically, the PhD researcher will work towards minimizing the required number of inertial measurement units (IMUs) to obtain insights in both the kinematics and kinetics of the user. The relation between kinematics and kinetics is very important to improve the daily life functioning of OA patients. The goal is to estimate knee loading using IMUs by developing individual models based on biomechanical principles. Additionally, the PhD researcher will work towards a feedback application to minimize such loads to decrease the disease progression.
Application Deadline: 31 Aug 2023
7. 03 Fully Funded PhD Position in National Growth funding Project (TePs)
Summary of PhD Program:
The project is part of the National Growth Fund, and thus the main goal is to develop systems (products) with significant revenue potential. The researchers at the University of Twente are responsible for developing the knowledge and technology needed for the realization of these systems. Therefore, the three researchers will require to collaborate intensively with each other, and the project partners, as each research has a main focal point in the domains: Power Electronics, Electromagnetic compatibility or Control & signal processing.
Application Deadline: 30 Sep 2023
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8. Fully Funded PhD Position in Molecular neuromorphic devices for energy efficient computing
Summary of PhD Program:
Inspired by the incredible energy efficiency of our own molecular “supercomputer”, our brains, the aim of this project is to fabricate artificial neural networks based on molecule-polymer hybrid devices. The molecular hybrid structures exploit the dynamical behavior of such systems needed to create devices tailored for spike-timing dependent computing leading to energy efficient computing. The challenge will be to develop fabrication methods that preserve the molecule polymer hybrid structures and their dynamical properties. Mainly, to preserve the chemistry (dynamic covalent bond formation) that drives the molecular switches in the devices and to optimize them (switching speeds, energy efficiency, stability) which will be studied by electrical measurements and/or in situ spectroscopy.
Application Deadline: 31 Aug 2023
9. Fully Funded PhD Position in IC Design group
Summary of PhD Program:
Professor Bram Nauta’s Integrated Circuit Design (ICD) group focuses on various aspects of analog and Radio Frequency (RF) Integrated Circuits (IC). The group’s motto is “fundamental solutions for practical problems” and under this vision, it has contributed many fundamental new ideas in circuit design. The IC Design group has made high-impact inventions in analog filters, thermal noise cancelling amplifiers, ultra-low power analog to digital converters, software-defined radio, mixer-first receivers, N-path filters and sub-sampling phase locked loops. The group is a world leader and initiator of many new research directions which also find their application in industrial products. The group has a strong collaboration with the global semiconductor industry.
Application Deadline: 5 Jan 2024
10. Fully Funded PhD Position in Joint-on-Chip for inflammation in Osteoarthritis
Summary of PhD Program:
A deeper understanding of Osteoarthritis (OA) and the development of effective therapies remains limited by unrepresentative in vitro and in vivo models. There is an unmet need for a predictive, human, multi-tissue in vitro joint models recapitulating key features of the moving joint, which can mimic disease-initiating and aggravating cues, such as inflammation. Organs-on-Chips (OoCs) are highly promising advanced in vitro models, which enable modeling of the crosstalk between individual tissues in a single platform. Such feat allows for close mimicry of the multi-tissue intra-articular environment, thus ideally suited to emulate complex diseases such as OA.
Application Deadline: 15 Sep 2023
11. Fully Funded PhD Position in Sustainable Energy Systems
Summary of PhD Program:
Are you passionate about sustainability and ready to make a significant impact in energy research? We are seeking a motivated and visionary Ph.D. Researcher to join our dedicated team in addressing the critical challenge of optimizing heat transfer from fuel cells. In this unique position, you will play a central role in developing an innovative electrode design that maximizes heat transfer efficiency and contributes to more efficient waste heat utilization and temperature control.
Application Deadline: 15 Sep 2023
12. Fully Funded PhD Position in long-term beach and dune dynamics due to human and natural processes
Summary of PhD Program:
Your research project concentrates on the following two aspects: (1) Analyzing data sets in order to characterize intermittently occurring human and natural activities that induce bed level changes, such as bulldozing and wind-driven sand transport events, and the interactions between them. The data consists of e.g. hourly laser scans and video imagery of urbanized beaches and meteorological data. (2) Modelling the bed level changes driven by the identified human-natural interactions. Based on your earlier findings from data analysis of observations, you will extend a Cellular Automata model of beach-dune system evolution (DuBeVeg).
Application Deadline: 10 Oct 2023
13. Fully Funded PhD Position in Needle-free injections
Summary of PhD Program:
Injecting without needles is challenging because all skins are different. The study of fast traveling tiny droplets impacting on soft substrates will give you and our highly motivated team the knowledge to inject without harming the skin. It will also enable the determination of skin properties for vaccinations, cosmetics, and other uses, where needles are feared. This project will use state-of-the-art technology developed in the BuBble Gun Project. Together with collaborating experts from medical centers, commercial partners and spin-off companies, this project will contribute to developing a novel technology to provide personalized and effective medical and cosmetic treatments.
Application Deadline: 17 Sep 2023
14. Fully Funded PhD Position in Advancing Photoacoustic/Ultrasound Imaging for Thyroid Diagnosis
Summary of PhD Program:
Imagine a solution that transforms the landscape of thyroid nodule assessment. Enter photoacoustic imaging—a breakthrough technology that promises to enhance our understanding. Our endeavor revolves around augmenting ultrasound nodule classification with an array of supplementary features and metrics. By introducing quantitative and discriminative weighting factors, we aim to refine diagnostic accuracy.
Application Deadline: 15 Sep 2023
15. Fully Funded PhD Position in Knowledge Engineering for Smart Diagnostics
Summary of PhD Program:
You will be working on the ZORRO project: Engineering for Zero Downtime in Cyber-Physical Systems via Intelligent Diagnostics, led by Prof. Dr. Mariëlle Stoelinga. System-level diagnosis currently heavily depends on knowledge that is hidden in the brains of the experts or written documentation, often vaguely specified. Therefore, you will be working on (i) finding ways to formally model knowledge about organisations, agents and domains for the specific task of diagnostics, (ii) developing knowledge extraction methods in large industrial systems, (iii) extracting knowledge from various information sources (such as tables, spoken conversation, meta-data, etc.) and (iv) integrating the various extracted knowledge and data into the actual diagnostic process.
Application Deadline: 24 Sep 2023
16. Fully Funded PhD Position in 3D reconstruction and mixed reality
Summary of PhD Program:
This position is part of a recently EU-funded XTREME project: Mixed Reality Environment for Immersive Experience of Art and Culture. The overall objective of XTREME is to develop a human-centred and ethically developed digital and industrial mixed reality environment to experience art and music performances and concerts and to improve its social value. The project is a collaboration among 14 partners, including IT University Copenhagen and the University of Twente. You will be based in a team with outstanding academic performance (as reflected by our publications in impactful journals and conferences), a strong industrial network, and a pleasant, collaborative atmosphere. You will be working on calibrating multi-sensor systems, reconstructing high-fidelity 3D CAD models, and developing scene synthesis methods for blending virtual and real scenes.
Application Deadline: 1 Oct 2023
17. Fully Funded PhD Position in scene understanding and mixed reality
Summary of PhD Program:
Mixed Reality Environment for Immersive Experience of Art and Culture. The overall objective of XTREME is to develop a human-centred and ethically developed digital and industrial mixed reality environment to experience art and music performances and concerts and to improve its social value. The project is a collaboration among 14 partners, including IT University Copenhagen and the University of Twente. You will be based in a team with outstanding academic performance (as reflected by our publications in impactful journals and conferences), a strong industrial network, and a pleasant, collaborative atmosphere. You will be working on visual scene understanding including detecting static and moving objects with multi-camera systems, developing dynamic semantic scene graphs, and developing generative AI methods for blending virtual and real scenes.
Application Deadline: 1 Oct 2023
18. 02 Fully Funded PhD Position in Communication Systems
Summary of PhD Program:
In the SHARQS project, we will empirically establish the algorithm life-cycle in Internet protocols and applications and use a model-driven approach to test the feasibility of replacing existing algorithms with PQC alternatives, which may have vastly different properties in terms of processing, bandwidth and memory requirements. The outcomes of the project will be actionable, empirically backed advice for operators, standards bodies and policymakers. SHARQS targets both the transition of the “mainstream” Internet and specific applications and protocols used in the context of the Internet of Things and Industrial Control Systems. This vacancy consists of 2 different PhD positions. Each position has a different focus and we urge you to state your preference in your motivation letter.
