Your Commitment

The successful candidate will help in implementing the project which is on Improving Traffic Sustainability, Resilience, Robustness, and Safety on Roads Through Connected Vehicles. The project is built upon an AI-based Joint Transportation and Communications V2X Framework. In particular, the potential candidate will support the research toward the development of intelligent technologies to deal with communication link failures and their impact on ITS and seek solutions to improve different aspects of traffic despite such deficiencies. The successful candidate will also be responsible for performing required simulations, manuscript writing, and preparing project reports. The successful candidates will interact with researchers and stakeholders (local and international collaborators and institutions) with respect to the related projects.

Skills

Qualifications

The candidates for the Research Assistant/Associate position must respectively have MSc/PhD in Electrical Engineering (communication engineering subfield). The potential candidates should have a demonstrated record of scholarship and a track record of excellence in research on ITS and path-planning algorithms.  Being familiar with AI-based optimization is a plus. Familiarity with software packages such as SUMO, NS2, and OPNET is a plus. Fluency in written and spoken English is required. We are looking for both short-term (3-6 months) and long-term (1 year or more) appointments.

Preferable research experiences

• Experience in path-planning algorithms (cars, drones, etc)


• A good publication record of the position-related papers published in peer-reviewed journals (This will be normalized to the years active in research)


• Ability to work effectively as a part of a multi-disciplinary research team, and to carry out independent individual research to meet project goals


• Advanced written and oral communication skills


• Outstanding hands-on skills, strong computational and problem-solving skills, and a high level of analytical ability


• Willingness to cooperate and support other researchers in the research lab