[agents] Job openings: two 4-year PhD positions in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at Delft University of Technology

[Matthijs Spaan]

Dear all,

Delft University of Technology offers two PhD positions on the 
development of algorithmic techniques to optimise flexible energy use in 
industry. The research will be performed in the Algorithmics research 
group in the department of Software Technology. Fundamental research in 
the Algorithmics group is at the forefront of international scientific 
developments in the fields of planning and scheduling, and research 
results find use in complex societal challenges regarding traffic, 
logistics, and the future energy system.

Renewable generation of power is often intermittent, uncertain, and 
uncontrollable. As balance between demand and generation is required at 
all times, flexibility in electricity demand is needed to prevent having 
significant costly flexible controllable generation (from fossil energy 
sources) on stand-by. Unleashing this potential of energy flexibility in 
industry requires optimising the daily operations not just regarding 
throughput, but also to include making cost-effective energy trading 
decisions. This project aims to develop algorithmic techniques to 
support both these decision problems under uncertainty.

PhD position 1 targets developing algorithms for planning under 
uncertainty for optimising day-to-day operations, while PhD position 2 
focuses on developing methods for dealing with the uncertainty regarding 
strategic decisions on investments and on trading in bilateral contracts 
and future markets.

Further details:
http://www.alg.ewi.tudelft.nl/fileadmin/alg/files/Job_opening_FlexI.pdf

Regards,
Matthijs