[agents] ERC funded postdoc and PhD positions relating to autonomous vehicles and lane-free traffic control

[Georgios Chalkiadakis]

Dear all,

Please take a look at the call below.
All applications should be received by September 2 the latest, and be
submitted
to the email of the ERC Advanced Grant holder mentioned below.
Interested candidates with an AI/MAS background can contact myself first,
at gehalk at intelligence.tuc.gr - please do so before August 20 if possible.

Best regards,
Georgios Chalkiadakis

*PhD and Post-doc openings in the frame of the*

*ERC Advanced Grant TrafficFluid*

The research proposal TrafficFluid (Lane-free Artificial-Fluid Environment
for Vehicular Traffic) has been recently selected by the European Research
Council (ERC) to receive funding through an ERC Advanced Grant. The
principal investigator of TrafficFluid is Prof Markos Papageorgiou,
Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece. This is an announcement for
2 post-doc research position and 4 PhD candidate positions. Successful
applicants will be hired from the 1st of October 2019, the earliest, and
for a period of up to 4 years for PhD candidates and up to 5 years for
post-docs. Applications can be emailed to: markos at dssl.tuc.gr.



*Project Abstract*: TrafficFluid launches an original idea that leads to a
novel paradigm for vehicular traffic in the era of connected and automated
vehicles (CAVs) and is based on two combined principles. The first
principle is *lane-free* traffic, which renders the driving task for CAVs
smoother and safer, as risky lane-changing manoeuvres become obsolete;
increases the capacity of the roadway due to increased road occupancy; and
mitigates congestion-triggering manoeuvres. The second principle is the *nudge
effect*, whereby vehicles may be "pushing" (from a distance, using sensors
or communication) other vehicles in front of them; this allows for traffic
flow to be freed from the anisotropy restriction, which stems from the fact
that human driving is influenced only by downstream vehicles. The nudge
effect may be implemented in various possible ways, so as to maximize the
traffic flow efficiency, subject to safety and convenience constraints.

TrafficFluid combines lane-free traffic with vehicle nudging to provide,
for the first time since the automobile invention, the possibility to
design (rather than merely describe or model) the traffic flow
characteristics in an optimal way, i.e. to engineer the future CAV traffic
flow as an efficient artificial fluid. To this end, the project will
develop and deliver the necessary vehicle movement strategies for various
motorway and urban road infrastructures, along with microscopic and
macroscopic simulators and traffic management actions.

*Two Post-doc Research Positions*

*Duration of contract*: 12 months (with an option for extension up to 5
years).

*Occupation*: Carrying out basic research as specified in the Project's
Description of Work (DoW).

*Starting gross salary*: 2500 - 3000 €/month depending on qualifications. A
salary increase by some 5% per year for the following years will be based
on performance.

*Required Qualifications*: PhD in any of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical
Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics.

*Desired Qualifications*:

·       PhD related to any of automatic control, traffic flow modelling and
control, fluid dynamics, partial differential equations, multi-agent
systems.

·       Independent research capabilities and guiding of younger
researchers.

·       Experience in dissemination of research results in scientific
journals and conferences.

·       Language proficiency in spoken and written English.

*Set of Application Documents:*

·       Motivation letter.

·       Curriculum Vitae including complete list of publications.

·       Recommendation letters from 2 internationally recognised seniors,
with assessment of the candidate’s independent research capacity, team work
abilities and personality.



*3 Research Positions (PhD candidates)*

*Duration of contract*: 12 months (with an option for extension up to 4
years).

*Occupation*: Carrying out basic research as specified in the Project's
Description of Work (DoW).

*Salary*: 1500 - 1600 €/month depending on qualifications. A salary
increase by some 5% per year for the following years will be based on
performance.

*Required Qualifications*: Diploma/MSc in in any of Electrical Engineering,
Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science,
Mathematics, Physics.

*Desired Qualifications*:

·       MSc related to any of automatic control, traffic flow modelling and
control, fluid dynamics, partial differential equations, multi-agent
systems.

·       Participation in research projects.

·       Experience in dissemination of research results in scientific
journals and conferences.

·       Language proficiency in spoken and written English.

*Set of Application Documents:*

·       Motivation letter.

·       Curriculum Vitae including complete list of publications.

·       Recommendation letters from 2 internationally recognised seniors,
with assessment of the candidate’s research capacity, team work abilities
and personality.
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