[Sweden Scholarship] PhD Scholarship in Automatic Control

Application deadline: 2010-12-15


PhD Scholarship in Automatic Control in KTH, Sweden
Openings for PhD Studies in Automatic Control

KTH is the largest technical university in Sweden. Education and
research cover a broad spectrum within natural sciences and
engineering, as well as architecture, industrial engineering and
management, urban planning and environmental engineering. KTH has
13,300 full-year undergraduate students, 1,500 postgraduate students
and 3,900 employees.

The School of Electrical Engineering conducts research and education
in the fields of electrical engineering, information and communication
technology, systems engineering, electrical power engineering, and
plasma physics. Our research projects are carried out in close
collaboration with Swedish industry and universities world-wide. The
School has strong undergraduate and graduate programs.

The Automatic Control Lab conducts fundamental research in networked
control systems, control of communication systems, systems biology and
system identification. Industrial projects involve partners such as
ABB, Ericsson and Scania. A major part of the research is conducted
within the ACCESS Linnaeus Centre, Sweden's largest university
research centre in networked systems, and in EU-projects in
collaboration with European industry and universities. We have a large
academic network and collaborate with researchers at Caltech, ETH
Zurich, MIT, UC Berkeley, Stanford, among others.

We are currently looking for 1-3 PhD students with a strong background
and interest in mathematics, control, optimization, networking and
systems theory. Two of our existing research projects will support
these PhD students: one project is within the area of distributed
control of multi-agent systems and the other project is whitin the
area of wireless sensor networks. The research in these two projects
involve the modeling, analysis and design of control of multi-agent
systems and networking protocols with heterogeneous characteristics
that aim at achieving global tasks through local actions.

Qualifications of Candidates
We seek highly motivated individuals holding an MSc degree in
electrical engineering, engineering physics, computer science or
similar. The candidates should have excellent grades and very good
skills in oral and written communication. They should be ready to
contribute to an international research group adn a scientific
research agenda of major importance for European industry and
society. KTH aims to employ a diversity of talent and thus welcomes
applicants who will add to the variety of the University.


Employment
PhD positions are intended for those who pursue their own doctoral
studies. The positions include about 80% research and 20% teaching
assistance duties. The salary is based on the existing employment
agreement for PhD position at the School of Electrical Engineering.


Application
The application shall include a CV, a brief statement on why the applicant wishes to pursue PhD studies, contact information to three references, the degree certificate, and official transcripts of records.

The application should quote the reference number above and be sent to:

KTH School of Electrical Engineering
Att: Kathy Hammar
Osquldas väg 10
SE – 100 44 Stockholm
Sweden

or to:

0501@ee.kth.se
in pdf format (only), with all documents merged into one single pdf-file, with the reference number in the subject field.


Application deadline: 2010-12-15
Employers reference number: E-2010-0501


Contacts
Dimos Dimarogonas, Assistant Professor

dimos@ee.kth.se
Carlo Fischione, Assistant Professor

carlofi@ee.kth.se
Karl H. Johansson, Professor

kallej@kth.se