PhD Scholarship in Data-Driven Digital Twin for Marine Powertrain Performance

The Faculty of Engineering, Department Elektrotechniek en energietechniek, MOBI Electromobility Research Centre is looking for a PhD-student with a doctoral grant. 

More concretely your work package, for the preparation of a doctorate, contains: 

You will work in the EPOWERS group of the MOBI Research Centre (Electromobility Research Centre). 

Our Mission as EPOWERS Research Group is to offer and deliver cutting-edge research, provide top-notch designs and developments on power electronics, powertrains and smart green energy solutions with intelligent control systems for tomorrow's mobility, transport and smart green grid applications, with our ever-growing team of top-level researchers and experts.

EPOWERS level of expertise can be seen through:

•    our academic record at the world's most renowned academic journals in relevant fields;
•    our established national and international network of companies and research institutes;
•    and the content of the ever-growing number of projects we are involved in.

EPOWERS follows local and global trends, bilaterally interacting and collaborating with all varieties of research, technology, business, public, and political entities to contribute to the shaping of tomorrow's transport, mobility and green energy systems. 

EPOWERS is also part of MOBI Core Lab within Flanders Make - Driving Innovation. 

You will conduct research and work towards a PhD.

• You specialize in the following topic: Developing a Data-Driven and Secure Predictive Digital Twin for Enhanced Lifetime Performance of Marine Powertrain Systems;
• You work on projects independently;
• You will present your work at international conferences and publish your work in Q1 or Q2 journals.

For this function, our Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus (Elsene) will serve as your home base.