Researcher Engineering - Edge and cloud computing technologies (RE1)

BARCELONA SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER, Spain

Updated: about 2 months ago
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 31 Mar 2024

8 Mar 2024
Job Information
Organisation/Company

BARCELONA SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER
Research Field

Computer science » Computer systems
Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)
Established Researcher (R3)
Country

Spain
Application Deadline

31 Mar 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid)
Type of Contract

Permanent
Job Status

Full-time
Hours Per Week

31/03/2024
Offer Starting Date

1 Apr 2024
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme
Reference Number

119_24_CS_PPC_RE1
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description
Context And Mission

 


Internet of Things (IoT) involves massive numbers of sensing devices with different capabilities, ranging from low-complexity sensors to smart cameras and actuators, generating huge volumes of data, which can be transformed into valuable knowledge through Artificial Intelligence (AI) and big data technologies. In this context, an effective combination of edge and cloud computing technologies (a.k.a. compute continuum) has been rising as an emerging paradigm that: (1) allows bringing computation closer to the data sources, bringing down latency and energy consumption with respect to cloud computing, enabling novel real-time services for domains such as smart city; and (2) provides high-performance capabilities for data intensive algorithms. Moreover, the advent of newest communication technologies (e.g., 5G) can offer the necessary bandwidth, ultra‐low latency, and massive device connectivity needed to distribute applications across the compute continuum, and also supports novel architectures for Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC). Unfortunately, edge and cloud computing and networks technologies have been evolving in parallel, and they are not fully integrated, leaving a gap that must be addressed to jointly leverage the compute computing capabilities.
The research activities will be focused on one or several of the following topics, among others:
1. Design of orchestration policies that meet specific application requirements, jointly taking into account computing and communication resources in a distributed edge/cloud computing environment.
2. Explore architectures and protocols to support the integration of edge computing in 5G and beyond communication systems.
3. Development of advanced data analytics pipelines, addressing different application domains, including but not limited to smart mobility, precision agriculture, etc.

 


Key Duties

 

  • Support the research on policies and architecture design for edge computing in 5G, leveraging advanced edge devices (featuring GPUs, many-core, FPGAs, etc.) and a 5G testbed
  • Develop system prototypes featuring advanced data analytics pipelines, for the smart mobility, precision agriculture, etc.
  • Support the execution of ongoing research projects by attending technical meetings and writing technical reports
  • Generate scientific outcomes (journal and conference paper writing and presentation)

Requirements
Research Field
Computer science » Computer systems
Education Level
Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications
  • Education
    • Bachelor degree or MSc in Computer Science or Communications or related discipline
  • Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
    • Python and edge/cloud computing technologies
    • 5G and MEC architectural aspects
  • Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience
    • Knowledge of optimization and AI/ML techniques for resource management will be considered an asset
    • Knowledge about parallelism and HPC systems will be considered an asset
    • C/C++ programming
    • Fluent English both written and spoken
  • Competences
    • Candidates should be proactive and self-motivated, with positive work attitude
    • Ability to take initiatives, prioritize tasks and work under set deadlines
    • Ability to work both independently and within a team
    • Analytical thinking, problem-solving and result-oriented attitude

Additional Information
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación
Country
Spain
State/Province
Catalonia
City
Barcelona
Postal Code
08034
Street
Plaça Eusebi Güell 1-3

Where to apply
Website

https://www.bsc.es/join-us/job-opportunities/11924csppcre1

Contact
State/Province

Barcelona
City

Barcelona
Website

http://www.bsc.es/
Street

c/ Jordi Girona nº31
Postal Code

08034
Phone

https://www.bsc.es/join-us/job-opportunities/11924csppcre1

STATUS: EXPIRED

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