PhD Thesis “Enhanced flexibility and robustness of autonomous systems through human-machine interaction”

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Our Center for Vision, Automation & Control  located in Vienna invites applications for a PhD thesis. Our Competence Unit "Assistive & Autonomous Systems ", part of the Center for Vision, Automation & Control is working at the cutting edge of technologies for assistive & autonomous systems including environment perception, scene understanding, interaction of humans and machines, navigation and control. The vast range of applications includes construction, logistics, aviation and rail as well as agriculture, robotics, and special purpose machinery.

The goal of this PhD project is to investigate how to increase awareness of the system about its own state and how to leverage human interaction with the system to enhance flexibility and robustness and strengthen human-machine collaboration.

Join our AIT PhD programme with around 150 international students, carried out in cooperation with renowned universities – Let’s make ideas work – With you?
For this specific PhD position, you can either enroll for an Austrian university, or you can benefit from an exceptional opportunity to apply for a PhD programme at one of the most prestigious engineering schools worldwide, TUFTS School of Engineering in Boston, USA (Tuition fees are fully covered).