PhD position in machine-learning-based circuit creation of analog/mixed-signal integrated circuits

(ref. BAP-2021-624)

Laatst aangepast : 28/07/2021

This PhD research will be carried out under the guidance of Prof. Georges Gielen (https://www.esat.kuleuven.be/micas/index.php/georges-gielen), who was awarded the AnalogCreate ERC Advanced Grant and who is an expert in the design and design automation of analog/mixed-signal integrated electronic circuits. The research will take place in the ESAT-MICAS (Microelectronics and Sensors) research group at KU Leuven, which is internationally renowned for its wide range of research, education and valorisation activities in integrated electronics (https://www.esat.kuleuven.be/micas/).

Project

Within the frame of the ERC Advanced Research Grant AnalogCreate (https://www.kuleuven.be/english/research/EU/p/horizon2020/es/erc/analogcreate), several PhD positions and one postdoc position are available. While analog and RF electronic circuits are essential in many applications like IoT, biomedical, automotive, etc., their design remains time consuming and error prone due to their complexity and lack of automation. The overall goal of the AnalogCreate research program is to drastically increase the productivity, optimality and correctness of designing integrated analog electronic circuits by investigating and applying innovative algorithmic techniques, including AI and machine learning.

This PhD position will investigate and explore novel techniques from machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) towards the automated creation of new circuit topologies from the target specifications. Challenge is in making the new circuits trustworthy under all operating conditions.
Profile

Required background:

Master in Electrical Engineering, Master in Nano Engineering or Master in Computer Science with proven knowledge of analog/mixed-signal integrated electronic circuits besides the mastering of programming/CAD/AI techniques.

Good mastering of spoken and written English.

Offer

The position offers a PhD scholarshipfor 4 years.

Interested?

For more information please contact Prof. dr. ir. Georges Gielen, tel.: +32 16 32 40 76, mail: [email protected].

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