PhD Student

A PhD position is available for research on reasoning systems in Industry4.0 that brings together manufacturing knowledge and IoT data for operations decision support. The position is linked to a European project (H2020 MetaFacturing) that focuses on AI processing chains for resilient production processes in circular economy when recycled materials are fed into the process. The vision is to create a widely-applicable Digital Twin based process setup and control framework, fulfilling the requirements of industrial manufacturers (with a specific focus on metal parts) whose central hurdle is the effective use of available part and process data to improve the time-to-market and product quality. The research focuses on explainable AI reasoning frameworks and knowledge representation to describe how faults propagate and in this way support improved quality management in production processes.

• You hold a Master degree of Science in Engineering in the domain of Operations Research, Control Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent;
• You have an interest in the combination of academic research and industrial cooperation;
• You can operate both independently and in a multidisciplinary team;
• You have organisational skills and are highly motivated;
• You have good writing and presentation skills;
• You master the English language, written and orally, in an academic context;
• You have basic knowledge of AI, statistics and/or knowledge engineering;
• Programming skills (python, Java, SQL) or experience with IoT data processing are a plus.

Apply online by sending your documents to Prof. Sidharta Gautama ([email protected] ).

Your application must include the following documents:

• Your CV and an overview of your study results (merged into one pdf file)
• Your application letter in pdf format
• A transcript of the required degree (if already in your possession). If you have a foreign diploma in a language other than our national languages (Dutch, French or German) or English, please add a translation in one of the mentioned languages.
• Contact details of 1 or 2 reference persons.

Selection procedure:
1. Preselection based on the provided documents.
2. Selection based on interviews.

As Ghent University maintains an equal opportunities and diversity policy, everyone is encouraged to apply for this position.

For more information about the content of this position, please contact Prof. Sidharta Gautama ([email protected] ).
Important: do NOT send your application by email, but apply online.