Fully Funded PhD Scholarship in Continuous epilepsy monitoring using low power sensors & TinyML at the Discipline of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
23 Jan 2024
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
University of Galway- Research Field
Engineering » Electrical engineering- Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)- Country
Ireland- Application Deadline
8 Mar 2024 - 11:00 (Europe/Dublin)- Type of Contract
Not Applicable- Job Status
Other- Hours Per Week
39- Offer Starting Date
1 Sep 2024- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by an EU programme- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer Description
Application(s) are invited from suitably qualified candidates for full-time funded PhD scholarship(s) starting in September 2024 affiliated to the Discipline of Electrical & Electronic Engineering at the University of Galway.
University of Galway
Located in the vibrant cultural city of Galway in the west of Ireland, the University of Galway has a distinguished reputation for teaching and research excellence
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Detailed Project Description Wearable technologies embedded with multiple intelligent sensors have reached an important cusp where various human factors such as portability, wearability and longer battery life are approaching utility for continuous real-time monitoring in early disease detection and diagnosis, such as epilepsy. The lack of portability and long-term wearability of current commercial wearable devices, as well as their high energy consumption, make it unsuitable and uncomfortable for continuous ambulatory monitoring. The project aims to design high performance ultra-low power analogue front end (AFE) system combined with edge computing ML algorithms that can sense, analyse, process, and autonomously act to detect incipient events such as epileptic seizures.
This project will be undertaken as a 4-year structured PhD programme at the University of Galway, which will involve the completion of 30 ECTS credits of level 9 taught courses. Every PhD student, in addition to a supervisor, has their own Graduate Research Committee (GRC) of three academic staff members. The formal role of the GRC is to review the student’s progress annually and to make a recommendation to the College on progression into the next year of the programme.
Living allowance (Stipend): The work is supported and funded for a duration of four years by the College of Science & Engineering, University of Galway. The annual stipend is €22,000 and the tuition fees (EU/Non-EU) are waived in full.
University fees: The university fees for 2024/2025 are €5,750 per annum for EU students and €15,000 per annum for non-EU students. Additionally, there is a student levy of €140 per annum, which is mandatory for all students to pay.
Start date: September 2024
Academic Entry Requirements:
- Bachelor's/Master’s degree in electronic engineering.
- Excellent hands-on skills with PCB/Veroboard prototyping.
- Experience with test measurement equipment, including Power Supplies, Oscilloscope, Signal Generators, DAQ, etc.
- Proficiency in circuit simulation tools such as LTSpice/TINA/Multisim.
- Candidates with machine learning skills, particularly in embedded ML, is desired.
- Proficiency in computer programming languages such as Python, C++, and Matlab.
- Positive attitude towards collaborative teamwork in an international environment.
- Experience in peer-reviewed conference/journal publications will be preferred.
To Apply for the Scholarship: Interested candidates are invited to submit their CV, a cover letter detailing how your skills are aligned for this role, a statement of personal research interests, academic transcripts, and contact information for two references to [email protected] .
Contact Name: Dr. Soumyajyoti Maji
Contact Email:[email protected]
Application Deadline: 08/03/2024 and time 11:00A.M. (Irish time 24hr format)
Primary Supervisor name (if applicable): Dr. Soumyajyoti Maji
Requirements
- Research Field
- Engineering » Electrical engineering
- Education Level
- Undergraduate
- Research Field
- Engineering » Electrical engineering
Additional Information
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- University of Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- State/Province
- Galway
- City
- Galway City
- Geofield
Where to apply
[email protected]
Contact
- State/Province
Ireland- City
Galway- Website
https://www.universityofgalway.ie/- Street
University Road- Postal Code
H91 TK33
[email protected]
STATUS: EXPIRED