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2x PhD Early Stage Researchers Positions

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PhD position 1: “SDN control plane for converged mmWave-UDWDM PONs”

The successful candidate will conduct both academic and experimental system research towards the development of a Software Defined Networking (SDN)- based architecture of the converged network. Specifically, the ESR will focus on the implementation of an open-source programmable testbed platform for the evaluation of novel system concepts and architectural components for the converged optical-wireless network, supporting network function virtualization and SDN.
The testbed will be used for the determination of the optimal location of the SDN controllers that jointly consider the limitations in wireless and optical domains, as well as for the development of strategies for the efficient control and management of the SDN controllers to optimally allocate resources to both wired and wireless users, by exploring the different levels of control centralization, the required control information minimization and the control policies’ grouping for similar service applications.   

 

PhD position 2: “Medium-Transparent MAC protocols for seamless wired-wireless communication”

The research project of this ESR is concerned with the definition of MAC protocols for the seamless communication in the converged network, which can be adjustable when applied to a network of interconnected UDWDM PONs. Specifically, the developed protocol will also enable QoS provisioning through the abstraction advertisement of the available resources to Over-The-Top (OTT) application providers, which in turn are able to negotiate and program the network resources according to specific QoS requirements, while handoff procedures will also be enabled. The evaluation of the developed methods/algorithms will be carried out through the development of analytical and simulation frameworks, as well as with the introduction, evaluation and testing of handoff procedures to the MAC protocols.

These Ph.D. enrrollments are fully funded for 3 years by the European Commission under the the H2020 Marie Curie Innovative Training Network Program.

Marie Curie ITNs provide competitive financial support to the ESR including:· a competitive monthly living and mobility allowance,· coverage of the expenses related to the participation of the ESR in research and training activities (contribution to research-related costs, meetings, conference attendance, training actions, etc.). The recruited researchers will have a regular contract with the same rights and obligations as any other staff member of Iquadrat. The ESRs should start within 2 months of the acceptance of the fellowship.

Candidates should be in their first four years of their research career (measured from the date when they obtained the degree which would formally entitle them to embark on a doctorate), and not having awarded a doctoral degree. Candidates could be of any nationality but not having resided or carried out their main activity in Spain for more than 1 year in the past 3 years. The recruited ESRs will be highly encouraged to enroll to the Ph.D. programme of local universities (UOC, UPC, UB, etc.).

Applicants must complete and upload the requested information via the following application form: http://5gstepfwd.eu/oaf-2017 and needs to select the positions IQU-1 and/or IQU-2, no later than 30 September 2017.

Additionally, applicants must email the application material (a cover letter indicating the applied position(s) and justifying your suitability, a detailed CV and complete transcripts, the name and address of two referees to support your application, and any other relevant documents), to Dr. John Vardakas no later than 30 September 2017.

 

Mobility Requirements:

Within the duration of the project, the ESRs will perform a secondment of up-to 6 months at CNRS, Paris, France.

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