PhD Scholarship Programme: Smart Management Systems Unit - Vicente López


  • Job: Investigador Junior
  • Department: Applied Artificial Intelligence
  • Location: Barcelona (Spain)
  • Contract: Internship
  • Working day: Full time
  • Sector: Internet and technology
  • Vacancies: 1
  • Discipline: Innovation

EURECAT

Eurecat is the second Research & Technology Organisation in Spain and one of the largest applied research and technology transfer organisation in Southern

Europe. It brings together the experience of more than 800 professionals who generate an annual turnover of 69 million euros and provides services to more than 2,000 companies. Eurecat integrates advanced digital capabilities and experience in biotechnology, industry and sustainability and collaborates with industry in R+D+I activities and projects, offering advanced scientific and technological services and specialized knowledge to respond effectively to the technological needs of very different business sectors, accelerating innovation, reducing both risks and spendings on scientific and technological infrastructures. The technology center participates in more than 200 large national and international consortium projects of high strategic R&I, has 230 patents and 10 spin-offs. Eurecat has eleven centers in Catalonia and presence in Madrid, Malaga and Chile.

Job description

Vicente Lopez PHD student

“Boosting the  Artificial Intelligence solutions training phase by means of process simulation methods”

PHD Description

The Smart Management Systems Unit of Eurecat Technology Center is looking for a highly motivated researcher to work on the application of simulation technologies to boost the training phase of the Artificial Intelligence-Machine Learning solutions for manufacturing systems.

The candidate will work mainly for the SMART Flagship project, dealing with the application of Reinforcement Learning in manufacturing scenarios. The focus of the PHD will be on the investigation of the use of manufacturing simulation tools to boost the training phase Artificial Intelligence-Machine Learning systems, specially Reinforcemen Learning solutions. The research will focus on the scientific contribution and technological developments including:

  • Participate in the definition and development of new Artificial Intelligence solutions for manufacturing
  • Combine simulations and Artificial Intelligence. Towards the so-called digital twin.
  • Investigate and optimize the training of the Artificial Intelligence solutions by means of manufacturing simulation tools
  • Develop, validate and maintain code
  • Lead, plan and execute demonstrations
  • Participate and lead scientific publications

Requirements

 

 

REQUIRED SKILLS:

  • MSc or BSc in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or related disciplines
  • Experience with python
  • Scientific programming skills
  • Team spirit and ability to work independently.
  • Problem solving capacities
  • Excellent communication skills, flexibility and creativity.
  • Very good knowledge of English is required.
  • Experience in Machine Learning will be a plus
  • Eager to learn

 

Location: Barcelona or Cerdanyola del Vallès

 

What Eurecat can offer you

The SMS unit is specialized in research and development of applied Artificial Intelligence based solutions for different sectors, including industry, energy, water and agriculture. Within the industrial and manufacturing applications of Artificial Intelligence, the SMS research has been focused on Predictive Quality and Predictive Maintenance, participating in several European research projects

These are the links of some of our applied Artificial Intelligence research projects for the industry:

https://eurecat.org/en/portfolio-items/preview/

https://eurecat.org/en/portfolio-items/sesame/

https://eurecat.org/en/portfolio-items/cuttingedge4-0/

https://eurecat.org/en/portfolio-items/revamp/

Job closed

  • Job: Investigador Junior
  • Department: Applied Artificial Intelligence
  • Location: Barcelona (Spain)
  • Contract: Internship
  • Working day: Full time
  • Sector: Internet and technology
  • Vacancies: 1
  • Discipline: Innovation