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Postgraduate PhD Position in Distributed Cooperative Control of Large-Scale Networked Embedded Systems, Cork Institute of Technology

A successful candidate will be registered for a PhD degree by research and paid a grant of €16,000 per annum for up to 36 months.
Control of large engineering systems, consisting of networks of interconnected/interacting subsystems, has attracted considerable attention in recent years due to the increasing availability of cheap computer and sensing power. Despite this progress, most control strategies rely on distributing control authority among individual system units without explicitly accounting for interactions between the subsystems.

Such a completely decentralised strategy may result in unacceptable control performance, especially if the subsystems interact strongly. On the other hand, completely centralised control of large, networked systems might be regarded as impractical and unrealistic. Two vital alternatives to this problem are the communication-based and cooperative control strategies. The former utilises a decentralised strategy but allows for information (about controllers) to be exchanged between different controllers, while in the latter the objective functions of the local controllers are modified to achieve systemwide control objectives. The goal of this project will be to develop an effective framework for control of large-scale networked embedded systems capable of handling subsystems interactions and resource limitations (performance, safety and communication constraints) in an explicit and systematic way. This will be realised by exploiting the concepts from game theory, model predictive control and multi-parametric programming. Applications of this project will be in the areas of energy management and information coordination in large-scale wireless sensor networks.

Profile of a candidate:
A suitable graduate for this project is expected to have a Masters degree in electronic engineering, mathematics, or equivalent. Solid background of modern control systems design, mathematics and, in particular, knowledge of optimisation theory and algorithms are essential. Proficiency in computer programming in C/C+ or Java and experience in using Matlab/Simulink are also essential for this position. Knowledge of wireless communications and in particular wireless sensor networks would be a distinct advantage.

Scholarship Details:
A successful candidate will be registered for a PhD degree by research and paid a grant of €16,000 per annum for up to 36 months.

For more information contact:

Dr. Marcin Cychowski
Technologies for Embedded Computing (TEC) Centre
Department of Electronic Engineering
Cork Institute of Technology
Rossa Avenue,
Cork, Ireland.
Tel: +353 (0)21 4326615
E-mail: marcin.cychowski[ at ]cit.ie

Via: Official Announcement
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