A PhD Studentship in:
Flexible Photonic Network Convergence Enabling Future Mobile Communications (COMPhLEX)
Radio and Optical Communications Laboratory Dublin City University (DCU) – Dublin, Ireland
Applications are invited for a fully funded 4-year PhD position, as detailed in the attached documentation, to work in the area of high speed photonic switching and optical-wireless network convergence for future datacentre and mobile networks. The work will form part of a research programme funded by Science Foundation Ireland which will run at Dublin City University (DCU) and involve partners Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and Tyndall National Institute in Ireland, as well as Columbia University in the US. During the course of their work, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to visit some of the research laboratories of the participating institutions in order to further their research through collaboration.
Background to Research Topic
How society interacts with the internet is changing. The growing prevalence of bandwidth intensive mobile applications, such as live UHD video streaming and virtual reality, is causing an enormous growth in the interactions between mobile/access networks and datacentre networks. This exchange of high bandwidth data flows between these two types of networks is currently severely limited by the underlying electronic switching technologies. The research aims to demonstrate, (i) how emerging photonic switching technologies can be used to overcome electronic bottlenecks in future high speed transmission systems, and (ii) how flexible photonic system design can be used to ensure successful convergence (or merging) of mobile and datacentre networks – paving the way for high bandwidth, programmable interactions between these two network types.
A PhD student is sought to work on the design and implementation of laboratory based optical transmission systems which will help to demonstrate the stated research aims. This work will entail ‘hands-on’ technical laboratory research. Applicants for this position should hold a higher honours degree in electronic engineering, physics or a related area and should show a strong potential for conducting high-level research in areas related to the research topic. An ideal skill-set for the candidate will include: ‘hands-on’ laboratory experience with telecommunications systems, knowledge of radio/optical transmission techniques e.g. Modulation formats, 4G/5G, WDM routing, and experience of programming with Matlab/Python or similar. English language entry requirements will apply to this position (see https://www.dcu.ie/registry/english.shtml).Funding Notes
A 4-year PhD studentship of €18,500 per annum is offered, with all university fees paid. A budget is additionally provided for visits to partner institutions and to international conferences.
Applications
Applicants should submit a CV and a brief letter of interest to the contact below. The closing dates for applications is the 15h of March 2019. A flexible start date between April – September 2019 is envisaged.



Please use the email subject line ‘DCU COMPhLEX PhD 2019’ for your applications submission, or for any queries relating to the position.

https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/375163