MSCA-PF: Joint application at the University of Granada. Department of Computer engineering, Au[...]

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Descripción de la vacante

The University of Granada invites applications for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship. Candidates with an interest in control theory or autonomous drones are encouraged to propose projects with potential real-world applications such as wildfire monitoring and pollution studies. Led by Prof. Héctor García de Marina, the Swarm Systems Laboratory offers an innovative research environment.

Formación

• Candidates should have a solid background in control theory or autonomous systems.
• Research proposals should target challenges in coordination, localization, or multi-agent systems.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and submit research proposals for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship.
• Conduct research on swarm robotics or autonomous systems.
• Collaborate with the Swarm Systems Laboratory.

Conocimientos

Control theory

Autonomous drones

Multi-agent systems

Perception

Geolocalization

Situation awareness

Educación

PhD in Computer Engineering or related field

Descripción del empleo

Computer engineering, Automation and Robotics

Organisation / Company University of Granada Department International Research Projects Office Laboratory Computer engineering, Automation and Robotics Is the Hosting related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Professor Héctor García de Marina , from the Department of Computer engineering, Automation and Robotics at the University of Granada, welcomes postdoctoral candidatesinterested inapplying for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF)in 2025 at this University. Please note that applicants must comply with the Mobility Rule (for more information about the 2025 call, please consult this link .

Brief description of the institution:

The University of Granada (UGR), founded in 1531, is one of the largest and most important universities in Spain. With amost 54,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students and more than 6,000 members of staff, the UGR offers over 90 undergraduate degrees, 157 master’s degrees (7 of which are international double degrees) and 28 doctoral programmes via its 124 departments and nearly 50 centers. Accordingly, the UGR offers one of the most extensive and diverse ranges of higher education programmes in Spain.

The UGR has been awarded with the "Human Resources Excellence in Research (HRS4R)", which reflects the institution’s commitment to continuously improve its human resource policies in line with the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers. The UGR is also internationally renowned for its excellence in diverse research fields and ranked among the top Spanish universities in a variety of ranking criteria, such as national R&D projects, fellowships awarded, publications, and international funding.

The UGR is one of the few Spanish Universities listed in the Shanghai Top 500 ranking - Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). The 2024 edition of the ARWU places the UGR in 301-400th position in the world and as the 3-8 highest ranked University in Spain ( http://sl.ugr.es/0dwJ ) , reaffirming its position as an institution at the forefront of national and international research. From the perspective of specialist areas in the ARWU rankings ( http://sl.ugr.es/0bSp ) , the UGR is outstanding in Mathematics and Dentistry & Oral Sciences Food Science & Technology (both ranked between 51th-75th position), Computer Science & Engineering, Food Science & Technology and Hospitality & Tourism Management (all three ranked between 76-100th position), and in the areas of Statistics and Psychology (both ranked between 101-150th position). A little lower in the ranking, the UGR also stands out in the areas of Business Administration and Earth Sciences, in which the UGR is positioned in the 151-200th position.

Additionally, the UGR counts with 3 researchers at the top of the Highly Cited Researchers (HCR) list ( http://sl.ugr.es/0cmD ), most of them related to the Computer Science scientific area. It is also well recognised for its presence in the top 200 Universities in Europe ( http://sl.ugr.es/0a6i ) at 43th place .

Internationally, the University of Granada is firmly committed to its participation in the calls of the Framework Programme of the European Union. For the duration of the prevoius Framework Programme, Horizon 2020, the UGR obtained a totalof123 projectswith a total funding of around€30 million.For the current Framework Programme, Horizon Europe, the UGR has obtained108 projects, so far, with a total funding of€33 million.

Brief description of the Centre/Research Group:

The Swarm Systems Laboratory, led by Héctor García de Marina, is part of the Department of Computer Engineering, Automation, and Robotics at the University of Granada. The laboratory hosts an ERC Starting Grant and it conducts its research within the Institute of Mathematics of the University of Granada—recognized with the María de Maeztu quality seal by the Spanish Government—and the Research Center in Information and Communication Technologies of the University of Granada.

At the Swarm Systems Laboratory, we are fascinated by the field of swarm robotics and autonomous systems, where control theory meets emergent behavior. We develop formal control theory for the coordination, cooperation, collaboration, and competition of multi-agent systems, primarily focusing on applications with teams of drones and ground vehicles.

We welcome candidates with ideas that align with either of the following two topics: control theory and/or autonomous drones.

If your background is in control theory, we are looking for candidates with ideas and interest in the control of multi-agent systems and complex networks. In particular, we are interested in addressing challenges related to formation control, localization, and coordination.

If your background is in autonomous drones, we seek candidates with ideas and interest in perception and multi-robot systems. Specifically, we are interested in addressing challenges involving geolocalization, hybrid localization (using both onboard and offboard measurements), relative localization, mapping, and situational awareness.

Ideally, the proposed project should have the potential to be integrated into autonomous missions, enabling real-world applications such as wildfire monitoring, atmospheric studies (e.g., pollution), or agriculture.

Does your idea fit within these topics? Don’t hesitate to contact Héctor García de Marina, he will be happy to assist you in writing the proposal.

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For a correct evaluation of your candidature, please send the documents below to Professor Héctor García de Marina ( [e-mail] ):