PhD Fellow: Modeling Safety in Mixed-Fleet Air Traffic

Edusail Abroad; Delft; In loco; EUR 36.000 - 45.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Edusail Abroad seeks a PhD candidate to work on safety, capacity and efficiency of mixed air fleets. The project extends the BlueSky air traffic simulator into a scenario generator and assessment tool, in collaboration with TU Delft, NLR and the Dutch infrastructure ministry.

Eligibility includes an MSc in Aerospace or Aeronautical Engineering (or related fields) with strong physics, maths and Python; English proficiency is required. Duration is 4 years with milestone go/no-go reviews.

Competenze

• MSc in Aerospace or Aeronautical Engineering, or MSc in Mechanical Engineering, Applied Math or CS with aviation interest.
• Strong physics, maths and Python coding.
• A B.Tech alone is not listed as sufficient.

Mansioni

• Extend the BlueSky open-source air traffic simulator into a scenario generator and assessment tool.
• Develop metrics and models to measure safety, capacity and efficiency of mixed fleets.
• Collaborate with TU Delft, NLR and ministry on methodology and evaluation.

Conoscenze

Strong physics

Mathematics

Python coding

English communication

Formazione

MSc in Aerospace or Aeronautical Engineering

MSc in Mechanical Engineering

MSc in Applied Mathematics

MSc in Computer Science

Strumenti

BlueSky

Descrizione del lavoro

Edusail Abroad seeks a PhD candidate to work on safety, capacity and efficiency of mixed air fleets. The project extends the BlueSky air traffic simulator into a scenario generator and assessment tool, in collaboration with TU Delft, NLR and the Dutch infrastructure ministry.

Eligibility includes an MSc in Aerospace or Aeronautical Engineering (or related fields) with strong physics, maths and Python; English proficiency is required. Duration is 4 years with milestone go/no-go reviews.