Master Thesis: Differentiable RT for Radio Propagation

Bewerberportal; Town of Vienna (WI); On-site; USD 16,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Canteen

Meal allowance

Organic coffee

Tea and fruit baskets

Preventive healthcare & company doctor

Additional days off for life events

Leisure subsidies

Voucher programme

Sports, cultural and social events

Flexitime / home office

Job summary

AIT Austrian Institute of Technology in Vienna offers a master’s thesis position in the Center for Digital Safety & Security. You will support research on reliable wireless 5G/6G propagation and sensing, focusing on differentiable ray tracing and learning from measurements.

The role involves implementing atmospheric refraction models and differentiable algorithms within Sionna RT, under expert supervision. Start ASAP for a 6‑month, 20‑hour/week engagement.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunications, Physics, or a related field.
• Strong Python programming skills; object-oriented software development is an advantage.
• Basic understanding of electromagnetics, wave propagation, wireless communications, or computer graphics.
• Experience with scientific computing frameworks (NumPy, TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Sionna) is a plus.
• Able to work independently while collaborating effectively in an interdisciplinary research team.
• Good written and spoken English skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Implement and evaluate atmospheric refraction models in the differentiable ray-tracing framework Sionna RT.
• Develop and evaluate differentiable algorithms for estimating electromagnetic material properties from real-world channel measurements.
• Learn to develop and validate simulation workflows for large-scale radio propagation combining physics-based models and ray tracing.
• Gain hands-on experience with wireless communication simulation frameworks and AI-enabled optimisation methods.
• Collaborate with researchers in wireless communications and contribute to next-generation ray-tracing methods.

Skills

Python

Object-oriented programming

English proficiency

Education

Master's degree (Electrical Engineering / CS / Telecommunications / Physics or related)

Tools

NumPy

PyTorch

Sionna RT

Job description

AIT Austrian Institute of Technology in Vienna offers a master’s thesis position in the Center for Digital Safety & Security. You will support research on reliable wireless 5G/6G propagation and sensing, focusing on differentiable ray tracing and learning from measurements.

The role involves implementing atmospheric refraction models and differentiable algorithms within Sionna RT, under expert supervision. Start ASAP for a 6‑month, 20‑hour/week engagement.