Research position on sharing economy platforms and crowdsourced network infrastructures and services
11-09-2020
We have oneopen research positions in the context of a Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (HFRI) grant (CRESCENDO project). The starting date for the appointment will be anytime in the interval October-December 2020 and its duration will be one year. The hired researcher will work in one or more of three thematic areas, which in order of priority are:
- Sharing economy platforms, with emphasis on transportation applications, e.g., ride-sharing and smart parking platforms
- Shared network infrastructures
- Participatory sensing and mobile crowdsensing
Eligible for the positions are
- Holders of an MSc degree in the field of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Informatics/Computer Science, Mathematics, or other related subject
- Current PhD students, who might want to work in one of the three areas as part of, or even independently of, their PhD work
- Young postdoctoral researchers with prior expertise and/or interest in one or more of the three areas
Applicants should have proficient knowledge of the English language and good technical writing and communication skills. Prior experience with mathematic software packages such as MATLAB and analytical skills in any of the areas of queuing theory, game theory, optimization, algorithms will be assessed positively. Equally welcome is possible experience with data mining and analysis of large datasets.
The researchers will join the Mobile and Multimedia Lab (https://mm.aueb.gr) of the Department of Informatics, in the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB). The Lab is housed in the new building of AUEB, possesses excellent computational resources, and hosts one of the largest and strongest teams across Greece in the area of networking. The monthly salary will be according to the provisions of HFRI for these grants, which make allowance for added value tax and mandatory insurance expenses on the employer's side
Interested applicants should send an email expressing their interest and addressing their questions to Dr. Merkouris Karaliopoulos (mkaralio@aueb.gr) with subject line "CRESCENDO project positions" and an attached cv, by September 21st, 2020