PhD Position Modeling and Simulating Resilience of Maritime Network Infrastructures

PhD Position Modeling and Simulating Resilience of Maritime Network Infrastructures

Develop new modelling and simulation methods to assess and enhance the resilience of maritime critical infrastructures

Job description

It is crucial to ensure the robustness of maritime network infrastructures, such as shipping routes, offshore energy systems (wind farms, oil and gas pipelines), food supply chains (fishery), and telecommunications (fiber-optic data & communication lines). The integration of these cyber-physical systems in maritime assets is necessary for their efficient and safe operation and performance but also makes them more vulnerable to security threats.

This exciting PhD project presents several scientific challenges, including:

• Developing advanced models for assessing the vulnerability of maritime critical infrastructures by combining expertise from diverse network domains;
• Designing strategies to optimize the robustness of these critical infrastructures by combining network/system and game theory;
• Building simulation tools to support vulnerability analysis.

You will join a leading team in network data science within the Multimedia Computing Group (MMC). We share a drive to understand and optimize complex systems ranging from social and technical networks to economic systems.

The supervision team consists of Huijuan Wang from the department of Intelligent Systems, Robbert Fokkink from the Delft Institute of Applied Mathematics (DIAM) and Alex Stefanov from the department of Electrical Sustainable Energy. This Phd project is part of the grand national project NEPTARGOS: Nautical Empowerment for Proactive Threat Analysis and Resilience with Guardian Oversight Systems. In your role, you will collaborate with NEPTARGOS partners, including Tilburg University, TNO and other public and private partners. You’ll work closely with these stakeholders to ensure that your research has real-world impact.

Job requirements

You are a recent graduate looking to use your analytical skills and innate curiosity to create a better, safer world. While the necessary scientific skills are important, you must also be able to thrive in a complex multi-disciplinary team with many stakeholders.

Because of project definitions, we are looking for EU citizens, and ideally with proficiency in Dutch.

You also have:

• An MSc degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics or Applied Physics.
• Good programming skills.
• Some experience with network science, complex systems and data analysis is preferable.

TU Delft (Delft University of Technology)

Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context.

At TU Delft we embrace diversity as one of our core values and we actively engage to be a university where you feel at home and can flourish. We value different perspectives and qualities. We believe this makes our work more innovative, the TU Delft community more vibrant and the world more just. Together, we imagine, invent and create solutions using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale. That is why we invite you to apply. Your application will receive fair consideration.

Challenge. Change. Impact!

Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

The Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS) brings together three scientific disciplines. Combined, they reinforce each other and are the driving force behind the technology we all use in our daily lives. Technology such as the electricity grid, which our faculty is helping to make completely sustainable and future-proof. At the same time, we are developing the chips and sensors of the future, whilst also setting the foundations for the software technologies to run on this new generation of equipment – which of course includes AI. Meanwhile we are pushing the limits of applied mathematics, for example mapping out disease processes using single cell data, and using mathematics to simulate gigantic ash plumes after a volcanic eruption. In other words: there is plenty of room at the faculty for ground-breaking research. We educate innovative engineers and have excellent labs and facilities that underline our strong international position. In total, more than 1000 employees and 4,000 students work and study in this innovative environment.

Conditions of employment

Doctoral candidates will be offered a 4-year period of employment in principle, but in the form of 2 employment contracts. An initial 1.5 year contract with an official go/no go progress assessment within 15 months. Followed by an additional contract for the remaining 2.5 years assuming everything goes well and performance requirements are met.

Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities, increasing from € 2901 per month in the first year to € 3707 in the fourth year. As a PhD candidate you will be enrolled in the TU Delft Graduate School. The TU Delft Graduate School provides an inspiring research environment with an excellent team of supervisors, academic staff and a mentor. The Doctoral Education Programme is aimed at developing your transferable, discipline-related and research skills.

The TU Delft offers a customisable compensation package, discounts on health insurance, and a monthly work costs contribution. Flexible work schedules can be arranged.

Will you need to relocate to the Netherlands for this job? TU Delft is committed to make your move as smooth as possible! The HR unit, Coming to Delft Service, offers information on their website to help you prepare your relocation. In addition, Coming to Delft Service organises events to help you settle in the Netherlands, and expand your (social) network in Delft. A Dual Career Programme is available, to support your accompanying partner with their job search in the Netherlands.

Additional information

If you would like more information about this vacancy or the selection procedure, please contact Huijuan Wang, Associate Professor in the Multimedia Computing Group, via h.wang@tudelft.nl