Thursday, July 2, 2009

phd at Department of Electrical Engineering and of the University of Leuven, Belgium

The research division SISTA (Signals, Identification, System Theory
and Automation)

(http://www.esat.kuleuven.be/scd/) is one of the largest research groups of the

Department of Electrical Engineering and of the University of Leuven,
Belgium (www.kuleuven.be).

Our research activities drive on numerical linear algebra, system
identification and control,

algorithms for numerical optimization and machine learning (support
vector machines) and

signal processing.

We also have numerous applications in industrial process control,
biomedical signal processing,

bio-informatics, health decision support systems and telecommunications.

We are looking for well motivated researchers to start a 4 year PhD or
for experienced postdocs to

pursue research activities in these fields and application areas.

On our website (http://www.esat.kuleuven.be/scd/), one can find a
description of more than 20 different

specific research topics, in which we have openings for PhDs and postdocs.

We can offer a competitive salary, a stimulating research environment,
settled in the nice historic

city of Leuven and its surroundings
(http://www.leuven.be/showpage.asp?iPageID=1688), within

a university the origins of which go back to 1425.

Electronic applications, including a CV, a list of publications, names
of two possible references,

and a brief description of your research interests and motivation,
should be submitted to

bart.demoor@esat.kuleuven.be.