Multiple PhD positions in CPS cyber-security and robotics at UVA

Multiple PhD positions in cyber-physical systems security and robotics safe planning are available at the University of Virginia (UVA) Autonomous Mobile Robots Laboratory (https://www.bezzorobotics.com/).

Research areas:

• cyber-physical systems safety and security;
• assured autonomy;
• autonomous mobile robot motion planning and control under uncertainties;
• machine learning in robotics;
• predictive and adaptive control for autonomous aerial and ground vehicles;
• heterogeneous robotic systems;

Desired Qualifications:

• Master and/or Bachelor Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields.
• Good knowledge in programming (ROS, C++ and/or Python).
• Good skills in algebra, calculus, and probability and statistics.
• Good background in numerical modeling and simulation in Matlab.
• Some knowledge in machine learning techniques.
• Good background in robotics, control, sensing, mechatronics.
• Strong organizational and collaboration skills, creativity, motivation, and communication skills both oral and written.

About the Lab:

The Autonomous Mobile Robots Lab at UVA was established in 2016 and is a 900 sqft facility with latest generation Vicon motion capture system and multiple state of the art aerial and ground autonomous vehicles equipped with i7/i9 CPUs, lidars, cameras, GPS, IMUs, and more. The Lab is a vibrant place of work: students have the opportunity to work on multiple and diverse projects with hands-on experiments and get to collaborate with each other and other groups in and outside UVA and with local and international Industries. The Lab sees many visitors from Academia, Industries, National Labs, and various Government Organizations almost every week and is often featured in local and national news.

The Lab is part of a new Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) initiative at UVA called the Link Lab that gather together experts in CPS from different disciplines including computer science, systems, electrical, computer, mechanical, aerospace, and civil engineering. More details about the Lab can be found at https://www.bezzorobotics.com/

If interested and would like to know more about this opportunity, please send your resume and inquiries directly to Prof. Nicola Bezzo nb6be@virginia.edu.

Best,

Nicola Bezzo

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Nicola Bezzo

Assistant Professor

Systems and Information Engineering

Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of Virginia

Tel: 434-924-1365

E-mail: nbezzo@virginia.edu

Webpage: https://www.bezzorobotics.com/