Phd Offer - Electromagnetic/Haptic Interfaces For Human-Centered Communications

12 Sep 2023

Job Information

Organisation/Company

CNRS

Research Field

Engineering » Electronic engineering

Engineering » Biomedical engineering

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

France

Application Deadline

15 May 2024 - 17:00 (Europe/Paris)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

38:30

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Key words: on-body sensors, millimeter-wave (mmWave), wearable stretchable antennas, conformal haptics.

Context: 6G will enable delay-sensitive and high-speed communications in many fields such as virtual and augmented reality, IoT, autonomous vehicles, smart wearables, real-time telemedicine, remote surgery and smart factory. Human-centered wireless interfaces are expected to become a part of emerging networks able to collect/transmit data from multiple sensors and provide a feedback to the user. This requires to rethink the antenna design to face the challenges related to integration at the level of the human body as well as integration with on-body sensors.

Objective of the PhD project: The project will contribute to the development of the new generation of wearable devices. It aims at the design of super-directive antenna arrays on conformal and stretchable substrates in the upper part of the microwave spectrum (26–28 GHz band and 60 GHz band). Thanks to the high directivity and reconfigurability, these antennas will enable high-data rate communications among wearable devices positioned on different body parts and/or an external transceiver. A network of stretchable haptic actuators will be integrated in the sensors to convey to the users in real time information about their posture or health condition through tactile sensations. The antenna performances will be tested on solid stretchable and reconfigurable phantoms.

Research environment: The PhD student will join ElectromagneticWaves in Complex Media Team (eWAVES) of the IETR/CNRS. IETR is one of the leading EU research laboratories in electronics, wireless communications, and digital technologies. Our research activities in biomedical electromagnetics cover a wide spectrum of fundamental and applied research spreading from multi-physics and multi-scale modelling to biomedical radars and advanced technologies for body-centric wireless communications. The team was at the origin of pioneering innovations in biomedical electromagnetics, including the first millimeter- wave (mmWave) tissue-equivalent phantoms, novelreflectivity based surface phantom concept, new broadband multi-physics characterization technique for Debye-type materials, innovative mmWave textile antennas for smart clothing, ultra-robust miniature implantable UHF antennas, first mmWave reverberation chamber.

Duration: 36 months

Funding: Full 3 years scholarship provided.

Starting date: flexible (from December 2023 till November 2024)

Requirements

Research Field

Engineering » Electronic engineering

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field

Engineering » Biomedical engineering

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Education: MS or equivalent degree in biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, or physics.

Background: knowledge in antenna design, electronics, bioelectromagnetics, numerical modelling. Experience with commercial or open- source numerical solvers (e.g., CST, Ansys, SIM4LIFE, COMSOL Multiphysics) and programming skills (e.g., MATLAB, Mathematica) are welcome but not mandatory.

Fluency in English: the candidate should be conversant and articulate in English and must have strong writing skills. Knowledge of French is not required but would be appreciated.

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Additional Information

Selection process

How to apply: please provide your CV, transcripts, motivation letter, and reference letters (optional) to:

• Giulia SACCO, CNRS ([email protected])

• Maxim ZHADOBOV, CNRS ([email protected])

• Ronan SAULEAU, University of Rennes ([email protected])

Website for additional job details

https: // www. ietr.fr/en/ewaves-electromagnetic-waves-complex-media-team

https: // giuliasacco.eu/

https:// zhadobov.fr/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

IETR-CNRS

Country

France

City

Rennes

Postal Code

35042

Street

263 Avenue du Général Leclerc

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

Paris

Website

https:// www. cnrs.fr/

Street

3 rue Michel-Ange

Postal Code

75016

E-Mail

[email protected]

[email protected]

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED