Open positions

We welcome any self-motivated students with interest in future mobile networks to work on thesis (BSc., MSc., Ph.D.) or projects.
In case of any questions, send us an email.

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Open Researcher/Postdoc position in future mobile networks based on cloud computing

• We have an open position for a researcher/postdoc in the area of future mobile network based on cloud computing (C-RAN, MEC). The position is a part of an industrial research project focused on C-RAN and edge computing. The research will be carried out in 5Gmobile research lab, Department of Telecommunication Engineering at CTU in Prague, Czech Republic (http://5gmobile.fel.cvut.cz/).
• The full time contract with competitive salary will be set from October or November 2018 for one year with possible extension depending on the performance and available funding.
• Candidate will work under supervision of Zdenek Becvar and Pavel Mach
• The applicants should meet following criteria:
  1. Hold Ph.D. degree in Electrical engineering, Computer science, or similar domain
  2. Publications in high a quality journal
  3. Excellent programming skills (experience with C/C++ and MATLAB is mandatory)
  4. Good writing and communication skills
  5. Background in mobile networks (4G/5G) and cloud computing
  6. Ability to work independently and cooperate with a team of researchers
• Interested applicants are requested to send following documents to assoc. prof. Zdenek Becvar (zdenek.becvar@fel.cvut.cz)::
  1. Curriculum Vitae
  2. Cover letter stating qualification and motivation
  3. List of relevant research works (papers, reports, etc.)
  4. Doctoral thesis
  5. At least two recommendation letters
• The position will remain open until suitable candidate will be found.
• Do not hesitate to contact directly Zdenek Becvar (zdenek.becvar@fel.cvut.cz) for more information.

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Open PhD position in Self-optimizing mobile networks with drones

• Objective is to develop algorithms for a real-time control and management of the radio access network and for positioning of the Flying Base Stations mounted on drones according to a behavior of users and a network status. The algorithms should exploit tools such as evolutionary algorithms and/or machine learning.
• The student will also participate on development and testing of our own-developed prototype of the Flying Base Station
• Work is a part of project “Communication in Self-optimizing Mobile Networks with Drones” funded by Czech Science Foundation (student will receive funding from the project plus scholarship from the university)
• PhD student will be supervised by Zdenek Becvar
• The applicants should meet following criteria:
  1. Hold M.Sc. degree in Electrical engineering, Computer science, or similar domain
  2. Excellent writing and communication skills
  3. Strong mathematical background
  4. Good programming skills (MATLAB, C/C++)
  5. Background in wireless communications and machine learning
  6. Ability to work independently and cooperate with a team of researchers
• Interested applicants should send following documents to assoc. prof. Zdenek Becvar (zdenek.becvar@fel.cvut.cz):
  1. Curriculum Vitae
  2. Cover letter stating qualification and motivation
  3. Transcript of records
  4. List of relevant research work (papers, reports, etc.)
  5. Master thesis (if already completed)
  6. Recommendation letters
• The position is open until filled selected, but no longer than by October 20.
• The selected candidate will be invited to fill an official application to the university. The instruction how to submit the official application are available at the faculty website. The deadline for the official application at the faculty level is October 30, 2018.
• Expected start of the PhD studies is February 2019, but the sooner the candidate can join the better
• General information about PhD studies at FEE, CTU in Prague are available at faulty website

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Furthermore, we look for PhD and master students interested in long-term participation in following areas:

• Drones in mobile networks – PhD student focusing on prediction for positiong of drones and Master student(s) participating on performance analysis and/or on real-life demonstration of the concept
• Mobile Edge Computing – PhD student focusing on radio and computing resource management and Master student(s) participating on performance evaluation and implementation of Mobile Edge Computing to emulated mobile network

Interested applicants should send following documents to assoc. prof. Zdenek Becvar:

1. Curriculum Vitae
2. Cover letter stating qualification and motivation
3. Transcript of records
4. List of relevant research work (papers, reports,…)
5. Master thesis (if already completed)
6. Recommendation letters (if available)

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We welcome also students interested in following areas:

• Mobility management

  (handovers, neighborhood scanning, call admission control, etc.)

• Radio resource management

  (interference mitigation, power control, scheduling, cognitive spectrum sharing, etc.)

• Device-to-Device Communication

  (interference management, mobility management, mode selection, etc.)

• Mobile Edge Computing and Cloud-RAN

  (architecture of 5G mobile network, functional splitting, radio access network, etc.)

• Intelligent transportation systems

  (vehicular communications, cooperation among VANET and cellular networks, mobility modeling, etc.)