Researcher for assessment of realistic electromagnetic exposure of humans for 5G wireless systems in public and industry

Ghent University – Intec WAVES Research Group

Ghent University is one of the most important education and research institutions in the Low Countries, ranked 71 in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (http://www.shanghairanking.com/). On a daily basis, over 15,000 staff members and 49,000 students implement its motto "Dare to Think". Ghent University's mission statement is characterized by qualitative education, internationally renowned research and a pluralistic social responsibility. 

The "WAVES" research group (http://www.waves.intec.ugent.be/) is the expertise center of the Department of Information Technology of imec-Ghent University in Belgium for physical-layer research of advanced wireless networks and exposure of humans to the electromagnetic waves of wireless systems.

What you will do

5G wireless networks and systems are nowadays rolled out in many countries. They offer very promising characteristics with respect to capacity and latency in the networks. They will open a lot of opportunities for many new applications in the domains of connected vehicles, virtual reality, Internet of Things, and many others.

The assessment of 5G exposure has important challenges:

1. A study of the dynamics of beamforming of advanced Massive MIMO wireless systems for realistic scenarios is needed. The dynamics will be dependent on many parameters, and it is challenging to include these dynamics in the simulations. The exposure of the user by the basestation as well as by the smartphone will need to be included.
2. It is the first time that millimeter waves (e.g., 26 GHz band) will be used in wireless access and in industrial applications. The simulation tools for outdoor and indoor exposure calculations will need to be extended to cover these frequencies and simulations of realistic scenarios will have to be executed and interpreted.
3. The experimental exposure assessment at millimeter waves is also new and challenging. The capture of the dynamical electromagnetic waves at these very high frequencies is not yet fully investigated.

You will be part of the imec-WAVES research team participating in the European project SEAWave. (https://seawave-project.eu). In your research for the European project, you will investigate solutions for these challenges.

Who you are

We are looking for enthusiastic candidates to perform research in the domain of the European project SEAWave. Candidates with a Master degree in Electrical engineering, Computer engineering, and Physics engineering qualify for this research job. Experience in wireless networks  (software and/or hardware) is a strong plus. We offer a pleasant work climate within a young dynamic team with a very high international reputation and the possibility of obtaining a PhD.

Interested?

If you are interested in this position, please send your application letter and cv to:
Isabelle Van der Elstraeten
Ghent University
INTEC - WAVES
iGent, Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 126
9052 Gent, BELGIUM - Tel.: +32-9-2643321
e-mail: isabelle.vanderelstraeten@ugent.be

Questions concerning the position can also be sent to this email address.