The Position

Applications are invited for a Doctoral Candidate (also known as Doctoral Fellow) in GREET (Generative Explainee-aware Explainability and Transparency in Proactive Cyber-Physical Eco- Environments) Doctoral Network, funded by Horizon Europe’s MSCA Programme. The Doctoral Candidate will be employed as a full-time Doctor Fellow by Intracom Telecom and while registered for PhD degree at Edinburgh Napier University. The joint supervision team will include experts from both Intracom Telecom and Edinburgh Napier. Salary is very competitive, and PhD tuition fees will be paid/exempted by the project.

The GREET Doctoral Network offers an exciting opportunity for an early-career researcher to contribute to shaping a new generation of Cyber Physical Systems, which will support generative cognition, explainee-aware explainability, and transparent proactivity in the highly secured CPS eco-environments. Focused on the novel generative AI-driven CPS, GREET aims to deliver key insights into the science and models of the proposed CPS, set up its scientific foundation, and equip the DN’s recruited Doctoral Candidates with skills to drive the next innovative steps in this area.

In partnership with 13 renowned institutions and industrial leaders across 9 countries, GREET will train 15 talented doctoral candidates (DCs) through an interdisciplinary co-design approach that integrates with ecosphere-driven, user studies, and agile methodologies. The proposed new CPS will drive an economic and societal paradigm shift towards a trustworthy proactive smart world, it will bring in future smart services with its built-in holistic cognitive and trustworthy learning ability, deployed in many vital societal and economic services, such as smart cities, manufacturing, healthcare, energy and transport.

The Doctoral Candidate will first study and elicit the key requirements of CPS resilience, resource and energy-awareness, explainable proactivity, interoperability and self-development. Based on these requirements, the doctoral candidate will develop a set of adaptation services on the key features of the CPS. To enable the proposed CPS system, a Cloud Intelligence Hub and the Edge Intelligence Rims of the new CPS will be designed and developed.

Who we are

• Intracom Telecom is the largest multinational provider of telco products, solutions & services in Greece with a track record of over 40 years of presence in Europe and more than 100 customers in the Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Asia. It employs 1.500 of staff in Greece alone, 18% of which involved in R&D, with subsidiaries in 16 countries. Intracom is rated in among top 300 of European R&D Companies and is considered amongst the largest European companies leading in R&D investments.

Intracom Telecom focusses on applied research towards new product provisioning, operating 15 state-of-the-art research labs for rapid development of advanced telco systems. It has been active in EU funded research programs since EU Framework 5 in areas including ICT Energy, Health, Environment and Security. Intracom has participated and/or coordinated over 200 funded research projects in a variety of funding frameworks from FP5/6/7, Horizon’2020 and Horizon Europe frameworks, Artemis and AAL joint programs, targeted bilateral international collaborative actions as well as networking programs.

• Edinburgh Napier University is one of the largest higher education institutions in the UK with over 25,000 students from 109 countries. An innovative, learner centric university with a modern and fresh outlook, Edinburgh Napier is ambitious, inclusive in its ethos and applied in its approach.

The research in its School of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment (SCEBE) is recognised as world leading or internationally excellent in UK’s REF. The latest UK national research assessment (REF 2021) places our computer science as third best in terms of research power in Scotland. We are a leading UK university with 100% of our assessed work from areas of computing achieving the highest rating (world-leading), a recognition achieved only by six other universities in the UK. SCEBE are dedicated to dealing with new digital challenges and opportunities as they arise and helping organisations to look ahead and shape our digital future. SCEBE works across a spectrum of fields of computer technology including smart sensors & networks, Cyber Physical System, intelligence-driven software engineering, generative and bio-inspired AI, future interaction and cyber-security. It helps to explore not just the technology but how people interact with the technology and how it impacts on society. SCEBE works on projects with EU, UK’s research councils, international funders and clients across all industry sectors. SCEBE also have a vibrant PhD programme developing new research and new researchers’ skills, and several CPD and Postdoc training programmes.

The school is based in the lively and exciting Merchiston area at the heart of Edinburgh, Scotland’s inspiring capital. Further information about Edinburgh Napier University can be found here.

Whom we are looking for

Applicants:

• must not have a doctoral degree on the date of their recruitment
• can be of any nationality
• should be enrolled in a doctoral programme during the project
• should comply with the mobility rules: in general, they must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the recruiting organisation (i.e. Greece) for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before their recruitment date

Academic qualifications:

A BSc degree (at least a 2:1) and an MSc, preferably in Computer Science or a similar field, with a good fundamental knowledge of at least one of the following areas software engineering, cloud computing, edge computing, or Cyber Physical Systems.

English language requirement:

IELTS score must be at least 6.5 (with not less than 6.0 in each of the four components). Other, equivalent qualifications will be accepted. Further details of the University’s policy are available online.

Essential attributes:

• Experience of fundamental software design and development
• Competent in development of cloud and edge computing services and/or apps
• Knowledge of Cyber Physical Systems or Internet of Things based smart systems
• Good written and oral English communication skills (proficiency certificate)
• Strong motivation and evidence of independent research relevant to the project
• Proven research project management skills being an added advantage
• Experience in proposal building for EU-funding research projects is advantageous

Remuneration

The gross monthly salary will be determined in accordance with applicable eligibility criteria, within the framework of the project’s funding regulations. The position is fully funded by the GREET project, with a total maximum renumeration of €125,304 for the entire three-year duration of the engagement, with additional optional family allowance of €17,820 and mobility allowance of €25,560, for eligible applicants.

Benefits we offer

INTRACOM TELECOM offers an excellent working environment that fosters team spirit, collaboration, and continuous learning. Career progression is based on performance, and we provide competitive remuneration aligned with our core belief: “Our competitive advantage is our human capital.”

Additional benefits include:

✔ A company-provided bus service for employee convenience.

✔ Continuous training and professional development to stay ahead of technological advancements.

✔  Participation in the Company’s medical insurance program

✔ An equal opportunity workplace that values diversity, ensuring fair treatment regardless of ethnicity, nationality, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation, union membership, political affiliation, or age.

Additional Information

Informal enquiries about the role can be made to Dr Artur Krukowski (krukowa@intracom-telecom.com) or Professor Xiaodong Liu (x.liu@napier.ac.uk).

Applications for the role must be submitted via the INTRACOM job applications web site.