Scientific Employee in the Research Area of Digital Twins, Asset Administration Shell and Agent Systems (m/w/d)

About us

The Institute of Automation and Information Systems is one of the leading institutes for automation and software engineering in automation. We are part of the TUM School of Engineering and Design and are strongly linked to computer science. One of our key research areas is the design and operation of intelligent production systems. Multi-Agent-Systems (MAS) are one of the key technologies enabling intelligent production systems. The current trend towards the prevalence of Digital Twins. Meanwhile, the German platform of Industrie 4.0 proposed the Asset Administration Shell (AAS) as the foundation for unified and exchangeable data structure. Hence, the institute focuses on how Digital Twins and related concepts may pave the way for bringing MAS into production and how these MAS can be turned into continuously evolving and learning entities. We are currently looking for a PhD candidate to join our motivated team in this research area.

Requirements

M.Sc. or Dipl. degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science or equivalent
Strong technical background in automation
Background in topics of Digital Twins, Asset Administation Shell is a plus
Good programming skills, e.g., C, Java, Python, IEC 61131-3
Practical experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and communication protocols (AMQP, MQTT, OPC UA) helpful
Interdisciplinary cooperation and communication skills
Very good writing and presentation skills in English
Prior publications are beneficial

Tasks

Research and prototypical implementation of Multi-Agent Systems for production systems
Development of approaches for creating and leveraging Digital Twins for smart factories
Close cooperation with related research fields, e.g., Data Analytics and Model-Based Systems Engineering at the institute
Evaluation of the results, both in an academic setting using demonstrators and in an industrial setting with industry partners
Active participation in industrial and academic projects, e.g. Bavarian Lighthouse project KI.Fabrik
Lecturing and lecture preparation
Supervision of student theses
Various research related tasks, such as proposal writing

What we offer

Exciting, diverse, and self-dependent working environment
A highly motivated, and interdisciplinary team
Option to pursue a Ph.D.
Salary in accordance with the German state regulated public service salary scale (TV-L E13)

Note that applicants with severe disabilities will be given priority consideration given comparable qualifications. Also, TUM is an equal opportunity employer. TUM aims to increase the proportion of women and therefore particularly welcomes applications by women.

Application

Please send your letter of application, your curriculum vitae, copies of key documents, such as transcripts and degree certificates, a list of publications, further documents and references as a single PDF document to sekretariat.ais@ed.tum.de and clearly indicate your name and contact information.
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