Job Details

Job Title

DEVELOPER OR RESEARCHER – DETERMINISTIC NETWORKING FOR THE FUTURE MOBILE NETWORKS

Job Duration

Initial contract is for 12 months, extensible based on performance.

Job Starting date

As early as possible.

Job Background

To accommodate Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communications (URLLC), the concept of Deterministic Networking (DetNet) is gaining lots of momentum among the communities of researchers and industrials working on both wired and wireless networks. The main objective of DetNet is to provide a network with the following features: i) deterministic Quality-of-Service (QoS) (e.g., bounded latency and delay variation -jitter-, and zero congestion loss) for critical services such as tele-surgery, industry automation and autonomous vehicles; ii) coexistence of critical and best-effort services; iii) ultra-reliable packet delivery considering equipment failure; iv) high scalability to support large-size networks; and v) flexibility and dynamicity to configure the network and reserve/release resources on a per flow basis. To achieve such goal, DetNet relies on the Software-Defined Networking (SDN) paradigm and Time-Sensitive Network (TSN) standards. On the one hand, SDN enables the programmability of the network. On the other hand, TSN defines layer-2 forwarding planes. Future cellular networks are expected to largely benefit from DetNet. The research on the adoption of DetNet in mobile transport networks is in its infancy and a myriad of challenging open issues lie ahead.

Job Requirements

To accommodate Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communications (URLLC), the concept of Deterministic Networking (DetNet) is gaining lots of momentum among the communities of researchers and industrials working on both wired and wireless networks. The main objective of DetNet is to provide a network with the following features: i) deterministic Quality-of-Service (QoS) (e.g., bounded latency and delay variation -jitter-, and zero congestion loss) for critical services such as tele-surgery, industry automation and autonomous vehicles; ii) coexistence of critical and best-effort services; iii) ultra-reliable packet delivery considering equipment failure; iv) high scalability to support large-size networks; and v) flexibility and dynamicity to configure the network and reserve/release resources on a per flow basis. To achieve such goal, DetNet relies on the Software-Defined Networking (SDN) paradigm and Time-Sensitive Network (TSN) standards. On the one hand, SDN enables the programmability of the network. On the other hand, TSN defines layer-2 forwarding planes. Future cellular networks are expected to largely benefit from DetNet. The research on the adoption of DetNet in mobile transport networks is in its infancy and a myriad of challenging open issues lie ahead.

Research Group

The MOSA!C Lab is led by Prof. Tarik Taleb. The lab belongs to the Communications and Networking Department, School of Electrical Engineering, Aalto University. It consists of a group of highly-enthusiastic researchers with strong hands-on programming skills and expertise in different areas relevant to mobile networking, cloud computing, Internet of Things, and UAV. The lab is involved in a number of research projects funded by different industries, Business Finland, The European Commission, and Academy of Finland. MOSA!C Lab conducts high-quality research with high industrial applicability and contributes to open source projects.

How to Apply

The evaluation of the applications will start immediately and will continue until the positions are filled. Interested applicants should fill-in the form below and attach the following documents (pdf files only). Please note that incomplete applications will not be regarded.

• Motivation letter.
• Research vision on the topic.
• Detailed CV including the list of publications, developed tools and softwares.
• At least 3 recommendation letters.

Application Form