PhD in Optical Satellite Communications

at  Universit du Luxembourg

The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character.
The Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) at the University of Luxembourg is a leading international research and innovation centre in secure, reliable and trustworthy ICT systems and services.
We play an instrumental role in Europe by fueling innovation through research partnerships with industry, boosting R&D investments leading to economic growth, and attracting highly qualified talent. We look for researchers from diverse academic backgrounds to contribute to our projects in areas such as: Network Security, Information Assurance, Model-driven Security, Cloud Computing, Cryptography, Satellite Systems, Vehicular Networks, and ICT Services & Applications.

The successful candidate will join the SIGCOM Research Group, led by Prof. Symeon Chatzinotas. Additionally, this industrial project will be conducted in partnership with the Odysseus Space company as part of the Simulator development for the optical slant path program.
This PhD project aims to develop an analysis tool for the optical ground-to-satellite links and vice versa. In this context, key performance indicators of various modulation types will be analyzed considering the variations in the zenith angle and the atmospheric conditions. The project aims to develop a simulator to combine all the analyses.

The position holder will be required to perform the following tasks:

• Carrying out research in the predefined areas
• Disseminating results through scientific publications
• Communicate and interact with the partner’s team to collect requirements and report results
• Implement and open-source proof-of-concept software tools
• Collaborate with other researchers of the program

For further information, please contact Dr. Mert Bayraktar mert.bayraktar@uni.lu