PhD position on infinite-dimensional Bayesian inversion of physics-based mo

at  KU Leuven

PHD POSITION ON INFINITE-DIMENSIONAL BAYESIAN INVERSION OF PHYSICS-BASED MODELS

(ref. BAP-2024-709)
Laatst aangepast: 14/11/24
This PhD position is supervised by Prof. Geert Lombaert (Department of Civil Engineering), and co-supervised by Prof. Giovanni Samaey (Department of Computer Science). The position is based in the Structural Mechanics Section of the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Leuven (KU Leuven). The Department of Civil Engineering is nicely located in and around the Arenberg Castle on Campus Arenberg in Heverlee, one kilometre from Leuven’s city center.
The research is part of the larger project “Computational methods for infinite-dimensional Bayesian inversion of physics-based models in engineering applications” led by Prof. Giovanni Samaey, Prof. Geert Lombaert, Prof. Dirk Nuyens and Prof. Johan Meyers. The research will be done in close collaboration with 5 other PhD students funded on the project, as well as researchers working on complementary related projects.
Research in the Structural Mechanics Section (https://www.kuleuven.be/bwm) of the Department of Civil Engineering focuses on the static and dynamic analysis of structures and is structured along six research lines: vibrations in the built environment, structural identification and evaluation, building acoustics, shape and topology optimization, computational structural engineering and human-induced vibration of civil engineering structures. The PhD position fits in the second line where the section has a long standing tradition in research on Structural Health Monitoring.
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PROFILE

• We are looking for a a candidate with a MSc degree in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, or mathematical engineering, obtained not earlier than 2022, and having an excellent background and strong interest in structural mechanics.
• Interested candidates should be motivated to complete a PhD within four years, the starting date is flexible, but no later than 1 September 2025.
• More information on becoming a PhD student at KU Leuven and living in Leuven can be found at https://www.kuleuven.be/phd, https://set.kuleuven.be/phd (Leuven Arenberg Doctoral School) and https://www.kuleuven.be. Depending on their background (MSc diploma, research experience), students may first need to pass a pre-doctoral test, e.g. selected courses (12 ECTS) and research work with presentation (3 ECTS), prior to being allowed to the PhD program.

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