Telecommunications
Work description
The five Research Initiation Grants to be awarded are divided into five different Research Topics (#1 through #5), having individual Work Programmes, Preference Factors and Minimum Requirements. The applicants must reference, in the motivation letter, the specific Research Topic they are applying to. The Work Programmes of each Research Topic are listed below: Research Topic #1 – Automatic User Requirements Assessment for On-demand Emerging Wireless Networks - survey and analyze the state of the art in emerging wireless networks, including simulation aspects; - collaborate in the preparation of technical reports on the algorithms, mechanisms, models, or protocols developed; - collaborate in the development of new communications solutions for extreme environments; - contribute to co-authored scientific publications within the scope of the work developed; - prepare the research grant activity report. Research Topic #2 – Digital Twin of Emerging Wireless Networks - survey and analyze the state of the art in emerging wireless networks, including simulation aspects; - collaborate in the preparation of technical reports on the algorithms, mechanisms, models, or protocols developed; - collaborate in the development and improvement of new digital twin models for emerging wireless networks; - contribute to co-authored scientific publications within the scope of the work developed; - prepare the research grant activity report. Research Topic #3 – Research-oriented Website for Scientific Dissemination - survey and analyze the state of the art in dynamic website development frameworks, including Wordpress; - collaborate in the migration of an existing website related to dissemination of the INESC TEC scientific contributions to the project; - collaborate in the preparation of technical reports on the algorithms, mechanisms, models, or protocols developed for the dynamic update of the website content; - contribute to co-authored scientific publications within the scope of the work developed; - prepare the research grant activity report. Research Topic #4 – Multi-technology Link Aggregation for 5G Backhaul - survey and analyze the state of the art in emerging wireless networks, including simulation aspects; - collaborate in the preparation of technical reports on the algorithms, mechanisms, models, or protocols developed; - collaborate in the development of new communications solutions for multi-technology link aggregation, such as 5G, Wi-Fi, and OWC, that could be used for establishing a resilient 5G Backhaul; - contribute to co-authored scientific publications within the scope of the work developed; - prepare the research grant activity report. Research Topic #5 – Prototype for Semantic-based Next Generation Communications - survey and analyze the state of the art in emerging wireless networks, including simulation aspects; - collaborate in the preparation of technical reports on the algorithms, mechanisms, models, or protocols developed; - collaborate in the development of new communications solutions for extreme environments; - contribute to co-authored scientific publications within the scope of the work developed; - prepare the research grant activity report.
Academic Qualifications
Student in Electrical Engineering, Informatics Engineering, or similar.
Minimum profile required
The five Research Initiation Grants to be awarded are divided into five different Research Topics (#1 through #5), having individual Work Programmes, Preference Factors and Minimum Requirements. The applicants must reference, in the motivation letter, the specific Research Topic they are applying to.The Minimum Requirements of each Research Topic are listed below:Research Topic #1 – Automatic User Requirements Assessment for On-demand Emerging Wireless Networks- solid knowledge of the TCP/IP stack and Linux;- proven experience in programming with C++ and/or Python;- research experience in the field of wireless networks and airborne networks;- knowledge of Large Language Models (LLMs).Research Topic #2 – Digital Twin of Emerging Wireless Networks- solid knowledge of the TCP/IP stack and Linux;- proven experience in programming with C++ and/or Python;- research and development experience in the field of computer networks;- solid knowledge on Wireless Network Digital Twins.Research Topic #3 – Research-oriented Website for Scientific Dissemination- solid knowledge of the TCP/IP stack and Linux;- proven experience in programming with C++ and/or Python;- proven experience in the development of websites (backend and frontend components);- proven experience in using frameworks such as Wordpress and related plugins.Research Topic #4 – Multi-technology Link Aggregation for 5G Backhaul- solid knowledge of the TCP/IP stack and Linux;- proven experience in programming with C++ and/or Python;- proven development experience in the field of computer networks, including the implementation of link layer protocols respecting the independence of OSI layers.Research Topic #5 – Prototype for Semantic-based Next Generation Communications- solid knowledge of the TCP/IP stack and Linux;- fundamentals of wireless communications technologies, such as IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi), 5G, and IoT;- proven experience in programming with C++ and/or Python.
Preference factors
Application Period
Since 04 Dec 2025 to 18 Dec 2025
Centre
Telecommunications and Multimedia