The recently established Sustainable Systems and Methods Lab (SSM) is looking for highly ambitious students to fill two fully-funded PhD and two fully-funded MSc positions in the area of scalable and energy-efficient digital twins, and digital twin evolution. We conduct active research in the domain of digital twins, e.g., digital twins for sustainable cyber-biophysical systems, and sustainability concerns of digital twins, such as technical sustainability by evolution and simulator inference. Recently, we’ve been working on energy-efficiency of simulators, which we will now extend to digital twins.

As a PhD student, you will…

▸Conduct world-class scientific research in the frontiers of computer science research.
▸Develop novel methods, techniques, and tools for scalable digital twins and digital twin evolution.
▸Become part of a lively and particularly active research network, and collaborate with international peers.
▸Publish at top venues and in top journals of our field.
▸Attend top international conferences, at least once a year, and present your work (financed by the lab).
▸Optionally: take a minimal teaching assistant role with me to develop a well-rounded academic profile.
▸Apply for your own NSERC scholarship after a year of joint work to further improve your academic resume.

Important dates

Application starts: November 1, 2023.
Application ends (International students): March 31, 2024.
Application ends (Canadian students): July 31, 2024.
Start: September 1, 2024. (Collaboration can start earlier.)

Application process

Apply here: https://applygrad.mcmaster.ca/portal/start_your_app. Indicate my name in your application.
Please also reach out to me directly with a (very) brief letter of motivation summarizing your research interests. (See my contact info).

About McMaster University

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The Department of Computing and Software is home to cutting-edge research in many areas of computer science, software engineering, and mechatronics.