Overview
About the programme
The Dependable Communication and Computation Systems research subject at Luleå University of Technology focuses on distributed automation systems, cyber-physical systems and Internet of Things, simulation of complex distributed systems, agent-based architectures and bio-inspired control in complex industrial infrastructures, formal semantics of distributed systems, wireless sensor networks, formal verification by model-checking and automatic test generation, software tools for visual development of automation systems and resource efficient algorithms and international standards in this domain.
Programme Structure
Major research topics and expertise areas include:- Function block architecture IEC 61499 for distributed measurement and control systems
- Holistic and cyber-physical approach to the design of complex distributed automation systems
- Simulation of complex distributed systems
- Agent-based architectures and bio-inspired control in complex industrial infrastructures
- Intelligent mechatronics
- Formal semantics of distributed systems
- Embedded hardware/software platforms for intelligent distributed control
- Networked control systems and wireless sensor networks
- Formal verification by model-checking and automatic test generation
- Software tools for visual development of automation systems
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
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Credits
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Disciplines
Information Technology (IT) Computer Sciences View 9 other PhDs in Information Technology (IT) in SwedenAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- An applicant meets the general entry requirements for doctoral (third-cycle) studies if he or she has been awarded a Master’s (second-cycle) qualification, has satisfied the requirements for courses comprising at least 240 credits, of which at least 60 second-cycle credits, or has acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in another way, in Sweden or elsewhere.
Tuition Fee
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EU/EEA
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 SEK per year during 48 months.
- Doctoral students do not pay tuition fees.
Living costs for Luleå
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