Department of Mechanical Engineering
Institution: Politecnico di Milano
Dept/School/Faculty: Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Manufacturing and Production Systems Section
PhD Supervisor: Prof. Bianca M. Colosimo
Application Deadline: 2:00 pm, March 23rd 2015
Funding Availability: Funded PhD Project-Industrial Doctorate (Students Worldwide)
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano hereby declares the following position to be open for application:
Industrial Doctorate Position – Smart manufacturing via sensor data fusion applied to additive manufacturing
This position is available in the framework of an Industrial Doctorate, and foresees formal collaboration between industry and academia for the development of the specific research subject. PhD studies will be performed in the research area of Manufacturing and Production Systems with specialization in Smart manufacturing via sensor data fusion applied to additive manufacturing, at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Politecnico di Milano, starting May 1st, 2015, in connection with Penn State University, Harvard University and the University of Southern California.
Discrete part manufacturing is facing a new digital era, characterized by multiple sources of information that have to be properly managed in order to decide whether the product quality is stable at its target level. Nowadays, quality data can be easily gathered from smart sensors monitoring the manufacturing processes and from non-contact sensors measuring the final quality of the machined workpiece. On the other side, research on additive manufacturing and solutions to add smartness to the process is an urgent need in many productive scenarios.
New approaches should be designed to develop model- and data-driven approaches to connect or fuse sensor and surface data. We plan to couple manufacturing knowledge with statistical data analysis.
The position is funded for 36 months; scholarship net amount is 1.200 euro/month, and extra-funding (500 euro/month) is available for research periods abroad (up to 6 months). The position benefits from financial aid for study materials and conference fees during II and III year(1.370 euro/year).
Requirements: Master of Science (min. 5 years of graduate education); Certified English Language proficiency.
Mandatory attachments: scientific research project proposal; complete cv.
The application should be sent no later than March 23rd, 2:00 pm Italian time. Please click on the link below for complete application procedure http://www.mecc.polimi.it/en/phd/admission/additional-calls-30th-cycle/
For further information about the position, please contact phd-dmecc@polimi.it.