Signal processing for cell-free massive MIMO communications

The candidate will develop solutions to improve the energy efficiency of wireless communications, in a cell-free massive MIMO context. Novel signal processing algorithms will be developed, under realistic hardware constraints.This implies using advanced models for, e.g.,the consumption of power amplifiers, taking into account their nonlinearbehavior. As shown by preliminary research, these constraints can lead to radically different technological solutions than the ones known in the state of the art. These findings imply that conventionalsignal processing operations should be revisited: channel estimation,precoding, decoding, synchronization, … All of this should be investigated in a distributed context with nodes, potentially asynchronous and having limited access to information.

• You have a master degree in Electrical Engineering with a focus on telecommunications or signal processing.
• You have research and/or industrial experience in signal processing, wireless and mobile communications.
• You are interested in teaching and supporting students.
• You are highly interested in both theoretical and applied research about signal processing for wireless communications and getting a doctoral degree.
• You can work independently and you are a team player.
• You like to maintain a network of company contacts and international partners.

• Opportunity to obtain a PhD degree within 4 years. You will start with a one-year contract. After a positive evaluation, funding is available to continue your PhD.
• Interesting and challenging work in a dynamic research group.
• Opportunity to build up an international network, participation in internationalconferences and collaborations.