Postdoctoral researcher in Joint Communications and Radar for 6G Non-Terrestrial Networks

SnT carries out interdisciplinary research in secure, reliable and trustworthy ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) systems and services, often in collaboration with governmental, industrial and international partners. SnT is active in several national projects funded by National Research Fund (FNR) and local industries, and international research projects funded by the EU FP7 program, H2020 program and the European Space Agency (ESA). For further information, you may check: www.securityandtrust.lu

The SigCom research group carries out research activities in the areas of signal processing for wireless communication systems including satellite communications and radar systems and is currently expanding its research activities in exploring several emerging use cases of next generation wireless communications systems. For details, you may refer to the following: https://wwwen.uni.lu/snt/research/sigcom

We’re looking for people driven by excellence, excited about innovation, and looking to make a difference. If this sounds like you, you’ve come to the right place!

Responsibilities:

• Conduct original research on joint communications and radar sensing for spaceborne systems, with a focus on 3GPP compliant 5G/6G NR NTN OFDM waveforms
• Develop and analyse signal processing and/or machine learning algorithms for joint channel, delay, Doppler and carrier phase estimation, remote object ranging and tracking in LEO constellations, and monostatic and bistatic SAR imaging using communication waveforms
• Design and evaluate self-interference cancellation (analog/digital) and synchronization techniques enabling full duplex or simultaneous communication–sensing operation
• Implement the proposed techniques on the 6GSPACE Lab testbeds (SDR/FPGA/RFSoC based platforms and NTN channel emulators), including real time or hardware in the loop validation
• Plan and execute measurement campaigns and lab experiments for key J CROSS use cases, e.g. remote ranging, SAR imaging, object detection, and benchmark performance against state of the art solutions and project KPIs
• Disseminate results through high impact journal and conference publications, demonstrations, and (where appropriate) patent filings
• Contribute to ESA project deliverables, technical reports and, when relevant, inputs to standardization bodies, e.g. via ESA NTN Forum / 3GPP study items
• Support the preparation of new research proposals and provide co supervision of PhD/MSc students working on related topics

For further information, please contact: Dr. Jorge Querol (Jorge.Querol@uni.lu )