PhD scholarship – AI-informed V2G charging for a user-centric e-mobility - DTU Wind
Do you want to be involved in the green energy transition? Do you wish to contribute to the development of E-mobility integration and are you looking for a career in R&D or academia? Then we have an opportunity!
We are looking for a highly motivated and skilled candidate to join us as PhD scholar.
We offer a multidisciplinary, international, and friendly atmosphere, encouraging creativity, diversity, empathy, and teamwork. You will have a great opportunity to build strong networks with internationally known researchers at DTU and other universities as well as industrial partners.
You will be affiliated with the Section on E-mobility and Prosumer Integration in the Division of Power and Energy Systems. Collaboration with neighboring sections working on distributed energy systems, hybrid power plants, smart grids, power system flexibility, and market design and operation, is encouraged.
The Section on E-mobility and Prosumer Integration undertakes internationally leading research and teaching in the field of EV technologies, charging infrastructure and flexibility, advanced power electronics, battery energy systems and hybrid AC-DC systems. The research in this section is multidisciplinary and is currently formed by 27 researchers from 15 different countries.
Responsibilities and qualifications
The PhD project is part of the European research project EV4EU: Electric Vehicles Management for carbon neutrality in Europe. https://ev4eu.eu/
The EV4EU project involves 16 partners from 4 countries and proposes bottom-up and user-centric Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) management strategies creating the conditions for the mass deployment of electric vehicles. The strategies will consider the impact on batteries, in user needs, on power systems, including energy markets integration, and on transformation. The proposed V2X management strategies will be tested in four demonstration sites, allowing an evaluation of the advanced control methodologies and tools, the definition of the appropriate implementation conditions, and a consolidation of the most promising solutions and corresponding business models.
This PhD project’s objective is to study and propose mechanisms that allow the efficient integration of V2G charging in the power system, both from a user and system operator perspectives. These mechanisms will be designed in a data-driven manner, allowing for AI-informed decision making that prioritizes user preferences and experience.
Your primary tasks will be:
- Plan and manage your PhD project in collaboration with supervisors
- Investigate user behaviour depending on variable charging prices
- Assess the impact of user preferences EV charging and on the electrical grid
- Design and validate new AI-informed charging concepts that facilitate the grid integration of renewable energy sources while prioritizing user experience
A detailed project plan will be developed with the supervisors within the first two months after enrolment.
Approval and Enrolment
The scholarship for the PhD degree is subject to academic approval, and the candidate will be enrolled in one of the general degree programmes at DTU. For information about our enrolment requirements and the general planning of the PhD study programme, please see DTU's rules for the PhD education .
We offer
DTU is a leading technical university globally recognized for the excellence of its research, education, innovation and scientific advice. We offer a rewarding and challenging job in an international environment. We strive for academic excellence in an environment characterized by collegial respect and academic freedom tempered by responsibility.
Salary and appointment terms
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union. The period of employment is 3 years.
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The workplace will be DTU Wind and Energy Systems, Risø Campus at Roskilde, Denmark.
Further information
Further information about the academic content may be obtained from Assistant Professor Haris Ziras (chazi@dtu.dk ), postdoc researcher Mattia Secchi (matsec@dtu.dk ) and Head of Section for E-Mobility and Prosumer Integration, Associate Professor Mattia Marinelli (matm@dtu.dk).
You can read more about DTU Wind and Energy Systems at www.vindenergi.dtu.dk
If you are applying from abroad, you may find useful information on working in Denmark and at DTU at DTU – Moving to Denmark . Furthermore, you have the option of joining our monthly free seminar “PhD relocation to Denmark and startup “Zoom” seminar ” for all questions regarding the practical matters of moving to Denmark and working as a PhD at DTU.
Application
Please submit your online application no later than the end of the 18 December 2023 (23:59 Danish time).
Applications must be submitted as one PDF file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply, please open the link “Apply online”, fill in the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one PDF file . The file must include:
- A letter motivating the application (cover letter)
- Curriculum vitae
- Grade transcripts and BSc/MSc diploma (in English) including official description of grading scale
- A 1-page research statement, including figures and references if deemed necessary (max 500 words). Research achievements (if any), methodological approaches and research objectives relevant to the framework of the PhD study are recommended elements to be included.
You may apply prior to obtaining your master's degree but cannot begin before having received it.
Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, disability, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.
The Department of Wind and Energy Systems is one of the world’s largest centers of wind energy and energy systems research and knowledge, with a staff of more than 400 people from 37 countries working in research, innovation, research-based consulting and education. DTU Wind and Energy Systems has approximately 90 PhD students. The department’s cross-disciplinary research is organized through strategic research programmes that collaborate with Danish and international universities, research institutions and organizations, as well as the wind industry.
Technology for people
DTU develops technology for people. With our international elite research and study programmes, we are helping to create a better world and to solve the global challenges formulated in the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU in 1829 with a clear mission to develop and create value using science and engineering to benefit society. That mission lives on today. DTU has 13,500 students and 6,000 employees. We work in an international atmosphere and have an inclusive, evolving, and informal working environment. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland, and we collaborate with the best universities around the world.
1 job opening is available
Candidates should have a two-year master's degree (120 ECTS points) in engineering, natural sciences or similar degree with an academic level equivalent to a Master’s degree. The successful candidate has an education in a relevant engineering field or computer/data science and is motivated to specialize in electrical power systems. Candidates are required to have:
- Excellent grades in your master program
- Dedication and the desire to learn
- Ability to present results in technical reports and prepare scientific papers
- Good programming skills (MATLAB and/or Python)
- Ability to work effectively with data and applied statistics
- Knowledge of power systems or mathematical optimization is appreciated
- Ability to work in a project team and take responsibility for own research goals
- Fluent in communicating and reporting in English
The successful candidate must also fulfill the requirements for admission to a PhD program at DTU.
