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PhD position on Compilation Techniques for Flow-based Microfluidic Biochips

jobbeskrivelse:
DTU compute would like to invite applications for a 3-year PhD position starting March 1st, 2015 (or later). The project is financed by IDEA4CPS. Project Description The Embedded Systems Engineering section at DTU Compute is looking a PhD student in the area of biochemical application compilation techniques for flow-based microfluidic biochips. Microfluidic biochips (also known as lab-on-a-chip devices) are an alternative to conventional biochemical laboratories, and are revolutionizing biology. We are interested in a type of biochips where the basic building block is a micro-valve. By combining these micro-valves, more complex units (see the videos on this page) such as mixers, switches, multiplexers can be built; hence, the technology is called microfluidic Very Large Scale Integration (mVLSI). These biochips are becoming increasingly complex, with thousands of components, but are designed, fabricated and programmed manually, which is extremely labor intensive and error prone. Our group has been working on the modeling and optimization of flow-based biochips, see these slides and this PhD thesis for a summary of our research. Recently, two high-level biochemical protocol languages have been proposed: Aqua and BioCoder. In this PhD project, we are interested in developing compilation techniques for biochemical applications written in Aqua or BioCoder, with a focus on automatic fluid management. Compared to computers, the use of a “fluid” variable depletes it; the low volumes are susceptible to evaporation and imperfect operations, resulting in volume variability. Fluid management cannot be exposed to the end-user: even simple calculations, such as the required flow rates, can be challenging. The automatic fluid management has to ensure that there is no overflow and underflow of liquids, keep track of dead volumes until they are disposed to waste. The fluids are often hard to obtain samples and expensive reagents, and they have to be judiciously used. In this area, we collaborate with Stanford University, the University of California at Riverside and National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan. During your PhD program, you will have to visit one of these organizations for a few months. Requirements The candidates must have a master degree in computer science and engineering (CSE) or equivalent academic qualifications. The candidates must have algorithmic thinking, and have knowledge of algorithms and data structures; knowledge of compilation techniques is a plus. The candidates must be fluent in English, both speaking and writing. Approval and Enrolment The scholarship for the PhD degree is subject to academic approval, and the candidate will be enrolled in the ITMAN Graduate School Programme of DTU Compute. Information about the general requirements for enrolment and the general planning of the scholarship studies is included in the general rules at DTU, which may be obtained here. Assessment The assessment of the applicants will be made by: Associate Professor Paul Pop and Professor Jan Madsen. Salary and appointment terms The salary and appointment terms are consistent with the current Danish rules for PhD degree students. Further Information Further information concerning the project can be obtained from Associate Professor Paul Pop. Further information concerning the application is available at the DTU Compute PhD homepage or by contacting PhD coordinator Ulla Jensen +45 4525 3359. Application Applications must be submitted in English as one single PDF, and we must have your online application by March 1, 2015. Please open the link in the red bar in the top of the page: "apply online" (“ansøg online”). Applications must include: •application (letter of motivation) •CV •documentation of a relevant completed M.Sc. or M.Eng.-degree •course and grade list of bachelor and master degrees •Calculation of the weighted grade average, see guidelines here, course names must be translated to English

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Undervisning og forskning på universiteter og højere læreranstalter

land: Danmark

region: Hovedstaden

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Kilde til jobtilbud: AMS, Offentlige arbejdsformidlinger, Danmark