SAL Doctoral College

Silicon Austria Labs (SAL) has been founded  with the aim to become a top Euro­pean re­search center for elec­tronic-based systems (EBS). EBS are compo­nents, assem­blies and devices with micro­elec­tronics and nano­elec­tronics, as well as embedded soft­ware. They are the tech­no­log­ical back­bone of digi­ti­za­tion. In order to follow its mission and pursue cutting edge research for EBS and to cope with the arising challenges in this field, SAL requires well-trained experts from multiple disciplines of science and  engineering and technology.

The work will address both hardware and software aspects and particularly focus on model-based approaches for multi-sensor fusion, adaptive operation, auto calibration, self-diagnosis and methods for the fast development and verification of advanced sensor systems which include the exploitation of advanced signal processing and machine learning techniques. This involves basic and application oriented interdisciplinary research to offer industry accelerated market entrance possibilities for innovative ideas e.g., in the fields IoT (Internet of Things) and I4.0 (Industry 4.0).

SAL Doctoral College

The Silicon Austria Labs – Doctoral College (SAL-DC) is a doctoral training program for researchers focusing on the field of EBS. SAL coop­er­ates with industry, academic and scien­tific part­ners on a regional, national and inter­na­tional level with the aim to build an excel­lent re­search network and ecosystem for EBS. Fellows benefit from the training in a highly international, interdisciplinary and intersectoral setting offered by SAL-DC to become future research leaders.

Pursuing cutting edge research in the field of EBS requires the combination of a multitude of skills, including intersectoral and interdisciplinary aspects. The SAL-DC training has been designed to cover this broad spectrum, leading to three major pillars of SAL-DC:

 

  • Each candidate has to enroll into the PhD programme offered by the local partner university, depending on the chosen research topic and the corresponding supervising professor (see research topics). Besides strengthening the general skills of the candidates, this enrolment ensures a training explicitly tailored to the needs and requirements in order to pursue research on the chosen topic. PhDs will thus benefit from the highly-specialized knowledge of experts in their respective fields.
  • Each candidate shall actively participate in knowledge exchange and collaborations among all the SAL-DC students. SAL fosters this knowledge exchange by offering a highly international, interdisciplinary and intersectoral EBS ecosystem. Furthermore, SAL-DC summer and winter schools with dedicated focus enhance collaborations among the students.
  • Each candidate is encouraged to conduct short- to mid-term internships at academic or industrial partner organizations. PhD candidates are able to benefit from intersectoral professional training as well as to develop and enhance their professional skills and network for future career prospects.

         An overview about the rich research portfolio is available in the SAL-DC booklet, which provides a summary of current PhD research topics pursued within the SAL-DC. The research output of the SAL-DC members, including all papers, awards and conference participations, is collected in our Research Documentation database PURE.

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