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The candidate will be part of a team developing a camera system which can detect, classify and track objects in real-time using embedded vision. The thesis will use commercial survelliance grade RGB and / or IR cameras such as the Mobotix S16 for observations both in air and underwater. The total cost of the system should not exceed 10,000 EUR. The focus of this project will be to address two major research questions: (1) How can we preprocess images in near real-time (e.g. homomorphic filtering, Gaussian blurring) in order to improve machine learning (e.g. YOLO) recognition and tracking performance for embedded vision? (2) Can multispectral (e.g. RGB+IR) increase the reliability of embedded vision recognition and tracking systems? The results of this 4-year PhD thesis are fundamental, and will be important to a broad range of disciplines including industrial automation, indoor and outdoor security, underwater robotics and environmental monitoring.

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TalTech is worldwide recognized research organization in the field of impedance- based instrumentation and measurements solutions, applications, innovations etc. A PhD-student position is opened to develop next-gen healthcare, industrial and other electrical impedance spectroscopy based solutions. See more at www.taltech.ee/impedance or contact olev.martens@taltech.ee

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Taltech School of Business and Governance, Department of Business Administration offers a 4-year PhD position in marketing.

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The proposed PhD project aims to investigate the productivity outcomes from introduction and implementation of new or upgraded technologies, while conditioning and accounting for externalities and socio-environmental constraints. The research applies modern approach in productivity estimation via rapidly evolving empirical productivity frontier and efficiency estimation methods, which account for the constraints and externalities emerging in the production process. Supervisor Prof. Kadri Männasoo; Co-supervisor Prof Aaro Hazak

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TalTech School of Information Technologies, Department of Software Science offers a 4-year PhD position in the field of ICT.

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TalTech School of Information Technologies, Department of Software Science offers a 4-year PhD position in the field of ICT.

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Traditionally, the power system asset management is based on interval-based approach and not on actual asset condition. In this PhD project the objective is to thoroughly assess the applicability of existing and alternative measurement options, sensors, IoT and cyber security aspects to enable reliable and usable asset management approaches considering the actual asset condition. This PhD is part of a research and development project between TalTech and Estonian Transmission System Operator.

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Intuitionistic linear logic is an important “substructural” formalism in the semantics of programming languages. This PhD project is about the proof theory, semantics and applications of yet weaker logics.

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Road transport is an integral part of the Estonian transport sector. Throughout Europe, carriage of goods by road forms the largest percentage of cargo transport. In Estonia, the main challenge in planning transport and mobility is organizing more efficient carriage of people and goods in a way that would also be more convenient for users. Incidentally, Estonia’s transport is one of the most polluting ones within the European Union, which is why potential solutions must be found for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. One of the possible solutions is decreasing the proportion of road transport, which has not yet been achieved. Reduction of greenhouse gases is part of the Estonian transport policy, achievable through the intensification and optimization of carriage of goods while integrating multiple modes of transport, in order to find opportunities to reduce fuel consumption and apply the principles of green logistics. As follows from the aforementioned issues, the objective of the doctoral thesis is to find opportunities to integration the freight processes of road transport along with integrating rail, sea, and air transport into the transport system.

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In the face of increasing societal complexities and uncertainties, the need for public sector innovations is larger than ever. In order to promote innovation, public sector organizations must have high-level financing and investment capabilities, the development of which can pose considerable challenges for the existing traditional, control-oriented budget processes. The goal of this PhD project is to examine the possibilities for developing high-level budgetary and financing capabilities for promoting public sector innovation.

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TalTech School of Science, Department of Geology offers a 4-year PhD position in Earth Sciences

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TalTech School of Information Technologies, Department of Software Science in cooperation with School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering offers a 4-year PhD position funded by IT-Academy. Supervisor Prof. Sadok Ben Yahia; co-supervisor Prof. Dago Antov.

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TalTech School of Engineering, Department of Electrical Power Engineering and Mechatronics offers a 4-year PhD position in the field of power engineering.

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TalTech School of Information Technologies, Department of Software Sciences offers a 4- year PhD position in the field of ICT.

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TalTech School of Information Technologies, Department of Software Sciences offers a 4- year PhD position in the field of ICT.

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Sustainable thermoplastic polymers are developed and investigated to partly or fully replace non-renewable-resources-based materials for melt processing technologies. Cellulose appears to be a nearly unlimited renewable resource for polymeric materials. Discovery of dissolution processes of cellulose in ionic liquids opens several new routes for functionalization. Thermoplastic cellulose derivatives can be prepared without use of plasticizers, by attaching long-chain ester branches to the macromolecule of cellulose. The research challenge is to find chemically stabile, efficient and recyclable solvent(co-solvent) systems and functionalization routes, which have also potential for industrial upscaling. Also, the functionalization route should provide control over degree of substitution and mixed branching if necessary.

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Tallinn University of Technology, School of Engineering, Department of Materials and Environmental Technology, Laboratory of Wood Technology offers a 4-year PhD position in materials technology.

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The proposed PhD studies focus on the understanding of the impact of timing and synchronisation of wave storms and high water level events on the properties of wave-driven sediment transport along sedimentary shores of the eastern and southern Baltic Sea and on the total sediment budget on the shores of this region. The central goal is to build an adequate estimate of sediment budget on these shores by combining i) observed data about changes to the location of the coastal scarp and the waterline and ii) numerical estimates of wave-driven sediment transport on the underwater part of the beach.

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Tallinn University of Technology, Department of Software Science offers a IT-Academy funded 4-year PhD position in the field of ICT

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School of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Research Group of Geodesy and Road Engineering offers a 4-year PhD position in Satellite Altimetry.

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Tallinn University of Technology, School of Information Technologies, Department of Computer Systems, Centre for Dependable Copmuting Systems offers a 4-year PhD position in ICT.

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Urban drainage systems (UDS) are being placed under greater stress due to rapid urban development and changing climate bringing along more frequent extreme rainfall events. This will increase the load to the existing UDS causing the risk of floods and outflow of pollutants to the environment. The objective of the thesis is to develop and test a decentralized water quality based model predictive control approach that enables to make the existing UDS controllable, utilize the free capacity of the system more efficiently and decrease the release of pollutants to the environment.

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Tallinn University of Technology, School of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Nearly Zero Energy Buildings research group offer a 4-year PhD position in civil engineering.

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Tallinn University of Technology, School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering offers a 4-year PhD position in manufacturing.

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Motivated by the recent progress in the nanophotonics, photovoltaic and biophotonics applications and the increasing demand for cost-effective and easy-to-use point-of-care platforms, tailoring the emission in luminescence materials has a great scientific interest. These luminescent materials have been synthesized mostly in powder-form, formed by a matrix (host) doped with activators which can be a transition metal or rare earth (RE) ions that act as emitting centers. For practical applications, luminescent particles are incorporated to form thick or thin films. Therefore, the development of monolithic luminescent glass-ceramics and -ceramics by a single and cost‐efficient process supported by robust moisture and thermal stability is highly desirable. Recently, we demonstrate that luminescent properties layers depends on random orientation or/and by epitaxial growth. In this context, one of the breakthroughs in this project is the understanding of luminescence in monolithic layers on several surfaces by modulation their crystalline orientation.

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The position is planned for structural analysis and design optimization with advanced materials and structures with main attention on composite structures. The study includes development of methodology for analysis and design of particular practical engineering structures. One application foreseen is an analysis and design optimization of solar panels, also wider class of glass structures and composite laminates since the photovoltaics is rapidly growing renewable energy sector as an alternative to regular fossil fuel powered electricity generation.

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The doctoral thesis aims to elucidate adaptation mechanisms and their regulation in psychrotrophic bacteria associated with food mostly focusing on the intraspecies variations. Data on correlation between physiological properties, genomes, transcriptomes and proteomes will be implemented into improved microbial hazard identification and prediction of microbial behavior in foods at low temperatures.

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PhD Research Project in the Field of Applied Power Electronics

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The increase of new kind of loads (electric vehicles, battery storage) and the increase of overall electrical energy consumption with higher peak load has to be covered by new flexible operation functions. Any new and more flexible operation including a higher degree in automation will lead to opportunities in operating power systems more efficient. The evolution of the distribution networks through increased electrification and new load and generation technologies and patterns, calls for an increased overall need for flexibility in the operation and planning of distribution networks. In addition to technological solutions, there is also a clear need for new ways of thinking regarding organizing and regulating the DSO business, together with needs for involving the grid consumers/prosumers.

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TalTech Laboratory of Wood Technology is offering PhD position to well-qualified individual to work on a PhD research project to design the wood-bio-based adhesive systems based on well-known and highly reproducible wood surfaces from different wood species with commercially available bio-based adhesive systems. TalTech has excellent facilities and staff for accomplishing this research. TalTech has a laboratory veneer peeling and plywood production line which allows controlling processing parameters to develop reproducible surfaces with a range of characteristics and for testing the surface properties and mechanical properties of the products. The individual assigned to this position will be enrolled to the doctoral study program “Chemical and Materails Technology” and part time employed as early-stage researcher by the Department of Materials and Environmental Technology.

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