A research position for one Bolsa de Investigação para Mestre (1 BI Mestre) is opened at Instituto de Telecomunicações in the scope of the project SafeFire - Human and ambient monitoring integrated sensors in firefighter workwear for increase safety, funded by the applicable financial framework (FCT/MEC through national funds and when applicable co-funded by FEDER ? PT2020 partnership agreement). The work is in the area of distributed physiological sensing using mobile and embedded technologies, with special emphasis on wearable multimodal devices.
Scientific Area:
Information and Data Sciences
Group:
Pattern and Image Analysis ? Lx
Admission Requirements:
Master Degree in Biomedical Engineering or related areas; Strong knowledge in biosignal acquisition and recording, signal processing methodologies, and machine learning; Good programming skills preferably in Python and Flutter; Experience in mobile and embedded systems for physiological sensing, preferably using Raspberry Pi and Arduino-like systems for Respiration, Photoplethysmography (PPG), Electrocardiography (ECG), Electrodermal Activity (EDA), and Electroencephalography (EEG); Demonstrated ability to integrate multi-disciplinary teams; Good English writing skills; Self- motivation for scientific research
Work Objectives:
The general objective of this research is to work in the area of non-intrusive data acquisition and distributed monitoring using wearables and invisibles, with special emphasis on embedded systems programming, physiological signal acquisition, physiological signal processing, and machine learning for biomedical applications, namely involving: Respiration, Photoplethysmography (PPG), Pulse Oximetry (SpO2), and Electrocardiography (ECG) data; Development of supporting mobile software and embedded hardware tools; Laboratory and real-world benchmarking data acquisition; Systematic analysis and reporting of the main findings.
Applicable legislation:
A fellowship will be celebrated according to the regulations defined by FCT, ?Regulation of Instituto de Telecomunicações? fellowships? and ? Estatuto do Bolseiro de Investigação?, according to Law no. 40/2004, dated August 18 (Status of Scientific Research Fellow), in its actual redaction, and also by Fundação para Ciência e Tecnologia, I.P. Fellowship Regulation of Fundação para Ciência e Tecnologia, I.P. (Reg. nº 950/2019 de 16 de dezembro)
https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/regulamento.phtml.pt
Place of work:
The work will be developed at the Instituto de Telecomunicações based at the Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, under the supervision of Professor Ana Luisa Nobre Fred and Professor Hugo Silva
Duration:
12 months, possibly renewed in the scope of this project or another that comes next with same propos. Start date: 01-05-2021 (or soon thereafter).
Monthly salary:
1.104.64? (net), according to the table of grant amounts awarded directly by FCT for positions held in Portugal (www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/valores). The payment will be made by bank transfer.
Selection criteria: