This doctoral project is part of a larger, multidisciplinary and international project VAMOR: “Vibro-Acoustic Model Order Reduction” (no. 101119903) funded under the Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Networks within the Horizon Europe Programme of the European Commission.
VAMOR contributes to a more sustainable and quieter future for Europe. Noise pollution has arisen as one of the key factors towards the degradation of the quality of life in European societies. Adding noise treatments commonly leads to an increase in mass and/or volume usage, harming the sustainability of the respective products, e.g. leading to heavier vehicles. To avoid such solutions and striving for the sustainability and optimal acoustic behavior of products, vibro-acoustic design needs to be pushed earlier in their design phase. Additionally, product sustainability can be also enhanced by exploiting the information included in sound waves emitted during their operation, detecting potential malfunctions. In that context, efficient physics-based sound modeling is a key enabler towards not only optimized and sustainable acoustic profiles through efficient design procedures, but also affordable so-called digital twins that monitor product performance in real time. To this end, the overarching goal of VAMOR is to provide high level scientific and transferable skills training on a new generation of efficient vibro-acoustic modeling techniques, so-called model order reduction (MOR) strategies, to a group of high achieving, competent doctoral candidates to promote a quieter and more sustainable environment.
VAMOR brings together a remarkable consortium, which combines research leading academic institutions – KU Leuven, Technische Universitaet Munchen (TUM), Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Kungliga Tekniska Hoegskolan (KTH), Universite du Mans, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers (CNAM) – with a constantly innovating, wide variety of industrial partners working on software, material, testing, design and sound enhancement (Siemens Industry Software NV, Müller BBM, Trèves, Phononic Vibes, Saint-Gobain Ecophon, Tyréns, Purifi ApS). By deploying such an inter-sectorial, multi-disciplinary consortium, VAMOR guarantees the creation of a coordinated research environment to develop and exploit novel tools for the efficient simulation of noise and vibration and promote sustainability and acoustic comfort of products.
For further information about the position please contact Olivier Dazel (Olivier.Dazel@univ-lemans.fr), Mathieu Gaborit (Mathieu.Gaborit@univlemans.fr), Jean-Philippe Groby (Jean-Philippe.Groby@univ-lemans.fr), or Elke Deckers (elke.deckers@kuleuven.be)
We look forward to receiving your online application including a letter of motivation, CV, diplomas with transcripts and contact details of two referees. The PhD candidate will be selected in two stages: application file evaluation and at least 2 interviews.
Please also send your application to Jean-Philippe.Groby@univ-lemans.fr