PhD researcher - Dynamic Safety Assurance for Autonomous Outdoor Operation

At the M-Group at KU Leuven Bruges Campus, we are driving innovation in interconnected, intelligent mechatronic systems. A dedicated part of our team focuses on dependable autonomous systems and dynamic safety assurance, addressing the latest challenges in safety-critical autonomous operation and advancing the future of this rapidly evolving field in close collaboration with Flanders Make.

With the newly launched COSAIN project – “Co-Designing Safety, Control and Perception for Autonomous Outdoor Operation” – we are looking for an ambitious junior researcher to help develop next-generation methods for runtime safety assurance in autonomous systems operating in complex, uncertain environments.
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COSAIN addresses a key challenge in autonomous systems: ensuring safe behaviour in dynamic and uncertain outdoor environments where perception, control, and safety are tightly interconnected. The project introduces a novel co-design approach centred around Dynamic Safety Cases (DSCs) that evolve during system operation and interact with perception, modelling, and control components. 

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We are looking for a candidate with the following background:

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For more information please contact Prof. dr. ir. Davy Pissoort, mail: [email protected] or Mr. Dries Vanoost, mail: [email protected].

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