European MSCA Doctoral Network PhD Scholarship (DC12) – SPRING
Join an EU-funded doctoral network to advance Digital Twin technology for the resilience of critical infrastructures.
Best for:Best for engineering and computer science graduates with a strong interest in critical infrastructure resilience, AI, and digital twins.
Overview
The KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence at the University of Cyprus is offering a full-time PhD position as part of the European MSCA Doctoral Network SPRING. The successful candidate will focus on advancing Digital Twin technology to enhance the resilience of interconnected critical infrastructures against cascading failures and disruptions. Working within an interdisciplinary environment, the student will develop scalable frameworks combining formal methods, modeling, simulation, and adaptive AI. The researcher will be enrolled in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and participate in international secondments and specialized training.
What you'll do
- Develop scalable Digital Twin frameworks combining formal methods, modelling, and adaptive AI for critical infrastructure systems.
- Investigate anticipatory self-adaptation and real-time risk-aware incident response mechanisms.
- Implement LLM-supported, human-interpretable diagnostics to aid rapid decision-making during disruptions.
- Contribute to a reusable library of intelligent software agents providing resilience-as-a-service across energy, water, and transport sectors.
- Participate in international mobility, secondments, and validation studies with non-academic industry partners.
Requirements
Degree required: Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Degree offered: PhD
Language: English; excellent proficiency in written and spoken English
Instruction: English
- Strong background in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related technical disciplines
- Familiarity with systems modelling, simulation, or control theory
- Interest in artificial intelligence, machine learning, or formal methods
- Analytical and problem-solving skills applied to complex engineering systems
- Must comply with the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions mobility rule (not have resided or carried out main activity in Cyprus for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the recruitment date)
Funding & terms
How to apply
Deadline: 2026-10-16 (Europe/Athens)
Applicants must review the specific project details on the SPRING project website and submit their application through the designated KIOS Center of Excellence application portal before the deadline.
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