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About the position

This PhD project focuses on developing novel methods for multi-sensor fusion and representation learning that exploit remote sensing priors - satellite optical and multispectral imagery, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), aerial photogrammetry, and prior bathymetry - to augment what an underwater robot can perceive, localize within, and reason about. The aim is to advance principled cross-modal and cross-scale representation learning for the underwater domain, and to demonstrate that richer, uncertainty-aware environmental models lead to more capable and efficient autonomous underwater surveys.

Duties of the position

• Complete your doctoral education leading to the PhD degree.
• Conduct and publish research of high quality within the framework described above.
• Develop fundamental contributions in multi-sensor fusion and representation learning for underwater robotics, with an emphasis on exploiting remote sensing priors.
• Conduct experimental deployments and field evaluation using NTNU's Fjordlab AUVs and other infrastructure with acoustic (MBES, SAS), visual, and hyperspectral sensing payloads.
• Participate in international activities such as conferences and/or research stays abroad.

Required selection criteria

• Relevant master's degree in marine technology, cybernetics, mechatronics, control systems, computer science or equivalent.
• Strong academic background, with an average grade equal to B or better.
• Good oral and written presentation skills in English.

The appointment is conditional on external funding.