PostDoc WP4

The MAESTRO team at Inria Sophia-Antipolis is hiring a post-doctoral fellow for a duration of 12 months max, starting as soon as possible.

Contact

For any inquiry, and to apply (with résumé, 2-3 publications most relevant to the project below, and any other element supporting your application), send an email to: Alain.Jean-Marie

Project

The person hired will work on a class of stochastic processes from the family of Markov Additive Processes, described in [1]. The tasks to be performed include:

• develop the theory for these processes
• develop numerical algorithms for computing distributions, moments, etc.
• develop applications in the domains of BioInformatics, Green IT and others.

Reference: [1] Ernst Biersack, Alain Jean-Marie and Philippe Nain Open-loop video distribution with support of VCR functionality Proc. Performance'02, Performance Evaluation, 49 (1/4): 411--427, September 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0166-5316(02)00134-7

Skills

The mathematical methods deployed for the project include probability calculus, linear algebra, Laplace transform techniques, asymptotic analysis. The candidate should hold a PhD in computer science or applied mathematics, and have a comprehensive knowledge in the analysis of Markovian models. Programming abilities and the taste for implementing theoretical results is considered a big plus.

Benefits

• Duration: 12 months
• Targeted hiring date: 01/12/16
• The contract will end at the latest on 30/06/2017 (this date replaces that of the previous call for applications)
• Salary: from 4000€/month gross depending on experience

Location and Ecosystem

Location: Inria Sophia-Antipolis Mediterranee.

Inria is the French National Institute for Computer Science and Applied Mathematics. One of its research centers is located in Sophia-Antipolis, on the French Riviera.

The MAESTRO team develops models based on stochastic processes, optimal control and game theory, applied to telecommunications, social networks, green IT among others.

The present job offer is part of the MARMOTE project (https://wiki.inria.fr/MARMOTE/Welcome), funded by the French National Research Agency, which consists in proposing advanced tools for Markovian Modeling. It brings together seven partner teams, expert in markovian analysis, who will develop advanced solution algorithms and applications in different scientific domains: reliability, distributed systems, biology, physics and economics.

More about Inria and the Job

Public science and technology institution established in 1967, Inria is the only public research body fully dedicated to computational sciences. Combining computer sciences with mathematics, Inria’s 3,449 researchers strive to invent the digital technologies of the future.

Educated at leading international universities, they creatively integrate basic research with applied research and dedicate themselves to solving real problems, collaborating with the main players in public and private research in France and abroad and transferring the fruits of their work to innovative companies. The researchers at Inria published over 4,500 articles in 2013. They are behind over 270 active patents and 110 start-ups. In 2013, Inria’s budget came to 235 million euros, 25% of which represented its own resources.

Digital technologies are generating new services, they deeply change our lifestyles and improve our daily life. In France, Inria is the only public research institute entirely dedicated to digital sciences. 400 R & D engineers assist the scientists in their daily work, they develop software tools to facilitate the research and set up technology platforms for experimentation.