2 PhD positions in Mobile Network Data Analysis

Networks Data Science Group

Deadline for receipt of applications: October 30, 2024 23:59 AoE (31 October 2024, 13:59h Europe/Madrid Time)

The Networks Data Science group at IMDEA Networks Institute has an opening for two PhD students in the area of mobile network traffic analysis for urban social sciences. The successful candidates will explore large-scale real-world datasets of mobile app traffic collected in operational networks towards discovering knowledge relevant to the sociology, geography and economics of cities.

Prospective applicants can refer to recent publications of the group, including:

• A.F. Zanella, D. Madariaga, S. Mishra, O.E. Martínez-Durive, Z. Smoreda, M. Fiore, Characterizing, Modeling and Exploiting the Mobile Demand Footprint of Large Public Protests IEEE IMC 2024, Madrid, Spain, Nov 2024
• S. Mishra, A.F. Zanella, O.E. Martínez-Durive, D. Madariaga, C. Ziemlicki, M. Fiore, Characterizing 5G Adoption and its Impact on Network Traffic and Mobile Service Consumption IEEE INFOCOM 2024, Vancouver, Canada, May 2024
• S. Bakirtzis, A.F. Zanella, S. Rubrichi, C. Ziemlicki, Z. Smoreda, I. Wassell, J. Zhang, M. Fiore, Characterizing Mobile Service Demands at Indoor Cellular Networks ACM IMC 2023, Montreal, Canada, Oct 2023
• A.F. Zanella, A. Bazco-Nogueras, C. Ziemlicki, M. Fiore, Characterizing and Modeling Session-Level Mobile Traffic Demands from Large-Scale Measurements ACM IMC 2023, Montreal, Canada, Oct 2023
• A.F. Zanella, O.E. Martínez-Durive, S. Mishra, Z. Smoreda, M. Fiore
• Impact of Later-Stages COVID-19 Response Measures on Spatiotemporal Mobile Service Usage IEEE INFOCOM 2022, Virtual, May 2022
• S. Mishra, Z. Smoreda, M. Fiore, Second-level Digital Divide: a Longitudinal Study of Mobile Traffic Consumption Imbalance in France The ACM Web Conference 2022, Virtual, Apr 2022

Skills Required

• A degree in Computer Science or related field, with a solid academic record
• Strong programming skills
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Enthusiasm for interdisciplinary research
• Previous experience in data analysis (not mandatory, but appreciated).

Candidates shall submit a CV including education record and a complete list of past experiences, plus the contact details of any referees if available, through the IMDEA Networks hiring portal (https://careers.networks.imdea.org/).

Equal Employment Opportunity

IMDEA Networks Institute aims to increase the proportion of women and therefore qualified female applicants are explicitly encouraged to apply. Until a balanced ratio of men and women has been achieved at the institute, preference will be given to women if applicants have similar qualifications. IMDEA Networks Institute actively promotes diversity and equal opportunities. Applicants are not to be discriminated against in personnel selection procedures on the grounds of gender, ethnicity, religion or ideology, age, sexual orientation (anti-discrimination). People with disabilities who have the relevant qualifications are expressly invited to apply.