Science/Applied Mathematics at ENAC (laboratoire MAIA) and
ENSEEIHT-IRIT in Toulouse, France.
Topic: Deterministic global optimization applied to Air Traffic Management
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The aim of the PhD thesis is the development of deterministic global
optimization methods for solving problems arising in Air Traffic Management.
The solution quality of many problems arising in the framework of Air
Traffic Management is essential to security. Examples are given by
aircraft conflict and aircraft allocation with capacity constraints.
These problems can be modeled as global optimization problems. Taking
into account the large size of these problems, stochastic methods are
usually applied for their solution. This thesis will focus on
deterministic methods whose exact solutions can be important in an
operational context.
Scientific context
The proposed topic is within the context of current research on air
traffic management (see, e.g., the European project SESAR), which has
concrete applications and plays an important role in the scientific and
industrial context of Toulouse. Furthermore, deterministic global
optimization is a research topic which is receiving an increasing
attention in the Operations Research community and is showing its
potential in several application contexts.
For more details please contact Sonia Cafieri (sonia.cafieri@enac.fr)
and Frederic Messine (frederic.messine@n7.fr)
Required skills: The candidate should have an outstanding degree in
---------------- applied mathematics/computer science.
A background in global/discrete optimization is highly appreciated. Good
programming skills are required.
Knowledge of French is advantageous but does not constitute a pre-requisite.
Expected starting date: October 2011
----------------------- Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile (ENAC),
Toulouse & ENSEEIHT-IRIT, Toulouse
ENAC and ENSEEIHT offer a unique academic research environment,
encouraging a mixture of theoretical, applied, and experimental research.
Funding: PRES - University of Toulouse
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Supervisioning: Sonia Cafieri (ENAC) and Frederic Messine (ENSEEIHT-IRIT)
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Application process: Please send as soon as possible :
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- CV
- Master (or equivalent degree) grades
- Letter of motivation
- Recommendation letter(s)
to Sonia Cafieri (sonia.cafieri@enac.fr) and Frederic Messine
(frederic.messine@n7.fr)
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Sonia Cafieri
ENAC - Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile
Laboratoire MAIA
7, Avenue Edouard Belin
F-31500 Toulouse France
Tel : +33 (0)5 62 17 43 62
Email : sonia.cafieri@enac.fr
http://www.recherche.enac.fr/~cafieri/
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