The research group Cyber-Physical Systems of Prof. Matthias Althoff at the Technical University of Munich offers a PhD position in the area of safe human-robot interaction. The Technical University of Munich is one of the top research universities in Europe fostering a strong entrepreneurial spirit and international culture.

The focus of this position is on developing provably safe reinforcement learning methods for human-robot interaction. A special focus will be on ensuring human safety but also on improving task efficiency and alignment with human preferences compared to traditional planning algorithms. By combining reinforcement learning with reachability analysis, the solution space will be reduced so that safe plans can be found more reliably under strong real time constraints. The candidate should demonstrate the developed algorithms on a real robot. One possible application is in construction robotics, where we collaborate with several industrial partners.

The job offer includes 3-4 years of funding at level TV-L E13 (~4200 €/Month).

For more details https://portal.mytum.de/jobs/wissenschaftler/NewsArticle_20241024_134301

Please apply via https://collab.dvb.bayern/display/TUMcpsforms/Ph.D.+Application