.Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Physics and Complex Systems (IFISC)Organisation/Company: Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Physics and Complex Systems (IFISC)Research Field: PhysicsResearcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)Positions: PhD PositionsCountry: SpainApplication Deadline: 31 Dec 2024 - 12:00 (Europe/Madrid)Type of Contract: TemporaryJob Status: Full-timeOffer Starting Date: 1 Mar 2025Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe - MSCAReference Number: 101169118Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? NoOffer Description The Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Physics and Complex Systems (IFISC) (CSIC-UIB), a Research Center of Excellence in Palma de Mallorca, has an opening for 4 PhD positions within the Horizon Europe Doctoral Training Network POST-DIGITAL Plus (https://cordis.Europa.Eu/project/id/101169118).POST-DIGITAL Plus focuses on brain-inspired analog computing with light, exploiting the potential speed and energy advantages that computing with light offers over computing with electrons, and advantages that analog computing offers over digital computing. We will design and implement novel artificial neural networks inspired by the adaptive intelligence of biological brains exploiting parallel processing. POST-DIGITAL Plus brings together 14 leading academic and industrial players (incl. Hewlett Packard, IBM, Thales) in optical and neuromorphic computing.The 4 PhD positions are hosted at IFISC (ifisc.Uib-csic.Es) in Palma de Mallorca (Spain), PhD awarded by the University of the Balearic Islands (www.Uib.Eu).The chosen candidates will work on one of the following research topics:Brain-inspired computing based on Photonic oscillators: This project aims at transferring recent concepts in cognitive neuroscience and machine learning over into the photonic domain.Coupled laser networks for information processing: The project focuses on implementing fiber-coupled semiconductor laser networks for ultra-fast information processing.Optical computing with few-mode and multimode fibers: The project makes use of the spatial information obtained from mode mixing along the fiber propagation in few-mode (multimode) fibers for optical computing.Novel optical reservoir computing architectures with multiple delay loops and amplification: The project aims at designing novel optical reservoir computing architectures using telecom components.The allocation of topics will be determined following the selection process, taking into consideration the candidates' backgrounds, skills, and areas of interest.IFISC (Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Physics and Complex Systems) is a joint research institute of the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) created in 2007. Its mission is to develop Cross-Disciplinary and Strategic Research in complex systems following the established scientific approach of physicists