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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My apologies for cross-posting. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks to an arisen opportunity, we at the Operational Research (OR) group, Liverpool John Moores University (United Kingdom) may be able to offer a small number of PhD scholarships (full or tuition-fees-only depending on the quality of
the candidate). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Only UK and EU candidates are eligible due to funding conditions.
<o:p></o:p></p>
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Deadline 18<sup>th</sup> Mar 2021<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">
provide full tuition fees and living expenses for three years, <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">
students have to relocate to Liverpool and enrol by end of April 2021<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal">Regarding research topic, priorities are given to two industry co-funded projects:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<a name="_Hlk64026570">Portfolio optimisation for energy supply chain</a>: <a name="_Hlk64027138">
Candidates for this project should have excellent programming skills in C++ or a similar object-oriented programming language, and strong expertise in optimisation using meta-heuristic/heuristic algorithms.</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<a name="_Hlk64031541">Data analytics and machine learning for transportation, utilising data from real-time sensors</a>:
<a name="_Hlk64031670">Candidates for this project should have strong programming skills in Python or a similar programming language, web development experience, and knowledge in data analytics. Good experience in machine learning, optimisation, and back-end
development would be strongly preferred.</a> <o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:18.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Besides the two industry co-funded projects above, any area in OR/optimisation/simulation/data analytics/computational intelligence/IoT/ transportation/logistics would be considered.
<a name="_Hlk64027289">Please have a look at this link for some example of our current/past projects on air quality and green transportation
</a><a href="https://tinyurl.com/y67eddrw"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64027289"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;background:white">https://tinyurl.com/y67eddrw</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64027289"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64027289"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">
</span></b>. Other projects that we have been/ are running include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64027289">Evolutionary computation or meta-heuristics or heuristics<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64027289">OR/optimisation/simulation/data analytics applications in rail, in partnership with Merseyrail, Network Rail, and Rail Delivery Group<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64027289">OR applications/data analytics in maritime, in partnership with UK, EU and overseas ports<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64027289">OR applications/data analytics in sustainable transportation, e.g. bicycle, e-bikes, walking, buses, emission/congestion reduction etc., in partnership with local authorities and transport authorities (e.g. the ones in
Liverpool and Manchester)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64027289">OR applications in logistics (e.g. bin packing, vehicle routing etc.) in partnership with logistics companies, especially those in airports, ports, and manufacturing plants (especially those in Liverpool).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64027289">OR applications in manufacturing, in partnership with car manufacturers e.g. Vauxhall and Jaguar Land Rover.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64027289">IoT and intelligent sensors for active travel. We have developed a number of applications on this and already have a network of IoT sensors across Liverpool City Region.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal">Interested candidates please contact Prof. Trung Thanh Nguyen
<a href="mailto:T.T.Nguyen@ljmu.ac.uk">T.T.Nguyen@ljmu.ac.uk</a><span class="MsoHyperlink">
</span>with your full CV and transcripts. It is important that interested candidates contact me ASAP to ensure that we can prepare your applications in the best way to maximise your chance before the deadline.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Could you please forward this to any interested candidates? <o:p>
</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you very much<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br>
Thanh<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">================================<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Prof. Trung Thanh Nguyen,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Professor of Operational Research in Transportation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Co-director of the Liverpool Logistics Offshore and Marine Research Institute (LOOM),<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">School of Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Liverpool John Moores University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Tel: +44 151 231 2006<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Web: <a href="https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/staff-profiles/faculty-of-engineering-and-technology/department-of-maritime-and-mechanical-engineering/trung-thanh-nguyen">
<span style="color:#0563C1">https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/staff-profiles/faculty-of-engineering-and-technology/department-of-maritime-and-mechanical-engineering/trung-thanh-nguyen</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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