Research Scientist (Computer Science / Electrical Engineering)

About the role

The Alibaba-NTU Global e-Sustainability CorpLab (ANGEL) is a collaboration between Alibaba Group and Nanyang Technological University (NTU), supported by the Singapore RIE2025 Fund. It develops green digital technologies for global sustainability, aligned with Singapore's Green Plan 2030 and Smart Nation Initiative. ANGEL is looking for a Research Scientist to work on low-altitude economy (LAE) applications.

Key responsibilities

• Survey the literature on low-altitude economy and energy consumption models
• Define problem statements to reduce energy consumption in LAE with multiple UAVs
• Formulate optimization problems and develop AI algorithms to reduce energy consumption, increase safety and reliability, and meet user demands
• Test and fine-tune the algorithms to achieve the best performance
• Implement solutions and tests for LAE optimal flight routing, improve battery usage, manage global and local air traffic, and run simulations of the proposed algorithms

Required profile

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related discipline
• Strong research experience
• Good track record of publications
• Research background in data analytics and machine learning
• Good teamwork and collaboration skills

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified; the hiring institution is NTU.