Postdoc in visualizations for smart industry 5.0 industrial operators
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at KTH
Job description
The advertised post-doctoral position is within an ambitious Digital Futures ISPP Project titled “Smart Predictive Maintenance for Pharmaceutical Industry (SMART)”, led by Prof. Lihui Wang of KTH and Associate Director Business Strategy & Portfolio Benjamin Edvinsson (PhD) of AstraZeneca.
In this project you will play a pivotal role by designing and creating the human-centric interface between the AI models and the Operators working on the manufacturing lines through observational studies, persona creation and user journey mapping. The innovative interface will be used to seamlessly integrate the complex algorithmic outputs, decades of maintenance engineer expertise, and real time inputs from the Operators on the line. These data will feed into an intuitive and user-friendly visualization for operator and management informed decision making. You will experiment with and assess the merits of various interface modalities including Graphical User Interfaces, Extended Realities (e.g. AR, VR), Haptic Feedback, and contextual and peripheral information displays.
In the SMART project, you will work on-site in the AstraZeneca manufacturing facilities in Södertälje, Stockholm ~50% of the time with a goal to start in the first quarter of 2024. This will afford you the unique opportunity to gain firsthand experience in an industry setting at one of AstraZeneca’s Center of Excellence factories for Sterile Manufacture. This opportunity will culminate in multiple prospects for co-authorships and IP Ownership, while delivering a minimum viable product (MVP) that increases the overall equipment efficiency (OEE) of the lines.
About AstraZeneca Södertälje
AstraZeneca’s largest manufacturing site supplies over 30 medicines to more than 100 markets and exported 130 billion Swedish crowns (SEK) in 2022 (>7% of the nation’s exports). AstraZeneca is a data driven company and invests heavily in digitalisation and innovation to deliver life saving medicines to patients. Follow AstraZeneca on LinkedIn, Facebook, or Instagram.
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Requirements
Preferred qualifications
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About KTH
KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm has grown to become one of Europe’s leading technical and engineering universities, as well as a key centre of intellectual talent and innovation. We are Sweden’s largest technical research and learning institution and home to students, researchers and faculty from around the world. Our research and education covers a wide area including natural sciences and all branches of engineering, as well as architecture, industrial management, urban planning, history and philosophy. Read more here
Type of employment
Temporary position
Contract type
Full time
Full-time equivalent
100%
First day of employment
According to agreement
Salary
Monthly salary
Number of positions
1
Location
Stockholm
County
Stockholms län
Country
Sweden
Reference number
J-2023-3400
Published
20.Dec.2023
Last application date
16.Feb.2024
Contact
Associate Prof. Mario Romero Vega
marior@kth.se
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