ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø EuroTech PhD program

At ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø we are proud to be a part of the EuroTech Universities Alliance, a strategic partnership of leading universities of science and technology in Europe, including DTU, EPFL, L'X, Technion, and TUM. Within EuroTech, we were already actively collaborating in the field of education (EuroTeQ) and in the EuroTechPostDoc programs. As of 2022, collaboration via PhD projects is added to this portfolio through the ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø centrally funded EuroTech PhD program. The EuroTech PhD program encourages innovative and lasting partnerships, paving the way for joint publications, research applications, and collaborative research projects with our esteemed partners in EuroTech.

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The Eindhoven University of Technology (ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø) is a proud member of the EuroTech Universities Alliance, a strategic partnership of leading European universities of science and technology, including DTU, EPFL, IP Paris, Technion, and TUM. Within the Alliance, ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø collaborates on education, research and talent development initiatives, including EuroTeQ, the EuroTech Postdoc Programme, and the ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø EuroTech PhD Programme. Since its launch in 2022, the programme has supported the development of joint PhD projects between ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø and its EuroTech partners.

The ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø EuroTech PhD Programme supports early-career researchers in establishing strategic collaborations with leading researchers across the EuroTech Universities Alliance. Through jointly supervised PhD projects and international mobility, the programme strengthens research excellence, expands international networks, and lays the foundation for future collaborations, joint publications, and international funding opportunities.

International PhD experience

PhD candidates funded through the programme become part of both the ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø research community and the wider EuroTech network. They are jointly supervised by researchers at ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø and a EuroTech partner university and spend at least six months at the partner institution, allowing them to benefit from the expertise, facilities and networks of both universities.

As ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø-based PhD candidates, they can take advantage of the ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø PROOF programme for personal and professional development, while also participating in activities organised within the EuroTech framework. Together, these experiences prepare researchers for careers in academia, industry and international research environments.

Annual calls

ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø launches annual calls for new EuroTech PhD projects. Information on eligibility, available funding, application procedures, timelines and selection criteria is published with each call. Calls are distributed through the departmental deans and the first stage of selection takes place within the departments. Selected proposals are subsequently submitted for university-wide evaluation.

Applications are assessed through a competitive selection process that considers scientific excellence, impact, quality of implementation, and the added value of the collaboration within the EuroTech Alliance. The evaluation approach is inspired by Horizon Europe assessment principles, helping applicants gain experience in developing strong international funding proposals.

Researchers interested in applying for a future call are encouraged to discuss opportunities within their department and contact their dean for information on the departmental pre-selection process. For information about the current call, please contact the EuroTech PhD Programme team via EuroTech-PhD-program@tue.nl.

Successful PhD projects from the ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø EuroTech PhD program

2022

Mark Cornelissen

Power exhaust in fusion reactors: Visualizing the role of flows

Supervisor ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø: Roger Jaspers (Applied Physics and Science Education) Supervisor Partner University: Artur Perek and Basil Duval (EPFL)

Kristina Kröll

Digital design tools to boost the uptake of reused materials in circular building practices

Supervisor ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø: Torsten Schröder (Built Environment) Supervisor Partner University: Corentin Fivet (EPFL)

Glenn Weber

Combining microfluidics and mathematical modelling for precision oncology

Supervisor ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø: Federica Eduati (Biomedical Engineering) Supervisor Partner University: Christoph Merten (EPFL)

Mathis Lagir

Adaptive surfaces for switchable adhesion to biological species

Supervisor ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø: Danqing Liu (Chemical Engineering and Chemistry) Supervisor Partner University: Anne Ladegaard Skov (DTU)

Pegah Sharifi

Low-rate error-correcting coding techniques for SRAM physically unclonable functions (CORTECH-4-PUF)

Supervisor ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø: Alex Alvarado (Electrical Engineering) Supervisor Partner University: Antonia Wachter-Zeh (TUM)

Hannah van Iterson

Designing Embodied Sensing Systems for Preventive Healthcare

Supervisor ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø: Rong-Hao Liang (Industrial Design) Supervisor Partner University: Edwin En-Te Hwu (DTU)

Jasmijn de Joode

Health illuminated: Quantified effects of light on health

Supervisor ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø: Karin Smolders (Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences) Supervisor Partner University: Marilyne Anderson (EPFL)

Fatih Tasyaran

Time-predictable platform for high-performance computing

Supervisor ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø: Geoffrey Nelissen (Mathematics and Computer Science) Supervisor Partner University: Marco Caccamo (TUM)

Ding Ge

Production of metal powder via dendritic electrodeposition

Supervisor ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø: Yali Tang (Mechanical Engineering) Supervisor Partner University: Wolfgang A. Wall (TUM)

2023

Bram Heijnen

Terahertz Spectroscopy for (Photo-)Electrochemistry

Supervisor ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø: Mariadriana Creatore and Jaime Gómez Rivas (Applied Physics and Science Education); Supervisor Partner University: Aliaksandr Bandarenka and Elena Gubanova (TUM)

Julia Kaltenegger

Integrating symbolic and subsymbolic AI for multimodal data fusion and enrichment of Building Digital Twins with material performance information

Supervisor ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø: Ekaterina Petrova (Built Environment); Supervisor Partner University: André Borrmann (TUM)

Jingchao Sui

A multiscale experimental–computational study of the mechanobiology of tissue shaping

Supervisor ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø: Nicholas Kurniawan (Biomedical Engineering); Supervisor Partner University: Christoph Meier (TUM)

Bryan Acosta Angulo

Advanced characterization of advanced alkaline electrolysis (Alkali-ACE)

Supervisor ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø: Thijs de Groot (Chemical Engineering and Chemistry); Supervisor Partner University: Christodoulos Chatzichristodoulou (DTU)

Amgalan Sodnomai

InP based electronic-photonic co-integrated transmitter for mmw and sub-THz frequencies

Supervisor ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø: Idelfonso Tafur Monroy (Electrical Engineering), PhD candidate: Amgalan Sodnomay; Supervisor Partner University: Tom Keinicke Johansen (DTU)

Addressing rebound effects in home automation through alternative design aesthetics

Supervisor ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø: Lenneke Kuijer (Industrial Design); Supervisor Partner University: Daniela C.A. Pigosso (DTU)

Salar Alizad Poursaeidi

Next Generation University

Supervisor ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø: Marcel Bogers (Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences); Supervisor Partner University: Maria Theresa Norn (DTU)

Matteo Bertuzzo

The Fundamental Limits of DNA Data Storage

Supervisor ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø: Alberto Ravagnani (Mathematics and Computer Science); Supervisor Partner University: Eitan Yaakobi (Technion)

Anish Sridharan

From building digital twins to skill-dependent world models: an application to cooperative mobile robots

Supervisor ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø: Elena Torta (Mechanical Engineering); Supervisor Partner University: André Borrmann (TUM)

2024

Rui Xiaolu

Scaffolding interdisciplinary teamwork: Potentials and obstacles

Supervisor ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø: Karolina Ionna Doulougeri and Jan van der Veen (Applied Physics and Science Education) Supervisor Partner University: Hanne Loje (DTU)

Kalaivanan Amudhan

Advancing Bio-Based Composites Processing and Characterization for Sustainable Architectural Applications

Supervisor ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø: Marta Gil Pérez (Built Environment) Supervisor Partner University: Véronique Michaud (EPFL)

Carolien Verbiest

Programmable motile DNA-based nanorobots for immunological synapse modulation

Supervisor ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø: Tania Patiño Padial (Biomedical Engineering) Supervisor Partner University: Maartje Bastings (EPFL)

Göktuğ  Erçakır

CORNERSTONE - CarbOn membRaNEs foR SeparaTion Of greeN molEcules

Supervisor ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø: Fausto Gallucci (Chemical Engineering and Chemistry) Supervisor Partner University: Seyed Soheil Mansouri (DTU)

Jiarui Yu

Mobilizing the flexibility of small customers via collaborative congestion management (FLEX-COLLAB)

Supervisor ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø: Nikolaos Paterakis (Electrical Engineering) Supervisor Partner University: Charalampos Ziras and Tilman Weckessern (DTU)

Yuxuan Liu

SOFT-TOUCH: Soft Technologies for Optimizing User-Centric Haptics

Supervisor ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø: Anke van Oosterhout (Industrial Design) Supervisor Partner University: Jamie Paik (EPFL)

Quan Huynh

Enriching Business Model Analysis of Energy Transition Solutions with a Regulatory Assessment.

Supervisor ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø: Sybren de Kinderen (Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences) Supervisor Partner University: Hugo Andrés López-Acosta (DTU)

Sjoerd van Straten

Leveraging Continual Learning for a Sustainable Predictive Process Monitoring

Supervisor ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø: Marwan Hassani (Mathematics and Computer Science) Supervisor Partner University: Andrea Burattin (DTU)

Stefan van Laarhoven

Advanced atomization for the production of metal powder

Supervisor ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø: Giulia Finotello (Mechanical Engineering) Supervisor Partner University: René van Hout (Technion)

2025

Quantifying Uncertainty In Eco-materials' Sound Transmission – Analyzing Regular Connections

Supervisor ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø: Cédric van Hoorckx (Built Environment) Supervisor Partner University: Jonas Brunskog (DTU)

Alisiya Salta

From the Optical Table to the Bedside: Super-Resolution Clinical Imaging and Diagnostic

Supervisor ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø: Lorenzo Albertazzi (Biomedical Engineering) Supervisor Partner University: Suliana Manley (EPFL)

SPARC – Smart Provision of Ancillary Reactive Power Control

Supervisor ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø: Niels Blaauwbroek (Electrical Engineering) Supervisor Partner University: Reinaldo Tonkoski, Peter Tzscheutschler (TUM)

Responsible XR Design for Young Children

Supervisor ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø: Sebastian Cmentowski (Industrial Design) Supervisor Partner University: Daniel Pires de Sá Medeiros (IP Paris)

A new, greener manufacturing route to silicon carbide (Green-SiC) PhD candidate:

Supervisor ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø: Diletta Giuntini (Mechanical Engineering) Supervisor Partner University: Apurv Dash (DTU)

2026

PRIMA-CMR: Physics-informed multimodal generative AI for personalised contrast-dose reduction in cardiac MRI

Supervisor ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø: Cian Scannell (Biomedical Engineering) Supervisor Partner University: Julia Schnabel (TUM)

PhotoLoop: Light-Driven Circular Bio-Based Polymers

Supervisor ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø: Fabian Eisenreich (Chemical Engineering and Chemistry) Supervisor Partner University: Anders E. Daugaard (DTU)

Communication-Optimized Inference in Large Language Models (COIL)

Supervisor ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø: Lisa Maile (Electrical Engineering) Supervisor Partner University: Georg Carle (TUM)

Contact

For any questions regarding the program, feel free to send an e-mail to Nathalie Thielen from the Research Support Office.