PREP0004009 Indoor Localization and Navigation Researcher

PREP Research Associate

Opportunity No.: PREP0004009

This position is part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Professional Research Experience (PREP) program. NIST recognizes that its research staff may wish to collaborate with researchers at academic institutions on specific projects of mutual interest, and thus requires that such institutions must be the recipient of a PREP award. The PREP program requires staff from a wide range of backgrounds to work on scientific research in many areas. Employees in this position will perform technical work that underpins the scientific research of the collaboration.

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Indoor Localization and Navigation Researcher

Project Description:

Indoor Localization, Tracking, and Navigation

Key Responsibilities: 

• Basic research leading to the development of novel indoor localization and tracking methods, algorithms, and systems
• Evaluate the performance of such methods, algorithms, and systems via modeling and simulation
• Performance evaluation via the development of system prototypes, when warranted
• Test and evaluation of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) indoor localization solutions
• Literature survey of pedestrian navigation techniques in indoor environments
• Assessment of the efficacy of 5G wireless technology and indoor localization techniques, particularly in the context of public safety scenarios
• Read scholarly papers on indoor localization and understand their contributions and how the proposed systems work
• Write code for modeling, simulation, and performance evaluation of indoor localization systems
• Develop novel indoor localization systems
• Publish the research results and make technical presentations on the work done
• Ensure that results, protocols, software, and documentation have been archived or otherwise transmitted to the larger organization

Desired Qualifications: 

• A doctoral degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or other related fields is preferred but not required
• Knowledge of wireless communications, digital signal processing, and computer algorithms is required
• Proficiency in programming languages such as C/C++, Python, and MATLAB is required, along with good computing skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• The ability to develop prototypes of indoor localization systems is a plus

Other Details:

• Full-time: the participant is expected to work 40 hours a week
• Location: the participant will work at the NIST Gaithersburg, MD and/or the Boulder, CO campus
• Duration: this is expected to be a one-year position. Extensions are sometimes granted depending on the availability of funds.
• For questions related to the research project or the nature of the work in this position, please contact Dr. Joe Grasso (joseph.grasso@nist.gov). For questions related to the online application or NIST PREP more generally, please contact msu-nistprep@morgan.edu.

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