项目介绍

2026年4月25日

The main focus of the project is developing reliable digital process twins, specifically, digital twins for object-centric processes using MDE. The foundations of the project have been published in a prior paper, see https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10270-024-01191-z. Given the international research team, research stays at the collaborating research labs at TU Wien will be part of the PhD.
As a PhD-student, you are expected, next to your main research tasks, to participate in seminars and conferences, to enrol in the PhD program of the Faculty of Economics and Business, and to perform a limited amount of educational duties (e.g. supervising student master’s thesis). 

Profile

Candidates preferably have a master’s degree in Business and Information Systems Engineering, Informatics, or Computer Science. Excellent (honors-level or better) results in prior studies are required. Candidates must satisfy the prerequisites for admission to the PhD programme of our faculty. In particular a GRE or GMAT result above the 75th percentile on the quantitative part and an English TOEFL (minimum score 575 paper-based, 233 computer-based, 90 internet-based), or IELTS (minimum score 7) test, both not older than 5 years are required to enter the program. In addition, we require:

• A good background knowledge in the area of software engineering
• Solid Java/Javascript/Python programming skills.
• Solid mathematical background.
• Good background knowledge in the areas of business process modelling and model-driven engineering is a plus.
• Passion for research, willingness to go the extra mile, creativity
• Ability to work efficiently in a research setting, i.e. be able to investigate new research questions and solutions.

Offer

We offer a fulltime employment as a doctoral scholar for 1 year, renewable till max. 4 years after positive evaluation. You will work under the supervision of Prof. Monique Snoeck and work in close collaboration with dr. Charlotte Verbruggen at TUWien.

You will be located at the Research Centre for Information Systems Engineering (LIRIS) at KU Leuven (Leuven, Belgium). You will find a dynamic and pleasant working environment in this research group that is actively involved in scientific research at the highest international level in different domains such as conceptual modelling, model-driven engineering, smart learning environments, business intelligence, data mining, and process mining. Research projects in these domains are focusing both on fundamental research as on applied research. For more information, check our group’s home page.

You can also find more information about the PhD program in Business Economics via the link below. 

LIRIS homepage
PhD program in Business Economics

Interested?

For more information please contact Prof. dr. Monique Snoeck, mail: monique.snoeck@kuleuven.be. Feel free to contact me via mail for more information.

The position will remain open until filled. We expect that you can start no later than October 1, 2026.You can apply for this job no later than May 18, 2026 via the online application tool

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