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Doctoral Position in AI-Assisted Bridge Assessment for Special Road Transports

Company: Academic Positions

Location: Stockholm, London

Posted: June 17, 2026

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Doctoral Position in AI-Assisted Bridge Assessment for Special Road Transports

This project combines classical structural analysis with modern data-based and computational methods (AI & FEM) to advance the structural assessment of bridges under special road transports.

  • A fully funded doctoral position at the (Prof. Walter Kaufmann), ETH Zurich
  • In collaboration with the Computational Design Lab (Prof. B. Bickel), the ETH AI Center and Design++
  • With direct practical relevance for Swiss infrastructure and the Swiss Federal Roads Office (ASTRA) as industry partner 

    • Project background

    The Swiss Federal Roads Office (ASTRA) processes more than 20,000 applications for special road transports every year vehicles or vehicle combinations that exceed the legal limits. Roughly half of these applications require a structural assessment of the bridges along the route. Given the high number of applications and the diversi...