[TYPES/announce] PhD positions at CISS, Aalborg, Denmark

[Kim G. Larsen]

                           PH.D. POSITIONS
                 CISS, AALBORG UNIVERSITY, DENMARK
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At  the  Faculty  of  Engineering  and Science,  Center  for  Embedded
Software Systems (CISS), a number of PhD stipends are available within
the  border areas  between electrical/electronic  engineering, control
theory and  computer science  constituted by embedded  system analysis
and design.

Research  in  CISS  is  conducted  in cooperation  with  a  number  of
industrial  partners   as  well  as   related  international  research
institutions in  the area. In particular  CISS is core  partner of the
European  Network  of  Excellence  ARTIST2  and  is  coordinating  the
activities on testing and verification.

Research within  CISS is pursued along  three directions: application,
theory and methodology as  well as technological platforms. Within the
landscape  spanned by  these directions  a number  of focus  areas are
defined on the basis of industrial and academic interests:

     - model-based test and verification
     - componentbased development
     - scheduling and performance evaluation
     - network analysis
     - control systems and hybrid systems
     - safety critical systems
     - reliability modelling
     - embedded platforms (OS, languages)
     - intelligent sensors and sensor networks,
     - HW/SW codesign

Ph.D. studies  should have both academic and  industrial relevance and
therefore scholarships are simultaneously  allocated to one or more of
the  above  focus areas  as  well  as one  ore  more  of  a number  of
industrial cooperation  projects which have  been and will  be defined
within the nearest future.

CISS (www.ciss.dk) is a research  center, which aims to strengthen the
knowledge   transfer  between  Aalborg   University  and   the  Danish
industry.  CISS  has  a  total  budget  of  DKK  63  mill.  over  four
years. Currently there are 16 active PhD students at CISS.

The new PhD  stipends are available from August 1, 2006  or as soon as
possible  after this  date.  PhD stipends  are  normally allocated  to
individuals who hold a Master's degree or similar.

Monthly salary  is DKK  21639,- (appr. Euro  2900) plus  pension. Full
salary during  illness is paid. Holidays according  to the regulations
in the Holidays with Pay Act.

For  further  information  concerning  the technical  aspects  of  the
stipend, please contact:

         - Director, Professor Kim Guldstrand Larsen (kgl at cs.aau.dk)
         - Associate Professor Henrik Schiøler (henrik at control.aau.dk)
         - Associate Professor Arne Skou (ask at cs.aau.dk) or
         - Professor Jakob Stoustrup (jakob at control.aau.dk)

Application for the PhD stipends should include Diploma, publications,
Curriculum Vitae, proposal for a PhD study plan and any other material
as well  as a list  of submitted material  and must be forwarded  in 4
copies  to address  given below  no later  than

     ** June  12, 2006 **

by   the  morning  mail.    PLEASE  consult   the  homepage   of  CISS
(www.ciss.dk) OR  one of  the above contact  persons for  the POSITION
NUMBER THAT MUST BE USED in marking your application.

     Aalborg University
     Faculty of Engineering and Science
     Postboks 159
     DK-9100 Aalborg
     DENMARK
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Kim G. Larsen                     Email:            kgl at cs.auc.dk
Director, CISS                    URL:         www.cs.auc.dk/~kgl
Professor, Computer Science       Mobile:            +45 22171159
Aalborg University                Phone:             +45 96358893
Fredrik Bajersvej 7               Fax:               +45 98159889
DK-9220 Aalborg, DENMARK