UK: Master Scholarships in ICT and Management and Information Systems, University of Manchester

Two scholarships are being made available to developing country applicants wishing to study on either of the following University of Manchester one-year:

a) MSc in ICTs for Development
b) MSc in Management and Information Systems: Change & Development

One full (£21,000) scholarship is available on a competitive basis for applicants to any development-related Masters degrees. One partial fee-waiver (£5,500) scholarship is available exclusively for applicants to these two information systems and development-related Masters degrees. Applicants must have applied, received and accepted a formal offer by 30 June 2008 to be considered.

Further details of these programmes can be found at:
http://www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/idpm/postgraduate/taught/courses/

Do please pass on details to any relevant final-year undergraduates.

Richard Heeks (richard.heeks@manchester.ac.uk)
Development Informatics Group, IDPM, SED, University of Manchester, UK

Other relevant link:
Development Informatics:

• MSc/PGDip ICTs for Development
• MSc/PGDip Management and Information Systems: Change and Development

France: 100 PhD Positions Available in 2008 at INRIA

INRIA proposes young scientists a PhD in one of its research teams. Priority will be given to candidates with mobility background and to topics pertaining to the Institute’s priority themes.

You have a degree in computer science, automatic control or scientific computing equivalent to the French research master, you are planning to become a researcher in an academic environment, or, after training through research, to join a company or create one ?

Join INRIA for a PhD.
INRIA is at the leading edge of research and its scientific themes are innovative. You can meet there scientists of international stature or work with them. Novel ideas are considered with interest. INRIA maintains special relations with industry and fosters the emergence of startups founded by its research scientists (80 such companies founded in 20 years). At least 80 different nationalities are present at INRIA and activities are regularly organized in order to ease the integration of newcomers. The ambiance is relaxed and everyone can contribute to the social life of the community.

Survey into the professional integration of doctoral students – class of 2005
This inquiry, focussing on the 277 INRIA doctoral students who completed their thesis in 2005, reveals a particularly positive outlook. On average, 18 months after completion of their thesis, 97% of the doctoral graduates now hold posts that are consistent with their career path: 35% are researchers or research lecturers, 28% are engineers and 23% hold post-doc placements. Discover the full-length version of the survey.

PhD subjects by specialist field:

Communicating system

• Distributed systems and software architecture
• Networks and telecoms
• Embedded systems and mobility
• Architecture and compiling

Cognitive systems

• Statistical modeling and machine learning
• Perception, indexing and communication for images and video
• Multimedia data: interpretation and man-machine interaction
• Image synthesis and virtual reality

Symbolic systems

• Reliability and safety of software
• Algebraic and geometric structures, algorithms
• Management and processing of language and data

Numerical systems

• Control and complex systems
• Grids and high-performance computing
• Optimisation and inverse problems for stochastic or large-scale systems
• Modeling, simulation and numerical analysis Available subjects Biological systems
• Modeling and simulation in biology and medicine

Opening campaign: 3 March, 2008.

• View positions available and apply on-line.
  http://www.talentsplace.com/syndication1/inria/ukdoc
  the list is frequently updated.
• Offers are posted on-line as and when they become available.
  Please consult the list regularly.

End of the campaign : 15 May, 2008.

Via: official announcement

Australia: AutoCRC Research Scholarship Safe and Reliable Integration and Deployment Architectures for Automotive Software Systems

AutoCRC Research Scholarship
Safe and Reliable Integration and Deployment Architectures for Automotive Software Systems

Research topic:
In modern automotive systems, the use of sensor networks, ECUs (Electronic Control Units) and software components presents opportunities for building innovative, cost-effective and flexible design solutions. However, the introduction of such software-controlled systems in the safety-critical areas of a car design must be carefully considered. The integration of software components and its implications, i.e. interaction, interoperation and sharing of resources, raise serious safety concerns, which include the possibility of common cause failure and unpredicted dependent failure of critical functions caused by malfunction of noncritical functions.

Further difficulties are caused by the increasing scale and complexity of automotive systems, which may contain up to one hundred sensors and
ECUs as well as hundreds of software components. Within this general research area, the proposed postgraduate research project aims to
identify and develop safe and reliable software integration and deployment architectures, where these architectures map software components/functionalities to available ECUs and govern/coordinate their interaction and interoperation.

Supervisors of the project are Prof Jun Han, Dr Lars Grunske, and Dr Antony Tang.

We are interested in a PhD student who has a very string academic record with background in one or more of the following areas:

• component-based software engineering (in the areas of embedded systems, robotics, etc. )
• software architectures and architecture evaluation
• multi-objective optimisation in software engineering
• formal methods in system design
• software and systems engineering for safety and mission-critical systems
• Communication skills and the ability to work in a team environment are also required.

The scholarship carries a value of AUS$28,000 p.a., with fee exemption for both Australian and international students. Additional project
support is also available for the student to carry out the research.

If you are interested in the research project, please provide the following information via email to lgrunske@swin.edu.au:

• detailed curriculum vitae
• an (electronic) copy of undergraduate and postgraduate transcripts
• evidence of English proficiency (native English speaker, previous studies in English in certain cases, or IELTS of 6.5 with no band below 6).

For more information:

Research group: http://www.swin.edu.au/ict/research/citr/cses/
AutoCRC: http://www.autocrc.com

Foundation Scholarships for Postgraduate Studies (ASEAN)

The ASEAN Foundation (AF) and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) have reached an agreement to develop quality human resources in the member countries of ASEAN through the offering of the AF-AIT scholarships.

The ASEAN Foundation, an initiative of the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established on December 15, 1997 to contribute to the prosperity and a sustainable future for the peoples of all ASEAN countries that now comprise Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and VietNam. He was charged with promoting a greater awareness of the ASEAN and greater interaction between people and their increased participation in the activities of ASEAN as well as to undertake development cooperation activities that promote the ‘Mutual, address equitable economic development and reduce poverty.

The scholarship programme is part of the ASEAN Foundation Scholarships for postgraduate studies and funded by the Japan-ASEAN Solidarity Fund. The Asian Institute of Technology, on the other hand, is an institute post-1959, is a pioneer of the `Asia institution created to help meet the Irkutsk Region, growing needs for advanced training in engineering, science, technology and management, research and capacity building. AIT’s mission is to develop highly skilled and committed professionals who will play a leading role in the sustainable development of the region and its integration into the global economy.

AIT is based in Thailand and has affiliated centres in other parts of the world. Ten (10) graduate scholarships are available for ASEAN nationals who wish to pursue a master’s degree in AIT. The scholarship covers tuition and other academic expenses, and living allowances for a program of 2 years.

Four (4) grants will be awarded slots under the project “Capacity Building for Women, Poverty and the analysis of mobility development of road transport in the Greater Mekong.”
The six (6) scholarships will be awarded for the different fields of study identified by the ASEAN Foundation as described below.

Eligibility

To be eligible, candidates must:

1. Be a true national ASEAN
2. Keep businesses (normally from a four-year program) or its equivalent in an appropriate field
3. Have above average undergraduate classes (minimum 2.75 CGPA)
4. Fulfil other requirements specified by the school, you apply to
5. AIT is an international institute whose English is the only language of instruction

Admission to the AIT requires proof of proficiency in the English language that can be met in one of the following areas: Presentation of an official test from any customer of the English standardized tests: TOEFL, IELTS , CU-TEP (Thailand), ARC (Lao PDR).

Accept return and / or to serve for at least 2 years in any ASEAN countries after completion of their studies.

Area Studies

The scholarships can be taken in the field of study: School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD) www.serd.ait.ac.th

* Agricultural Systems and Engineering
* Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management
* Energy
* Environmental Engineering and Management
* Food Engineering and Technology Bioprocess
* Gender and Development Studies
* Natural resource management
* Technology Pulp and Paper
* Regional and rural development planning
* Management of the urban environment

Interdisciplinary Programs

* Cleaner Production
* Integrated coastal zone management tropical
* Integrated Watershed Development and Management
* Tools modelling environment and resource management
* Disaster preparedness, mitigation and management
* Agribusiness Management

School of Engineering and Technology (SET) www.set.ait.ac.th

* Construction, engineering and infrastructure management (CEMI)
* Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering (GTE)
* Structural Engineering (STE)
* Transportation Engineering (TAR)
* Water Engineering and Management (WEM)

Interdisciplinary Programs

* Information technology and communications technology (ICT)

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

All interested applicants must meet the following two rounds of applications and submit them to the Admissions Office of the AIT.

* AIT application form (http://www.ait.ac.th/apply)
* ASEAN Foundation scholarships for higher education application form (downloadable)

For the provision of January 2008, the application shall be made on or before December 21, 2007.
Deadline for admission for the month of August is March 31, 2008.
For the month of January 2009 for admission, requests must be made no later than October 31, 2008.

For more information, please contact:
Postal address:
Admissions and Awards Unit
Asian Institute of Technology
P.O. Box 4 12120,
THAILAND

Address:
Admissions and Awards Unit
Asian Institute of Technology 50 Moo 9, km. 42,
Paholyothin Road Pathumthani 12120,
THAILAND

Telephone: (662) 5245031-5033
Fax: (662) 524-6326
E-mail: admissions@ait.ac.th
http://www.ait.ac.th/interimpage/ait_visitor/freepage/AF_Scholarships.asp