Applications are invited for a funded three-year PhD Studentship position with the Research Institute for Networks and Communications Engineering (RINCE), Dublin City University, Ireland. Candidates should hold a higher honours degree in engineering, computer science or mathematics and have a strong interest in pursuing new knowledge and solving problems in the general areas of mathematical modeling and optimization of optical switching networks. The successful candidate will be highly motivated and have an enthusiasm for the challenges of conducting international-level research on this leading-edge topic.
The closing date for applications is July 31st 2008. The position will commence in autumn 2008.
Research Description
The choice of technologies to implement the future Internet core will be driven by considerations of both performance and cost. Optical Burst Switching (OBS) is a promising candidate to fulfil this need but its properties give rise to a trade-off between potentially efficient use of available optical fibre capacity against potentially high packet loss and non-optimal use of expensive optical network resources. In this research project, the PhD candidate will investigate, develop and validate mathematical methods for guaranteeing cost/performance levels in OBS networks through use of analytic network resource modeling, multi-objective non-linear optimisation techniques and design/implementation of discrete-event simulations.
About the Research Institute
RINCE (www.rince.ie) is a national centre for excellence in Information and Communications Technology (ICT), conducting international-standard research in key ICT areas. The Institute is located in a purpose-built, state-of-the-art laboratory facility in the School of Electronic Engineering, Dublin City University (www.dcu.ie) and currently is home to 20 academic staff members, 18 research fellows, and over 40 postgraduate research students.
Funding Notes
A studentship of €17,000 per annum is offered with university fees paid and a budget provided for travel to international conferences. This project is supported by the Science Foundation of Ireland (SFI) Research Frontiers Programme under grant number 08/RFP/CMS1402.
Contact
Interested candidates should contact Dr. Conor McArdle (mcardlec@eeng.dcu.ie, +353 1 700 5619) or Prof. Liam Barry (barryl[a-t]eeng.dcu.ie, +353 1 700 5431), RINCE, School of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Computing, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland.
The closing date for applications is July 31st 2008. The position will commence in autumn 2008.
Research Description
The choice of technologies to implement the future Internet core will be driven by considerations of both performance and cost. Optical Burst Switching (OBS) is a promising candidate to fulfil this need but its properties give rise to a trade-off between potentially efficient use of available optical fibre capacity against potentially high packet loss and non-optimal use of expensive optical network resources. In this research project, the PhD candidate will investigate, develop and validate mathematical methods for guaranteeing cost/performance levels in OBS networks through use of analytic network resource modeling, multi-objective non-linear optimisation techniques and design/implementation of discrete-event simulations.
About the Research Institute
RINCE (www.rince.ie) is a national centre for excellence in Information and Communications Technology (ICT), conducting international-standard research in key ICT areas. The Institute is located in a purpose-built, state-of-the-art laboratory facility in the School of Electronic Engineering, Dublin City University (www.dcu.ie) and currently is home to 20 academic staff members, 18 research fellows, and over 40 postgraduate research students.
Funding Notes
A studentship of €17,000 per annum is offered with university fees paid and a budget provided for travel to international conferences. This project is supported by the Science Foundation of Ireland (SFI) Research Frontiers Programme under grant number 08/RFP/CMS1402.
Contact
Interested candidates should contact Dr. Conor McArdle (mcardlec@eeng.dcu.ie, +353 1 700 5619) or Prof. Liam Barry (barryl[a-t]eeng.dcu.ie, +353 1 700 5431), RINCE, School of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Computing, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland.
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