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. Applicants should hold a higher honours degree in engineering, computer science or mathematics, be self-motivated and have a strong enthusiasm for pursuing new knowledge and solving problems in the general areas of mathematical modelling and optimisation of optical switching networks. Their research programme, leading to the degree of PhD, will focus on investigating, developing and validating mathematical methods for guaranteeing cost/performance levels in Optical Burst Switched networks through use of analytic network resource modelling, multi-objective non-linear optimisation techniques and design and implementation of discrete-event simulations.

The closing date for applications is July 31st 2008 and the position will commence in autumn 2008.

A studentship of €17,000 per annum is offered with uni fees paid.
Further information is available here.

Contact: Dr. Conor McArdle (mcardlec[ at ]eeng.dcu.ie, +353 1 700 5619) or Prof. Liam Barry (barryl[ at ]eeng.dcu.ie, +353 1 700 5431), RINCE, School of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Computing, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland.

This project is supported by the Science Foundation of Ireland (SFI) Research Frontiers Programme under grant number 08/RFP/CMS1402.