PH.D. POSITIONS CISS, AALBORG UNIVERSITY, DENMARK ================================= 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@cs.aau.dk) - Associate Professor Henrik Schiĝler (henrik@control.aau.dk) - Associate Professor Arne Skou (ask@cs.aau.dk) or - Professor Jakob Stoustrup (jakob@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