The Erasmus Mundus Joint/Double Doctorate in
Interactive and Cognitive Environments (EMJD ICE) is going to open the fourth
Call for Application, that will run shortly, with expected deadline in January
13, 2013, offering 8 granted PhD positions.
The programme gives the PhD candidates the opportunity to enjoy the meaningful experience of an education programme in the field of research related to computer science, electronic and telecommunication engineering, and industrial design.
The programme gives the PhD candidates the opportunity to enjoy the meaningful experience of an education programme in the field of research related to computer science, electronic and telecommunication engineering, and industrial design.
The attraction of the ICE doctorate is mainly referable to the chance, guaranteed to any wishful applicant interested in the programme, to acquire and to formalize the knowledge in specific advanced domains, achieved through the active participation in lectures and seminars; furthermore, the PhD Candidates are constantly stimulated to be in strict touch with leading research groups that have proven experiences in research activities in basic disciplines necessary for the PhD course in the five partner universities involved in the project (Università degli Studi di Genova/UniGe – Technische Universiteit Eindhoven/TU/e – Queen Mary University of London/QMUL – Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya/UPC – Technische Universitet Klagenfurt/UNIKLU). And “last but not least”, the ICE programme involves actual industry/academy joint research activities on projects in cooperation with leading ICT companies, typically under international institutional umbrellas, such as the European Research Frameworks. 26 partners worldwide, coming both from the industrial and the academic sector, have already expressed their support to EMJD ICE demonstrating the international relevance of the course.
Research areas of interest:
• Assistive technologies: Human-Computer Interaction, Pervasive Computing, Multimedia systems & simulation environments;
• Network-embedded systems: Pervasive Computing, Distributed Mobile systems, Multimedia Networks;
• People-inspired technologies: Human Computer Interaction, Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Systems, Data Mining;
• Design for social interaction: Adaptive systems, Autonomous systems, Aware environments;
• Multi-sensor surveillance: Cognitive Data Fusion, Machine Learning, Digital Signal Processing.
The selected candidates will be in receipt of a scholarship of €100,800 as gross salary (€33,600 yearly) for living expenses financed by the EACEA (European Community) through the ICE Consortium; additionally, Cat. A students will receive €7,500 for travel expenses.
The total gross amount of the grant is between 40,800 € and 43,300 € per year; the expected average net salary will be around € 1.500 per month.
For more information and for application please visit http://www.icephd.org/
