University of Dublin, Trinity College Research positions - Ph.D. Students and Postdoctoral Researchers Centre for Telecommunications Value-chain Research (CTVR)
*Closing Date: Friday, 31st December, 2007*
The Centre for Telecommunications Value-chain Research (CTVR) invites applications for Ph.D. students and post-doctoral researchers to work in the Emerging Networks group, on distributed, optical and wireless network architectures.
These research positions will be funded from a variety of sources and will involve close collaboration with our industrial partners.
CTVR is a multi-disciplinary research institution incorporating many Irish Universities together with a carefully chosen set of industrial partners to work on those engineering and scientific challenges that will make the most difference to the telecommunications networks of the future. The Emerging Network group is based in the Trinity College University, in Dublin, and focuses on the form of future networks in terms of protocols, control, management, mobility handling, routing and other architectural issues.
*The research positions are available in the following areas:*
- Interdomain optical path provisioning, focusing on distributed algorithms, protocols and network policies. Game theory seems a particularly suitable approach to maximize operators' benefits in highly competitive environment such as multi-domain networking.
- Multi-layer path provisioning. This research area aims at finding optimal solutions to path provisioning and engineering at the electronic and optical layers. Joint optimization of both layers is crucial for maximum exploitation of network resources.
- Impairment-aware distributed algorithms for route and wavelength selection in optical networks. Deployment of dynamically transparent optical networks is currently limited by the low reconfiguration capabilities of the optical transport layer. This research area aims at minimizing or overcoming the signal impairments that phenomena like PMD, path loss and chromatic dispersion generate on optical signals.
- Development of software-based routers, based on novel algorithms and network protocols and on existing open-source routers (e.g., QUAGGA, XORP, Click modular router).
- Ad-hoc optical networks. This novel research area aims at applying ideas derived from wireless ad-hoc networks to the optical provisioning domain, to enhance the reconfiguration capabilities of optical networks, increasing resiliency and fault recovery. In addition, as data rates constantly increase in access networks, an ad-hoc plug-and-play approach to optical networking will facilitate the deployment of bandwidth at the network edge.
- Identity management. This research area will focus on the issue of how entities such as people, machines etc, will be identified in a future Internet. Design issue will involve: form of identifiers, naming authorities, security, etc.
- Efficient Video-Content delivery using Overlay Networks. In recent years, new applications such as Youtube and on-demand TV (e.g., Jost) have become the single major driver of traffic in the Internet. This project will explore the trade-offs between centralized control and the ability to harness user resources to solve the distribution problem in both an enterprise and public Internet context.
Responsibilities for the positions include conducting research in the above fields, contribute to the drafting and submitting of papers to top international academic conference and journals, and contribute to the overall activities of the research team.
Post-doctoral applicants are required to have a PhD in Applied Mathematics, Electronic Engineering, Computer Science or a related field. PhD applicants
are required to have a M.Sc. degree on a relevant field.
Other requirements include good knowledge of communication networks, sound analytical skills and programming skills (e.g. C/C++, Matlab), fluency in English and effective written and verbal communication skills.
The compensation perceived will depend on the position covered and will be commensurate with qualifications and experience to date.
*Closing date: 5pm on Friday 31st December, 07.*
Interested candidates may send a detailed CV, names of at least three reference persons and a letter describing their research interests and goals to:
Prof. Donal O'Mahony
Director,
Centre for Telecommunication Value-chain Research (CTVR)
University of Dublin , Trinity College ,
Dublin 2, Ireland .
Email: Donal.OMahony@cs.tcd.ie
*Closing Date: Friday, 31st December, 2007*
The Centre for Telecommunications Value-chain Research (CTVR) invites applications for Ph.D. students and post-doctoral researchers to work in the Emerging Networks group, on distributed, optical and wireless network architectures.
These research positions will be funded from a variety of sources and will involve close collaboration with our industrial partners.
CTVR is a multi-disciplinary research institution incorporating many Irish Universities together with a carefully chosen set of industrial partners to work on those engineering and scientific challenges that will make the most difference to the telecommunications networks of the future. The Emerging Network group is based in the Trinity College University, in Dublin, and focuses on the form of future networks in terms of protocols, control, management, mobility handling, routing and other architectural issues.
*The research positions are available in the following areas:*
- Interdomain optical path provisioning, focusing on distributed algorithms, protocols and network policies. Game theory seems a particularly suitable approach to maximize operators' benefits in highly competitive environment such as multi-domain networking.
- Multi-layer path provisioning. This research area aims at finding optimal solutions to path provisioning and engineering at the electronic and optical layers. Joint optimization of both layers is crucial for maximum exploitation of network resources.
- Impairment-aware distributed algorithms for route and wavelength selection in optical networks. Deployment of dynamically transparent optical networks is currently limited by the low reconfiguration capabilities of the optical transport layer. This research area aims at minimizing or overcoming the signal impairments that phenomena like PMD, path loss and chromatic dispersion generate on optical signals.
- Development of software-based routers, based on novel algorithms and network protocols and on existing open-source routers (e.g., QUAGGA, XORP, Click modular router).
- Ad-hoc optical networks. This novel research area aims at applying ideas derived from wireless ad-hoc networks to the optical provisioning domain, to enhance the reconfiguration capabilities of optical networks, increasing resiliency and fault recovery. In addition, as data rates constantly increase in access networks, an ad-hoc plug-and-play approach to optical networking will facilitate the deployment of bandwidth at the network edge.
- Identity management. This research area will focus on the issue of how entities such as people, machines etc, will be identified in a future Internet. Design issue will involve: form of identifiers, naming authorities, security, etc.
- Efficient Video-Content delivery using Overlay Networks. In recent years, new applications such as Youtube and on-demand TV (e.g., Jost) have become the single major driver of traffic in the Internet. This project will explore the trade-offs between centralized control and the ability to harness user resources to solve the distribution problem in both an enterprise and public Internet context.
Responsibilities for the positions include conducting research in the above fields, contribute to the drafting and submitting of papers to top international academic conference and journals, and contribute to the overall activities of the research team.
Post-doctoral applicants are required to have a PhD in Applied Mathematics, Electronic Engineering, Computer Science or a related field. PhD applicants
are required to have a M.Sc. degree on a relevant field.
Other requirements include good knowledge of communication networks, sound analytical skills and programming skills (e.g. C/C++, Matlab), fluency in English and effective written and verbal communication skills.
The compensation perceived will depend on the position covered and will be commensurate with qualifications and experience to date.
*Closing date: 5pm on Friday 31st December, 07.*
Interested candidates may send a detailed CV, names of at least three reference persons and a letter describing their research interests and goals to:
Prof. Donal O'Mahony
Director,
Centre for Telecommunication Value-chain Research (CTVR)
University of Dublin , Trinity College ,
Dublin 2, Ireland .
Email: Donal.OMahony@cs.tcd.ie
We welcome applications by e-mail. Please note there is no application form to be completed. This scholarship is for you
