High-Value PhD Scholarships in Software Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

High-Value PhD Scholarships in Software Engineering
(Service Oriented Architecture)

Victoria, Australia

The Centre for Complex Software Systems and Services (CS3) at Swinburne is successful in securing funding for a number of PhD scholarships in the area of service oriented architecture. The area of research will be context-aware service oriented systems, adaptive service delivery, or service aggregation. We are looking for high-calibre PhD candidates to take up these scholarships.

Each scholarship offers the following benefits:
a) Stipend scholarship: up to A$28,000 pa
b) Tuition waiver scholarship (ie, tuition fees are waived, equivalent to A$20,000 pa);
c) Research support: up to A$24,000 (for conference travel and other purposes);
d) Relocation support.

The candidates are expected to have a good four-year undergraduate degree in software engineering, computer science or a related area, preferably with relevant research experience (eg through research thesis work). Both Australian and international residents are eligible to apply, but evidence of English proficiency is required. Detailed project description and requirements can be found at this link.

Candidates who are interested in pursuing PhD studies in the areas of services engineering and management, adaptive software systems, and software architecture design are encouraged to apply for the above scholarships.

To register your interest, please contact Prof Jun Han (jhan[ at ]swin.edu.au) by 10 October 2008 with your area of interest, and provide your curriculum vitae and university transcripts.

Application deadline: 31 October 2008.

Information pages:
CS3: http://www.swinburne.edu.au/ict/research/cs3/