Start Date
Available from September 2006 (Closing Date: 30th June 2006)

Supervisor

Dr. Doug Edwards,

EPSRChas announced a major grant, with total funding in excess of £1M, for aconsortium of Manchester, Newcastle and Edinburgh Universities toresearch algorithms for the automated generation of self-timeddatapaths and low latency combinational logic blocks with a variety oftiming constraints from fully delay-insensitive to agressively timedcircuits incorporating relative-timing constraints. The aim is toproduce a complete synthesis system incorporating design-for-test.

ThisPhD will investigate issues in mapping technology-independent circuitsinto defined cell libraries for different self-timed methodologies andwill be closely aligned with the project`s objectives.

Thework will be hosted in the Balsa Group, part of the Advanced ProcessorTechnologies Group in the School of Computer Science of the Universityof Manchester, and conducted in collaboration with other researchers atthe Newcastle University`s Microelectronics System Design Group (Prof.Alex Yakovlev) and the Institute for Computing Systems Architecture inthe University of Edinburgh`s School of Informatics (Dr AristidesEfthymiou).FTL Systems and Silistix are project partners with further industrial collaboration from colleagues at Intel and Cadence.

There is ample opportunity for travel. Further details of the research can be found in the abbreviated Case for Support

Who can apply?

Thisstudentship is funded at a level that will pay fees and maintenance forEU students, although applicants from other nationalities will also beconsidered. Candidates for the studentship should have at least anupper second-class honours degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science,Electronic Engineering or a related subject.

When is the Grant available?

Theideal project start date is September 2006. However, it may be possibleto start the research programme earlier/later than this, depending onthe candidate1s circumstances.

What does the studentship pay for?

Thestudentship covers tuition fees at the UK/EU rate for the three yearsof the PhD programme and includes an annual maintenance grant atenhanced EPSRC rates (£12,000 for 2005/06). The school also providesopportunities for research students to supplement their income byundertaking laboratory demonstrating and other teaching support work.

How to apply

Details of how to apply for this post are available online at http://www.cs.manchester.ac.uk/Study_subweb/PhDWeb/PhDApplication.php(including an online copy of the application form). Alternatively youcan contact the Postgraduate Secretary for an information pack andapplication form at:

The Postgraduate Admissions Secretary
School of Computer Science
The University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9PL
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0)161 275 6181
Fax: +44 (0)161 275 6204
Email: pg-admissions@manchester.ac.uk

Pleaseensure that you mark clearly on your application form, under the"Proposed Area of Research" section, that you are applying for"Asynchronous Synthesis" with Dr. Doug Edwards as supervisor, or yourapplication may not be considered for this studentship.

It would useful if you would also email Dr Edwards directly to indicate that you intend to apply for the studentship.

Source: http://www.cs.manchester.ac.uk/apt/projects/sedate/SedateStudentship.php