Applications are invited for one PhD studentship starting in January 2015 within the Networks Research Group, under the supervision of Prof. Steve Uhlig. The topic areas for this studentship focuses on (but are not limited to) Internet-wide monitoring, software-defined networking (SDN), or distributed systems for SDN-based network management. For examples of the kind of work being undertaken by Prof. Steve Uhlig, see http://www.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/~steve/.

The studentship will be based in the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science (EECS)www.eecs.qmul.ac.uk at Queen Mary University of London, in the Networks Research Group.

The PhD student will be part of a growing and very active group that has over 15 members working in the broad area of networking and distributed systems. Open collaboration is strongly encouraged and expected between all members of the group. This studentship, funded within the EU project “Towards a flexible software-defined network ecosystem” (ENDEAVOUR) within the Horizon 2020 program, is for 3 years and will cover student fees and a tax-free stipend starting at £15,863 per annum (2014-15). Candidates should have a first class honours degree or equivalent, or a strong Masters Degree, in computer science or electronic engineering. Please contact Prof. Steve Uhlig (steve.uhlig<στο>qmul.ac.uk) if you would like to know more details.

To apply please follow the on-line process (see www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply ) by selecting “Electronic Engineering” in the “A-Z list of research opportunities” and following the instructions on the right hand side of the web page. 

Please note that instead of the 'Research Proposal' we request a 'Statement of Research Interests'. Your Statement of Research Interests should answer two questions: (i) Why are you interested in the proposed area?  (ii) What is your experience in the proposed area? Your statement should be brief: no more than 500 words or one side of A4 paper. Mark clearly the statement with Your Name and the title “Software-defined networking”. In addition we would also like you to send a sample of your written work. This might be a chapter of your final year dissertation, or a published conference or journal paper. More details can be found at: www.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/phd/apply.php   

Interviews will take place the week of the 19^th of January 2015.