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Job description

Network-on-Chip (NoC) is becoming the de-facto architecture for multicore and many-core chips. Since multiple applications run simultaneously on these chips, providing QoS to each application is as important as satisfying system-level performance and power consumption goals.

The project aims to develop a predictive QoS-power co-management framework in heterogeneous multicore architectures. Through collaborative resource-power allocation and control, it achieves multiple objectives in improving performance isolation, system throughput, energy efficiency and thermal balance. Specifically, it intends to (1) design a predictive QoS-power co-management framework for shared NoC and memory resources, which allows to jointly optimize not only application QoS and system throughput but also energy and thermal efficiency; (2) develop mathematical analysis techniques to understand theoretical potentials in performance and power/energy efficiency of the framework for a set of co-running applications; (3) implement and evaluate the framework to investigate how much the theoretical limits can be approached under practical conditions with associated overheads.

Qualifications

• The applicant holds a Master degree in System-on-Chip, Computer Engineering, Electronic Engineering or a related area. Strong skills in software programming and hardware modeling are required. Knowledge in mathematical performance/power modeling, performance analysis theory (particularly, network calculus) is highly desired. Experience in NoC and computer system simulation will be an advantage.
• The applicant is strongly motivated, ambitious, and can perform critical thinking and analysis.
• The applicant has a good command of English in writing and speaking. He or She is expected to publish research results in top conferences and journals.

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Application

The application must include the following documents:

• Cover letter: a one-page summary of your application.
• Curriculum vitae: a document of up to four (4) pages, including all your relevant academic, professional and other achievements, and experience.
• An official copy of the MSc (or equivalent) degree certificate and academic transcript. For applicants in the process of obtaining the MSc (or equivalent) degree, they must state with supporting document the expected date of degree completion.
• Recommendation letters: Please send together with your application at least two (2) recommendation letters. Please include detailed contact information for the letter writers and for at least two (2) other references.
• Statement of purpose: Please state why you wish to pursue a doctoral degree in these research topics, giving an account of your academic interests and your background. Maximum two (2) pages long.
• Representative publications or technical reports: Please provide, if any, up to maximum two (2) documents, no longer than ten (10) pages each. For longer documents (e.g., project theses), please provide a summary (abstract) and a web link to the full text.

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Others

Form of employment: Time limited, in line with the regulations for PhD employment in the Higher Education Ordinance (Högskoleförordningen)

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Type of employment: Temporary position longer than 6 months
Working hours: Full time
Salary: According to the kth salary ladder for phd students
City: Kista
Reference number: I-2014-1037
Published: 2014-12-18
Last application date: 2015-01-18

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