[agents] PhD studentship

[Julian Padget]

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Interdisciplinary PhD Studentship in Computer
Science and Engineering

Departments of Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering,
University of Bath, UK
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Applications are invited for a PhD studentship to research issues at
the crossover between service-oriented architectures and engineering
design.

The aim of the project is to contribute to the creation of a
multi-fidelity multi-disciplinary optimisation environment for
aircraft design. The focus of the work will depend on the background
of the successful candidate, but will involve application of agents,
semantic web technology, adaptation of e-Science technology and
development of tools to support multi-disciplinary optimisation, with
application to aerospace engineering to enable the exploration of, for
example, structural and aero-elasticity design requirements.

The successful applicant will have, or be expecting, a First Class
Honours Degree (or equivalent) in computer science or
aerospace/mechanical engineering or applied mathematics. He/she will
demonstrate competence in programming and numerical methods. In
addition, he/she must offer excellent communication and team working
skills suitable for the interdisciplinary project.

Tuition fees and stipend of £12940/year (tax-free) are covered by the
studentship, funded by the University of Bath in the context the EPSRC
“Bridging the Gaps between Mathematics, ICT and Engineering”
initiative, exploring creativity in interdisciplinary approaches to
research.  Award restrictions limit availability to candidates who
satisfy the criteria for UK/EU fees.  The studentship is for 3 years
and must start on 1st October 2008.

Suitable candidates are invited to complete the downloadable PhD
application form available at http://www.bath.ac.uk/grad-office/. To
speed application processing, please ensure that a copy is also sent
to PG admissions in Computer Science (mdv at cs.bath.ac.uk).

For informal enquiries and further details please contact Dr. H Alicia
Kim (h.a.kim at bath.ac.uk or Dr. Julian Padget
(j.a.padget at bath.ac.uk). The closing date for applications is 15th
July 2008.