The Department of Computer Science and Information Systems is offering a PhD research studentship for the academic year 2010/11. This will provide funding for up to three years covering tuition fees (at the UK/EU rate) and an annual stipend of approximately £13,850.

The Department, based in Bloomsbury in the heart of London, is a world-class centre of expertise in information and knowledge management, intelligent systems and computational intelligence. We also have major interdisciplinary activities in bioinformatics and technology-enhanced learning. Our research collaborations include many industrial partners and other academic institutions in the UK and abroad.

The two main research groups in the School are

• Computational Intelligence
• Information Management and Web Technologies

with two main interdisciplinary activities:

• London Knowledge Lab
• Life Sciences Informatics

Applications will be considered in all areas of Computer Science research. However, priority will be given to research falling within the following areas: Adaptive Systems, Bio-inspired Computing, Computer Vision and Image Processing, Data Management, Data Mining and Machine Learning, Information Systems, Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (and Logic in Computer Science), Pervasive Computing, Social Computing and Networks, Semantic Web, and Web Technologies.

To apply, please complete an MPhil/PhD application form, including a CV and statement of proposed research area, as detailed at www.dcs.bbk.ac.uk/research/degrees-apply.html. Please quote: PhD studentship 1007. In addition, please complete the studentship application form and email it to Dr Peter Wood ( ptw@dcs.bbk.ac.uk ), to whom informal enquiries may also be made. The closing date for applications is 31 August 2010.

Visit our website www.dcs.bbk.ac.uk for further information about opportunities for postgraduate study in the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems.

Source: www.dcs.bbk.ac.uk/about/phd.php