Concurrency and Hardware Design research studentships available at London South Bank University

London South Bank University, United Kingdom Faculty of Business, Computing and Information Management Research Institute for Computing: Centre for Concurrent Systems and VLSI

Postgraduate Research Studentships

The newly formed Research Institute for Computing within the Faculty of Business, Computing, and Information Management (BCIM) invites applications for postgraduate research studentships commencing in 2004. Research may be undertaken in any area of computing of interest to the Institute, including, but not restricted to, asynchronous circuits and systems, reconfigurable architectures, concurrency theory, information security, multimedia, real-time and safety critical systems, formal methods, evolutionary computing, generative literature, knowledge-based systems and scientific computing. A complete list of research groups and centres, as well as more information on research at the Faculty, may be found at

Potential students with an interest in concurrency and hardware design, may wish to look at information on the existing Centre for Concurrent Systems and VLSI (CCSV), established in 1993 and now within the new Research Institute, under

The Centre has a track-record of successful PhD completion, with some students benefitting from internships within the European microelectronics-design industry as part of their research training. Students who wish to study the theory and practice of asynchronous circuit design will find themselves part of a close-knit international research community that regularly organizes high-quality specialist events

Stipends will be £9000 p.a. initially. Continuation of the studentships is subject to successful applicants securing registration for PhD/MPhil within six months of admission. Applicants must have a good first degree, and preferably a masters degree, in Computer Science or a related discipline, such as Electrical Engineering or Mathematics. Work experience in industry would also be considered. Studentships are open for home, EU and overseas applicants. Applications should be made in writing to Professor Nimal Nissanke, BCIM, London South Bank University, 103 Borough Road, London SE1

0AA, with a recent CV, names of two referees and a brief (about 700 word) description of the intended research. Potential applicants are welcome to discuss their research intentions with any member of staff with similar interests. Application forms are available at

Fax +44 20 7815 7793, marked for the attention of Prof. Nimal Nissanke.

Closing date: Friday 27th February 2004.

Do contact Prof. Mark Josephs via email on Mark.Josephs[AT]lsbu.ac.uk if you are interested in joining the CCSV.

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Mark B. Josephs BSc (Lond) MSc (Oxon) DPhil (Oxon) SMIEEE
Professor of Computing & Deputy Head of Research Institute for Computing
Faculty of BCIM, London South Bank University