PhD Scholarship in Grid Computing @ Melbourne

The GRIDS Lab is looking for an excellent student (Australian citizen/PR) with
H1 marks to carry out a PhD studies as part of an ARC/Microsoft funded Project.
The scholarship is very generous. Details are given below. Those interested,
please contact me. Also, feel free to forward this message to suitable candidates.

We are looking for someone who can join us early (in the next 2 months or so).
However, I am happy to hear from candidates who have excellent record so far and are likely to finish their current studies in next couple of months.


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PhD Scholarship in Grid Computing
Grid Computing and Distributed Systems (GRIDS) Lab
Dept. of Computer Science and Software Engineering,
The University of Melbourne, Australia
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A prestigious Australian Research Council (ARC)-funded PhD
scholarship is now available in an exciting collaborative project
between the Microsoft Corporation and the GRIDS Lab, Dept. of
Computer Science and Software Engineering in the the University of
Melbourne. Brief details of the project are given below:

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Project Title: A Novel Software System for .NET-based Enterprise Grid
Computing

The ARC Linkage project, in partnership with Microsoft, aims to
develop a novel software system for enterprise Grid computing
using .NET technologies. It particularly focuses on: (a)
engineering a platform that allows rapid implementation of
different parallel models and scheduling techniques, (b)
developing a programming environment for composition of dataflow
applications, and (c) creating new scheduling algorithms for
optimal mapping of dataflow applications on dynamic enterprise
Grids. The project outcomes will enhance the productivity of
software engineering for enterprise applications and accelerate
their execution on enterprise Grids.
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The scholarship on offer through the grant is an APA(I)
(Australian Postgraduate Award -Industry) under A/Prof. Rajkumar
Buyya. The annual stipend for 2007 is (approx) $25,627 per annum
(tax free) with other benefits including travel opportunities and
internships at Microsoft (Research Asia, Beijing). The scholarship
is available from July 2007 for upto 3 years of PhD studies. The
project will also involve a PostDoc and other team members of the
GRIDS Lab, thus presenting a significant opportunity to carry out
team-based research.

Eligibility Requirements: The prospective candidate must :
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1. be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or an Australian permanent
resident; -- This is a condition of the funding agency.
2. have completed a four year undergraduate degree (B.E/BSc (hons) in
Computer Science/Software Engineering or equivalent OR Master degree,
preferably with H1 results or equivalent (i.e., 80% or above);
3. not be receiving similar funding from a Commonwealth Government
Program;
4. not have already completed a degree at the same level or at a higher
level as the proposed candidature; and
5. not have previously held an APA or APA(I) unless it was terminated
within the first six months of the award.
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Interested candidates can contact A/Prof. Rajkumar Buyya
(raj@csse.unimelb.edu.au) directly with your CV, which includes
(1) details on average marks scored each semester/year, (2) R&D
experience, (3) any special projects carried out. Also include a
note on why you think you are a strong candidate for this project!
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