algorithms is available in the department of Computer Science at
Loughborough University . Dr. Amitabh Trehan
<http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/compsci/staff/academic-teaching/trehanamitabh/>
will be the primary supervisor. Applicants should have a strong background
in Computer Science, Mathematics or a related subject.
More information and a link to application is available at:
<http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AYE112/phd-studentship-distributed-and-resilient-graph-algorithms/>
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BCG461/phd-studentship-graph-algorithms-and-foundations-for-networks-of-the-future/
*** Closing date for applications: 3rd July 2017 ***
Loughborough University is one of the best known universities in the UK. It
is a top-ten rated university in England for research intensity (REF2014)
and presents an outstanding student life having been consistently ranked as
a top UK university for student satisfaction. It has one of the largest
closed university campuses in the UK and is internationally renowned for
its sports (World #1 in QS rankings). Computer Science
<http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/compsci/> is a vibrant department in
the school of Science <http://www.lboro.ac.uk/science/>with a cohesive
community of researchers and outstanding research:
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/compsci/ .
The student will also benefit from the active national and international
collaboration of the supervisor and his colleagues with institutes across
the UK, USA, mainland Europe, Israel, Mexico and India.
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*Outline of possible research avenues:*
This studentship seeks to design and mathematically analyse algorithms and
build foundational theory motivated by present day and futuristic networks
(particularly graph based algorithms with tools from areas such as graph
theory, algorithm analysis, probability, game theory etc). Networks are
pervasive and diverse and, with social networks and the upcoming Internet
of Things (IOT), likely to be deeply integrated into our society. Networks
often rely upon distributed protocols for their functioning. Failure of
components and security also make resilience a critical issue. Distributed
graph algorithms allow us to model, explore and design solutions for all
kinds of networks. This project seeks to emphasize these scenarios and
explore questions about decentralisation.
We seek candidates with strong interest in and willing to explore topics
from, but not restricted to the following: i) Graph algorithms and theory,
ii) Self-healing, byzantine and other forms of resilient algorithms, iii)
Compact routing and memory limited algorithms, iv) Static and dynamic
Leader election and consensus, v) Connections between distributed
algorithms and research areas such as parameterised complexity, topology,
combinatorics, communication complexity, spectral, algebraic tools, vi)
Algorithmic game theory and decision making, vi) Modelling and application
to modern networks such as IOT and SDN.
The successful candidate will work closely with active research groups
centred around both CS theory and networks. In particular, the candidate
can benefit from interaction with upcoming research on compact self-healing
routing algorithms supported by EPSRC (EPSRC research grant EP/P021247/1
<http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/projects?ref=EP%2FP021247%2F1>).
the succesful candidate willDr Trehan has extensive publications on the
above topics () and
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Interested candidates may contact Dr Amitabh Trehan A.Trehan@lboro.ac.uk
for further information.
Technical blog: www.huntforthetowel.wordpress.com
Personal website: www.amitabhtrehan.net
DBLP: http://dblp.uni-trier.de/pers/hd/t/Trehan:Amitabh
--
What you can do, or dream you can do, begin it;
Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.
-- John Anster, from a "very free translation" of Goethe's *Faust*
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