the Dept. of Management Science, Strathclyde Business School, University of
Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. Funding is available to cover 3 years of tuition
fees plus a tax free stipend (currently higher than £14,000 per year). The
studentship is open to candidates from any nationality
(UK/EU/international), and the project topic is bilevel integer programming.
More details about the projects, funding, expected skills and how to apply
are provided below. Also check the following link for further details (as
well as other PhD studentships in the department):
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Decision problems in real world application involve in multiple decision
makers and cannot be supported by traditional optimisation modelling
techniques. We are interested in developing algorithms to solve bilevel
integer problems, which typically consists of a leader and one or more
followers. Bilevel programs capture the aspect of conflicting objectives
between the leader and followers. We are particularly interested in
applying the techniques developed in the context of health economics, where
we have centralised funding agencies looking to allocate funds to multiple
recipients for health related projects.
FUNDING AND ELIGIBILITY
Funding is available to cover 3 years of tuition fees for a
UK/EU/international student, plus a tax free stipend higher than £14,000
per year. The student will be given opportunities to attend a conference
and/or specialized training every year.
These PhD projects require a highly numerate graduate with skills and
interests in computational science. Candidates should have at least a
strong Honours degree or equivalent (a strong 2:1 Honours degree, or a
B.Sc. degree with 3.3 GPA in a 4.0 system), or preferably a Master's degree
in a quantitative discipline such as industrial engineering, operations
research, mathematics or computer science (amongst others). Experience in
programming and fundamental knowledge in optimization (in particular
integer programming) is required. Candidates who are not native English
speakers will be required to provide evidence for their English skills
(such as by IELTS or similar tests that are approved by UKVI, or a degree
completed in an English speaking country)
Applications are admitted until a suitable candidate is found.
HOW TO APPLY
All PhD applications are to be made online at http://pgr.strath.ac.uk/.
All documents (including scans of original documents) can be uploaded
during the online application process. Candidates are expected to submit a
cover letter, a research proposal detailing their 3-year plan, CV, any
university degree certificates and transcripts, English test results (if
applicable), two recommendation letters (or contact details of two
referees, if letters are not available to them), and any other supporting
documents. In order to be considered for this studentship, candidates
should specifically note the title of this project in their online
application when prompted about funding and their source of finance, and
they should notify Ms Alison Kerr for their intent for studentship
application.
More information about the department can be found here:
http://www.strath.ac.uk/business/managementscience/
Informal enquiries about the projects to Dr Ashwin Arulselvan (
ashwin.arulselvan@strath.ac.uk) or Prof Alec Morton (
alec.morton@strath.ac.uk)
Enquiries regarding applications to: Ms Alison Kerr (
alison.kerr@strath.ac.uk)
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