University of Amsterdam
(Noord-Holland), 38 hours per week
Job description
The EASY project, which is a collaboration with Twente University, aims at studying adaptive streaming applications. Streaming applications (e.g. for multi-media, medical image processing, wireless communication) are quickly becoming more and more important. They are often realized in the embedded systems domain and are subject to severe constraints concerning non-functional requirements such as time and energy consumption. A crucial element in these developments is to map streaming applications to possibly heterogeneous multi-processor platforms which may consist of hundreds or even thousands of specialized processors. A major challenge is to make the resulting systems adaptive such that they are able to react automatically to changing circumstances. To master that challenge, a necessary precondition is that the mapping of an application to a multi-processor platform is flexible in the sense that it can be changed at run-time.
Current programming paradigms are not well equipped to include non-functional requirements or mapping directives in the design of a streaming application. Hence, they do not support a flexible mapping mechanism. This project aims at enlarging the adaptivity of streaming applications by developing means to include the aforementioned elements in the specification of a streaming application.
Tasks:
The appointee will perform research on and development of design space exploration techniques in the context of adaptive streaming applications.
Requirements
Required education/skills:
Workfield(s):
- Research trainees, non-tenured lecturers, researchers(Scientific discipline: Natural Sciences)
Organization
University of Amsterdam
The University of Amsterdam (UvA) is a university with an internationally acclaimed profile, located at the heart of the Dutch capital. As well as a world center for business and research, Amsterdam is a hub of cultural and media activities. The University of Amsterdam is a member of the League of European Research Universities.
The Faculty of Science at the UvA is one of Europe's foremost institutions of higher education and research in its chosen fields of specialization. It plays an active role in international science networks and collaborates with universities and industry. The Faculty has approximately 2,000 students and 1,500 staff members spread over four departments and ten research institutes.
Each institute has its own research programme, a substantial part of which is externally funded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), the Dutch government, the EU and various private enterprises.
The Computer Systems Architecture group has an opening for a PhD student in the area of system-level (embedded) system architecture design. More specifically, the PhD student will be involved in the "Embedded Adaptive Streaming sYstems (EASY)" project, which is funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).
Conditions of employment
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: see below
Maximum hours per week: 38
Additional conditions of employment:
This is a full-time appointment (38 hours a week) for a total of four years: an initial period of eighteen months, followed by a further two and a half years subject to a positive appraisal. It is expected to result in a PhD thesis. The gross monthly salary is fixed in accordance with the Dutch University regulations for academic personnel and ranges from Euro 2,000 in the first year to a maximum of Euro 2,558 in the fourth year.
Additional Information
Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:
Dr. Andy D. Pimentel
Telephone number: 31 20 525 7578
E-mail address: andy@science.uva.nl
Or additional information can be obtained through one of the following links:
Application
You can apply for this job before 19-05-2008 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:
by
email only
E-mail: application@science.uva.nl
When applying for this job always mention the vacancy number AT 08-1018.
Job description
The EASY project, which is a collaboration with Twente University, aims at studying adaptive streaming applications. Streaming applications (e.g. for multi-media, medical image processing, wireless communication) are quickly becoming more and more important. They are often realized in the embedded systems domain and are subject to severe constraints concerning non-functional requirements such as time and energy consumption. A crucial element in these developments is to map streaming applications to possibly heterogeneous multi-processor platforms which may consist of hundreds or even thousands of specialized processors. A major challenge is to make the resulting systems adaptive such that they are able to react automatically to changing circumstances. To master that challenge, a necessary precondition is that the mapping of an application to a multi-processor platform is flexible in the sense that it can be changed at run-time.
Current programming paradigms are not well equipped to include non-functional requirements or mapping directives in the design of a streaming application. Hence, they do not support a flexible mapping mechanism. This project aims at enlarging the adaptivity of streaming applications by developing means to include the aforementioned elements in the specification of a streaming application.
Tasks:
The appointee will perform research on and development of design space exploration techniques in the context of adaptive streaming applications.
Requirements
Required education/skills:
- MSc in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering
- A thorough knowledge of computer architecture
- Preferably some expertise in the field of (computer architecture) simulation
Workfield(s):
- Research trainees, non-tenured lecturers, researchers(Scientific discipline: Natural Sciences)
Organization
University of Amsterdam
The University of Amsterdam (UvA) is a university with an internationally acclaimed profile, located at the heart of the Dutch capital. As well as a world center for business and research, Amsterdam is a hub of cultural and media activities. The University of Amsterdam is a member of the League of European Research Universities.
The Faculty of Science at the UvA is one of Europe's foremost institutions of higher education and research in its chosen fields of specialization. It plays an active role in international science networks and collaborates with universities and industry. The Faculty has approximately 2,000 students and 1,500 staff members spread over four departments and ten research institutes.
Each institute has its own research programme, a substantial part of which is externally funded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), the Dutch government, the EU and various private enterprises.
The Computer Systems Architecture group has an opening for a PhD student in the area of system-level (embedded) system architecture design. More specifically, the PhD student will be involved in the "Embedded Adaptive Streaming sYstems (EASY)" project, which is funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).
Conditions of employment
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: see below
Maximum hours per week: 38
Additional conditions of employment:
This is a full-time appointment (38 hours a week) for a total of four years: an initial period of eighteen months, followed by a further two and a half years subject to a positive appraisal. It is expected to result in a PhD thesis. The gross monthly salary is fixed in accordance with the Dutch University regulations for academic personnel and ranges from Euro 2,000 in the first year to a maximum of Euro 2,558 in the fourth year.
Additional Information
Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:
Dr. Andy D. Pimentel
Telephone number: 31 20 525 7578
E-mail address: andy@science.uva.nl
Or additional information can be obtained through one of the following links:
- About the organization (http://www.uva.nl/start.cfm/la=en/th=main)
- About the department (http://www.science.uva.nl/english/home.cfm)
- About the function (http://www.uva.nl/vacatures/vacatures.cfm/80B1E3FE-1321-B0BE-A415AE7308183C56)
- Informatics Institute (http://www.science.uva.nl/ii/home.cfm)
- Computer Systems Architecture research group (http://www.science.uva.nl/research/csa/)
Application
You can apply for this job before 19-05-2008 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:
by
email only
E-mail: application@science.uva.nl
When applying for this job always mention the vacancy number AT 08-1018.
