Early Detection of Pest and Disease in Greenhouse Crops
Civil and Mechanical Division/Electrical and Electronics Division, School of Engineering
EU - FP7 Funded PhD Studentship
The overall aim of the project is to develop methodologies and a prototype for an early warning system for pests and diseases in greenhouse tomato crops, using multispectral imaging and detection of volatiles, as part of a collaborative project between the School of Engineering and Warwick HRI. The project has also a strong European collaboration and offers the opportunity of travel and work with partners.
The project will be supervised by Dr. D. Iliescu, Dr. E. Hines and Dr. M. Leeson from the School of Engineering.
This studentship is for 3 years with a start date of October 2008, and will be registered at the University of Warwick.
This studentship is available to UK, EU and International candidates. Funds are only available to cover UK/EU Tuition Fees and maintenance allowance. International candidates (outside EU) would be required to pay the difference between UK/EU Tuition Fees and International Tuition Fees.
Enquiries and application form requests to Dr. D. Iliesecu, School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom Tel: + 44 (0) 2476 522077, Email: D.D.Iliesecu@warwick.ac.uk
Please quote job vacancy reference number ENG20-068.
The closing date/time for applications is midnight (British time) at the end of Monday 30 June 2008.
