Call for Papers

Manchester Metropolitan University

The Department of Computing and Mathematics at Manchester Metropolitan University has a leading reputation for research excellence. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, 75% of Computer Science Informatics research was judged to be at least "internationally recognised", and 35% was deemed to be at least "internationally excellent". As a result of this, the Department has secured significant research funding, and, with the support of the MMU Dalton Research Institute, we are able to offer four fully-funded* Ph.D. studentships in the following areas:

Novel Computation (http://www.docm.mmu.ac.uk/RESEARCH/ncg)

• Simulation of Biologically-inspired Computational Models (Dr  Andy Nisbet and Dr Martyn Amos)
• Synchronization in Coupled Systems with Time Delays (Dr Jon Borresen and Dr Martyn Amos)

Logic and Computation (http://www.docm.mmu.ac.uk/RESEARCH/logicgrp)

• Logical Consequence Relations and Inference Rules in Logics Originating in Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science (Prof. Vladimir Rybakov)

Intelligent Systems (http://www.docm.mmu.ac.uk/RESEARCH/Intelgrp)

• Optimisation by Quantum Annealing (Dr Alan Crispin)

For further details of each of these projects, please see http://www.docm.mmu.ac.uk/RESEARCH/ncg/phd.pdf

Applicants for each studentship should possess a good (2.1 or above) honours degree (and preferably a higher degree such as an M.Sc.) or equivalent industrial experience, in any appropriate scientific or technological discipline (e.g. mathematics, physics, computer science). Each studentship fully covers University tuition fees (at EU/UK level*) and provides a tax-free bursary of £12,000 per year, in line with the UK Government (EPSRC) recommended rate, for a 3-year duration. *EU/UK fees £3,390 per annum. Overseas students are welcome to apply, but should be aware that they will be required to self-fund the difference between EU/UK and international fees (international fees are currently £9,065 per annum).

In order to apply for any of these studentships, in the first instance please send your up-to-date CV, along with a cover letter and details of two academic referees,  directly to the first-named supervisor of the project in which you are interested (to whom informal enquiries should also be addressed):

• Dr Andy Nisbet: A.Nisbet@mmu.ac.uk
• Dr Jon Borresen: J.Borresen@mmu.ac.uk
• Prof. Vladimir Rybakov: V.Rybakov@mmu.ac.uk
• Dr Alan Crispin: A.Crispin@mmu.ac.uk

The deadline for receiving initial applications is Friday 29th January 2010. Studentships will commence as soon as possible after that date.

For further information on the Department and its research groups, please visit http://www.docm.mmu.ac.uk