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Friday, 26 June 2009

5 PhD fellowships from The Drakkar Group

The Drakkar group (http://drakkar.imag.fr), part of the Grenoble Informatics Laboratory (http://liglab.imag.fr) offers 5 PhD fellowships. The positions concern the following research areas:
- Wireless Sensor Networks for Urban Environments
- Multi-radio, Multi-interface Wireless Mesh Networks
- Network Security and Traffic Analysis
- Software-defined Radios and Wireless Network Experiments
- Extended LANs and Quality of Service

If you join the Drakkar group, you will:
- join a 3 year PhD programme.
- study in a dynamic and highly innovative environment in the Grenoble Informatics Laboratory.
- benefit from strong collaboration with our industrial and academic partners in Europe.
- work in an international environment (the French language is a plus but not a requirement)
- obtain a fellowship starting from ? 19,899 gross per year (depending on the type of funding for each position)

We encourage all highly motivated and excellent candidates to apply for these positions.

For more information, please refer to:
http://drakkar.imag.fr/spip.php?rubrique55

This site also provides instructions on how to apply for each position. Basically, the candidates must send a cover letter, a detailed CV, one page research statement, and the names of several references.

Informal enquiries can also be addressed to Prof. Andrzej Duda, Head of Drakkar (email: Andrzej.Duda@ imag.fr).

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 1st July 2009.

Best regards,

Fabrice Theoleyre
http://membres-liglab.imag.fr/theoleyre/
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Thursday, 25 June 2009

Wider Black Sea Region Intership

The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) is a non-partisan American public policy and grant making institution dedicated to promoting greater cooperation and understanding between the United States and Europe. The GMF does this by supporting individuals and institutions working on transatlantic issues, by conveying leaders to discuss the most pressing transatlantic themes, and by examining ways in which transatlantic cooperation can address a variety of global policy challenges. Founded in 1972 through a gift from Germany as a permanent memorial to Marshall Plan assistance, GMF maintains a strong presence on both sides of the Atlantic. In addition to its headquarters in Washington, DC, GMF has seven offices in Europe: Berlin, Bratislava, Paris, Brussels, Belgrade, Ankara and Bucharest.

Work description:
The Bucharest office is seeking for a young academic enrolled at University/Master with a focus on foreign policy.
The internship will cover both research and event management, i.e. following events in the Wider Black Sea Region, research on issues of relevance to the region and to GMF work, conceptualizing, planning, execution, support and wrap-up of conferences, lectures and workshops concerning various aspects issues. Prior experience in this field would be a plus.
The applicant should have excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a small team. Fluency in both English and Romanian is required.
The individual is expected to:
Produce weekly country and issue briefs, for countries and issues of relevance to and interest for GMF in the Black Sea region;
Assist in grant making Database entry and maintenance
Managing production and implementation of in-house mailing projects;
Providing administrative/ clerical support;
Maintaining filing systems; and Other duties as assigned.
The position is unpaid. At the end of the internship program the intern will be provided references and a certificate which will attest the completion of the program.

The objectives of the GMF internship are to:
Primarily, provide interns with an opportunity to gain practical work experience to their academic program or future work in a field related to the GMF's mission.
Secondly, enable GMF offices to benefit from the work undertaken by interns
Work in an international environment on political issues.
Gain experience working in a mutual learning and knowledge sharing environment with world experts.

Start and length of internship:
Preferred starting date July 13 , 2009
Preferred length of internship: 3 months, part-time (working hours will be accommodated considering the school schedule).
Contact information:
If you are interested, please send a resume and cover letter, before June 30, 2009, in attention to:

Anemari Necsulescu
Office Manager
The Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation
A Project of The German Marshall Fund of the United States
Fax: 319.32.74
Phone: 314.16.39; 314.16.28
Email: anecsulescu@ gmfus.org
www.gmfus.org
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Wednesday, 24 June 2009

International Conference on Instrumentation, Control & Automation, ITB Bandung – Indonesia

International Conference on Instrumentation, Control & Automation
October 20 – 22, 2009, ITB Bandung – Indonesia

Call for Papers

The International Conference on Instrumentation, Control and Automation (ICA) is an event held in East Asia Region since 1988. ICA2009 offers researchers, engineers and professionals in this region and worldwide with excellent opportunities to get together and to exchange their findings and views in Bandung, Indonesia known as Parijs van Java (Paris of Java) and Asia-Africa Summit. All the submissions will be reviewed and accepted ones will be included in the conference proceedings. Topics of interest are in the broad area of instrumentation, control and automation, and include, but are not limited to:

Instrumentation:

Measuring and Sensing, Ultrasonic, Optic, Smart Sensor, Imaging, Medical, Bio-engineering, Biology system, Safety Instrumented system, Data Fusion, Fault Diagnosis, Education

Control:

PID, Linear & Nonlinear, Multivariable, Model Predictive, Robust, Network, Intelligent and Learning, Fuzzy, Neural, Process, System Theory, Hybrid & Discrete Event, Simulation, Identification & Filtering, Robotics and Motions, Signal Processing, Education

Automation:

Human Machine Interaction, Instrumentation System, Process Automation, Intelligent Automation, Asset Management Systems, Manufacturing Systems, Supply Chain, Precision Motion, Simulation and Control CAD, Automation Network, Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Education

Awards

Arifin Wardiman Author Prize consists of a certificate and a monetary award of US$350. The criteria are high technical quality and a good presentation of the papers. The finalists are informed with notification of acceptance. The winners are decided by a selection committee and awarded at the closing ceremony. Eligible authors wishing to be considered for this prize should indicate when they submit contributions.

Submissions

Authors are invited to submit full paper to secretariat electronically. All material must be written in English, and a paper submitted only if you intend to attend the conference. The full paper should include the title, name(s) of the author(s), mailing address, affiliation, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address wherever possible. One registration is eligible for two papers. Accepted papers will be included in the conference proceeding. Selected papers will be published in Journal of Automation, Control & Instrumentation (Indonesia) and other journals.

Plenary Talks:

1. Unmanned Vehicles Control System, K. Watanabe, Okayama Univ., Japan

2. Advanced Process Control: Multi-scale Approach, Y. Samyudia, Curtin Univ. of Technology, Sarawak, Malaysia

3. Measurements in Biophysics, F.I. Muchtadi, ITB, Indonesia

Important Dates:

• August 1, 2009 : Submission of Full Papers

• September 1, 2009 : Notification of Acceptance

• October 1, 2009 : Submission of Final Papers

Conference Fee:

• Early bird, before September 15, 2009 Regular : US$ 200

• Student : US$ 125

• On Site : US$ 250

Contact:

Secretariat of The International Conference on ICA2009

Instrumentation and Control Research Group,

Department of Engineering Physics, Bandung Institute of Technology

Jalan Ganesha 10, Bandung 40132 Indonesia

Phone: +(62)22-250 4424, Fax.: +(62)22-250 6281,

Email:
ICA2009@tf.itb. ac.id <
http://dosen. tf.itb.ac. id/webmail/ src/compose. php?send_ to=ICA2009% 40tf.itb. ac.id
>or
Inter.ICA2009@ gmail.com <
http://dosen. tf.itb.ac. id/webmail/ src/compose. php?send_ to=Inter. ICA2009%40gmail. com
>

Web Site: http://ica2009. wordpress. com

Hosted by:

Instrumentation & Control Research Group

Department of Engineering Physics

Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB)

In Cooperation with:

• IEEE Indonesia Section

• Center for Unmanned System Studies (CentrUMS), ITB

• Center for Instrumentation and TechnologyAutomatio n (CITA), ITB

• Indonesian Engineers Society (PII)

• Society of Automation, Control & Instrumentation (Indonesia)

International Program Committee:

• P.A. Bahri, Australia

• A. Handojo, Indonesia

• H.A. Tjokronegoro, Indonesia

• K. Muljowidodo, Indonesia

• Y.Y. Nazaruddin, Indonesia

• F.I. Muchtadi, Indonesia

• A. Trisnobudi, Indonesia

• E. Leksono, Indonesia

• R.T. Bambang, Indonesia

• T. Mengko, Indonesia

• E. Sofyan, Indonesia

• K. Watanabe, Japan

• M. Yamakita, Japan

• H.C. Park, Korea

• T.S. Kang, Korea

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