Supervisors: Dr Aad van Moorsel and Dr Nigel Thomas
School: School of Computing Science, Newcastle University with Imperial
College London
Sponsor: EPSRC
Duration of award: 3 years and 6 months
In this PhD project we will develop techniques for predictive performance modelling of large-scale computer systems. Real-world Internet applications, such as bittorrent file sharing networks and attacks such as network worm infestations are increasingly important for our economy and society. Yet such systems, because of their very size, are difficult to analyse for performance, reliability and other important characteristics. By exploiting symmetries and parallelism inherent in these systems this project makes such system amenable to performance prediction. This PhD project will result in new techniques for performance prediction or in applying performance prediction to real-world systems.
This project will start in September 2009. This project is a joint project with Imperial College London and you will work in a team with four researchers and supervisors from both universities.
Newcastle's School of Computing Science is one of the UK's leading schools of computing science. We carry out exciting, cutting-edge research in a range of topics. More information can be found at the School's research pages.
Value of the Award
Depending on how you meet the EPSRC's eligibility criteria, you may be entitled to a full award (tuition fees and a stipend of approximately £14,000 per year) or a partial award (covers fees only).
Person Specification
You should have, or expect to obtain, a first-class Honours BSc degree or a Master's degree in computing science, mathematics or a closely related discipline.
How to Apply: email aad.vanmoorsel@ncl.ac.uk
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