PhD position: Cloud Computing and Proactive Adaptation 1180 views

The Centre for Scalable Data Access (SIRIUS), Department of Informatics at University of Oslo (UiO) has PhD Research Fellow position in Cloud computing and proactive adaptation.

About the position:

• The position is in the context of a new project, funded by the European Commission within the Horizon 2020 program, called MORPHEMIC: Modelling and Orchestrating heterogeneous Resources and Polymorphic applications for Holistic Execution and adaptation of Models In the Cloud.
• The fellowship period is 3 years and devoted to carrying out research in the context of the MORPHEMIC project.
• The research is conducted in collaboration with other 11 partners of the project throughout Europe, both from academia and industry.
• The main goal of the announced PhD position is to conduct research on supporting the proactive adaptation of Cloud applications.
• It will be achieved through dynamic computation of utility functions based on the current and future state of the applications and their requirements given in the form of high-level policies.

Requirements:

• Applicant must hold Master’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science. Foreign degrees (M.Sc.-level) must correspond to a minimum of four years in the Norwegian educational system.
• Applicants must also be able to demonstrate interest in scientific research.
• Applicant must have strong background in distributed computing, machine learning, and optimization.
• It is desireable that the candidate has good knowledge about the MELODIC platform and the CAMEL modelling language

How to apply:

Apply online and the application must include:

• Cover letter – statement of motivation and research interests
• CV (summarizing education, positions and academic work – scientific publications)
• Copies of the original Bachelor and Master’s degree diploma, transcripts of records and letters of recommendation
• Documentation of English proficiency
• List of publications and academic work that the applicant wishes to be considered by the evaluation committee
• Names and contact details of 2-3 references (name, relation to candidate, e-mail and telephone number)