[HiPEAC-announce] PhD position at University of Amsterdam

[Andy Pimentel]

Dear all,

Please forward this to potential candidates.

Best regards,
	Andy



PhD student 'Computer Systems Architecture'
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The Computer Systems Architecture group at the University of  
Amsterdam has
an opening for a Ph.D. student in the area of system-level (embedded)  
system
architecture design. More specifically, the Ph.D. student will be  
involved in
the "VISUALization-integrated desIgn Space Exploration (VISUALISE)"  
project,
which is funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific  
Research (NWO).
The VISUALISE project aims at studying domain-specific methods and  
techniques
for run-time visualization of system-level computer architecture  
simulations
that target design space exploration (DSE). The techniques produced  
will be
scalable, interactive and based on a formal model of computation,  
allowing
designers to better explore complex computer architectures that  
exploit various
levels of concurrency as forced on them by the rapid changes in  
technology.
This project intends to produce radical new insights on how to  
improve and
accelerate DSE for computer architecture design.

TASKS: The appointee will perform research on and development of (run- 
time)
        visualization methods and techniques for system-level computer
        architecture simulations in the context of design space  
exploration.

REQUIREMENTS: * M.Sc. in computer science
               * decent knowledge of computer architecture
               * decent knowledge of computer graphics
               * preferably some expertise in the field of
                 (computer architecture) simulation

About the CSA group
===================

The Computer Systems Architecture (CSA) group at the University of  
Amsterdam
performs research in the fields of scalable, instruction-level parallel
architectures as well as system-level computer architecture modeling and
simulation. For instance, a novel approach to micro-architecture is  
under
development that supports massive on-chip concurrency, which is  
scalable,
flexible and amenable to analysis. It has the potential to provide  
for the
management of on-chip resources (processors etc.) so as to autonomously
configure a system for performance, power dissipation or fault  
tolerance.
In addition, the CSA group also investigates more generic methods and
techniques for system-level design and analysis of (future) system-on- 
chip
based computer architectures. This work focuses on architectural  
design space
exploration (DSE) during the very early stages of design, where design
decisions have great impact on (the success of) the final product. To  
this
end, we study both analytical modeling methods as well as simulation  
methods
for system-level (performance) analysis.

More information
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Further information can be obtained from Dr. Andy D. Pimentel,  
Informatics
Institute, University of Amsterdam, Kruislaan 403, 1098 SJ,  
Amsterdam, The
Netherlands; tel. +31 20 525 7578; email: andy (at) science.uva.nl.

Appointment
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The appointment will be full time (38 hours a week) for a period of four
years (one year plus a further three years after a positive  
evaluation) and
should lead to a dissertation. The gross monthly salary will be in  
accordance
with the University regulations for academic personnel, and will  
range from
Eur 1,956 (first year) up to a maximum of Eur 2,502 (final year).

Job application
===============
	
Applications should include a letter of motivation, a curriculum  
vitae, and
the names and contact information of two referees.

Applications can be emailed to andy (at) science.uva.nl

Closing date is 1 August 2007.

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URL CSA group: http://www.science.uva.nl/research/csa/



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Andy D. Pimentel, Assistant Professor
Computer Systems Architecture
University of Amsterdam
Kruislaan 403, 1098 SJ, Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Tel. +31 (0)20 5257578
http://www.science.uva.nl/~andy/