UCT HPI-CS4A PhD Studentships in Computer Science for African Students in South Africa, 2018

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The brand-new HPI-CS4A PhD Studentships in the field of Computer Science within the Department of Computer Science at the University of Cape Town in SouthAfrica This studentship is offered for students from African continent.

TheUniversity of Cape Town, Department of Computer Science objective is to establish and impart understanding and abilities in the field of computer technology. Our vision is to make every effort to be a department of the very first rank in both an International and in an African context, sustaining: high regard for its research study and post-graduate education, quality in mentor in order to produce graduates who have the abilities that are required whenever choice making or creativity occurs and a prominent function in market and the Information Technology neighborhood.

In order to be qualified candidates need to excel in English as testified by a current rating (acquired within 3– 5 years prior to application for admission) of a minimum of 570 (paper-based test) or 230 (computer-based test) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL); or a current total band rating of 7.0 (without any specific aspect of the test scoring listed below 6.0) on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).

ScholarshipDescription:

  • ApplicationsDeadline: September 1, 2018
  • CourseLevel: Studentships are offered to research study PhD program.
  • StudySubject: Studentships are granted in the field of Computer Science.

Areas of research study of possible managers consist of (with sub-field noted in brackets):

  • ComputerGraphics [Augmented and Virtual Reality, Procedural Modelling]
  • DigitalLibraries [Cultural Heritage Preservation, Architectures and Interoperability]
  • EducationalTechnology [Computer Science Education, Gamification, Teacher-focused Interventions]
  • HumanComputer Interaction for Development (HCI4D) [Community-based Content Creation, Participatory Co-Design for/with Mothers and Communities, Participatory Video for Maternal Health Education]
  • InformationRetrieval [IR for development, African/marginalized language IR]
  • KnowledgeEngineering [ontologies, knowledge representation and reasoning, natural language generation, intelligent conceptual modelling]
  • Networks[Wireless Community Networks, Network Measurements, Dynamic Spectrum Access/TVWS, Network measurements and performance engineering, Software Defined Networks, Research and Education Networks, Cloudlets / Edge Computing]
  • Parallel/HighPerformance Computing [GPGPU, Multithreading]
  • Visualization[Scientific visualisation, Tangible interfaces, Design]
    • Nationality: This studentship is offered for students from African continent.
    • Number of Scholarships: Numbers not offered
    • Scholarship can be taken in SouthAfrica

    Eligibilityfor the Scholarship:

    EligibleCountries: This studentship is offered for students from African continent:

    Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, BurkinaFaso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal,Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, SouthAfrica, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia andZimbabwe

    EntranceRequirements: Applicants need to satisfy the following requirements:

  • Hold a Masters Degree in Computer Science, supported by an excellent argumentation
  • Be competent in English as testified by a current rating (acquired within 3– 5 years prior to application for admission) of a minimum of 570 (paper-based test) or 230 (computer-based test) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL); or a current total band rating of 7.0 (without any specific aspect of the test scoring listed below 6.0) on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). If your medium of education was in English then you are exempt from this requirement.

    • ApplicationProcedure:

    How to Apply: ApplicationGuidelines

    To use, please send the following:

    • A curriculum vitae (2-3 pages)
    • AcademicTranscripts
    • TOEFL/IELTS Results
    • A quick research study proposition (2-3 pages) with a prospective manager at UCT determined

    Your proposition needs to describe your research study concern( s) and proposed approach for carrying out the research study. We will just think about propositions that fall within the core locations of research study noted.

    Please send a single pdf file, making up ALL the application products, digitally at the following link -Under the title field you ought to send a provisionary title for your research study and under keywords note the locations of expertise. It is a good idea to get in touch with possible managers by e-mail ahead of time to figure out if your locations of research study interest line up with theirs. However, please do not indiscriminately get in touch with all personnel in the Computer Science Department atUCT If you have more than one location of interest show this at the end of your research study proposition.

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