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Distributed Systems Scheduling Research Programs...
Dear All,
The Grid Computing and Distributed Systems (GRIDS) Laboratory at
the University of Melbourne, Australia has been specialising in
scheduling on distributed systems driven by real world applications
and constraints. With one of colleagues (Dr. Ajith), I happen to
explore how GA based techniques can be used for scheduling in
Grid Computing. We want to carry out further work on this, which
I believe can be a topic for research at Masters/PhD level. Therefore,
we are looking for potential candidates.
Please share the following message with your friends/students. These
research programs are open for national and "international" students.
The university offers very "competitive, tax-free scholarships"
covering fees and living expenses for students with good academic background. It is also
possible that our lab will also be able offer top-up scholarships.
The deadline for submitting scholarship applications for academic year 2003 is
Oct. 31, 2002.
Thanks
Raj
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Grid Computing and Distributed Systems (GRIDS) Laboratory
Parallel and Distributed Computing (PDC) Research Group
School of Computer Science and Software Engineering
The University of Melbourne, Australia
URL: http://www.cs.mu.oz.au/research/groups/pdc/
The GRIDS Lab Flagship Project URL: http://www.gridbus.org/
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Call for Admission to Research Programs: Deadline Oct. 31, 2002
Background:
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The Grid Computing and Distributed Systems (GRIDS) Laboratory is a software
research and development group within the Dept. of Computer Science and Software
Engineering at the University of Melbourne, Australia. The Parallel and
Distributed Computing (PDC) Research Group is one of the five research groups in
the dept. The University of Melbourne is Australia's leading research based
university, with an international profile through its reputation for scholarship
and teaching. The members of GRIDS Lab and PDC research group are actively
engaged in the design and development of next generation computing systems and
applications. The GRIDS lab is working towards realizing this vision through its
flagship project called Gridbus.
The Gridbus project, in collaboration with leading researchers around the world,
is developing fundamental "open-source" technologies for service-oriented Grid
computing. They include Economic Grid Scheduler, Cluster Scheduler (Libra), Grid
modeling and simulation (GridSim), Data Grid broker, GridBank, and GUI tools for
workflow management and composition of distributed applications from legacy
software components. The Gridbus scheduling system aggregates or leases of
services of distributed resources depending on their availability, capability,
performance, cost, and users quality-of-service requirements. The Gridbus
technology development is driven by requirements of various applications: Drug
Design, High Energy Physics, and Brain Activity Analysis. The World Wide Grid
(WWG) testbed used in the research contains resources from organizations around
the globe.
The research and development activities of GRIDS lab and Gridbus project are
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, California, USA; Victorian Partnership for
Advanced Computing, University of Melbourne, and Australian Government.
The GRIDS lab actively supports students interested in carrying out their
research studies leading to PhD or Masters by Research degree. The university
offers scholarships covering tuition fee and living expenses for students with
outstanding academic background and research skills.
Postgraduate (PG) Research Admissions: Call for Applications
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We invite applications for admission to PhD or Masters by Research program in
topics related to Parallel and Distributed Computing (PDC). We are interested in
research issues such as PDC Architectures, Systems, Resource management,
Scheduling, Tools, Programming Environments, and Applications that enable:
- Network Computing
- Web computing
- Cluster Computing
- High Performance Computing
- Grid Computing
- Data Intensive Science
- Peer to Peer Computing
- Modern Operating Systems
and scale from a single system to world-wide distributed networks (Internet).
Some Pointers to Postgraduate Admission Information:
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http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/scholarships/pgrad/
1. For Masters/PhD admission Info:
http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/scholarships/pgrad/international/index.html
Application Form:
http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/admissions/pdf/pgradapp/pgradapp.pdf
Online Application Form:
http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/admissions/international/pgradapp/pgradapp.shtml
(even if you fill online application form, send printed version with all
documents)
In PART H: Request for admission to:
* PhD Degree (those with graduate qualification in Computer Science)
* Masters by Research leading to PhD Degree
2. Scholarships: (there is NO separate form for requesting scholarships, see
PART H of application form). Also see.
http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/scholarships/pgrad/international/index.html
Note that International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS) is competitive.
and the application states that "students who are awarded an IPRS by the
university are automatically awarded MIRS scholarship (Living Allowance)". in
addition, the U. of Melbourne has other scholarships as stated in the
application form.
In PART G of application: If you fully depend on U of Melbourne Scholarship to
support your studies (both tuition and living expenses), it will be good idea to
mention that explicitly.
Other Scholarships:
Australian Development Scholarships (ADS)
http://www.ausaid.gov.au/scholar/studyin.cfm
With application please enclose the following:
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1. Certified copies of all your marks cards
2. Recommendation letter from your dept head or professors
3. Enclosed copies of all your research papers
4. A detailed Resume: make sure to list all project works you have done and
papers you have published in conferences/journals (attach a copy of your
research papers).
5. Also include tentative research proposal (not exceeding 4 pages) on topics of
your interest.
This helps in identifying and evaluating candidate's research potential .
The proposal is initial idea, but it can be changed later.
You are encouraged discuss your research proposal in advance with potential
supervisors in the group whose research interest matches with yours.
Note that U of Melbourne's admission and scholarships selection process is very
competitive.
PDC Group and GRIDS Lab Contact:
Rajkumar Buyya, Email: raj@cs.mu.oz.au
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About the University:
The University of Melbourne is an international research and teaching university
founded in 1853. Currently, the University has over 30,000 students in a broad
range of professional disciplines. Over 6,000 students are higher degree
students. The University has over 5,000 staff members. The University is
Australia.s leading research based university, with an international profile
through its reputation for scholarship and teaching. It is a founding member of
Universitas 21, an international federation of universities. For further
information, please visit: http://www.unimelb.edu.au
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Rajkumar Buyya
Grid Computing and Distributed Systems (GRIDS) Lab: http://gridbus.org
Dept. of Computer Science and Software Engineering
The University of Melbourne
SEECS Building, Room. 3.38
221 Bouverie St., Carlton
Melbourne, Australia
Phone: +61-3-8344 9317 (office); +61-3-9571 3629 (home)
Fax: +61-3-9348 1184; eFax: +1-801-720-9272
Email: rajkumar@buyya.com | raj@cs.mu.oz.au
URL: http://www.buyya.com | http://www.cs.mu.oz.au/~raj
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