International Scholarships

The distributed computing group is a young research group at the department of information technology and electrical engineering at ETH Zurich. Currently we are ten members. We are interested in a variety of hot topics in the area of distributed computing, such as distributed algorithms, peer-to-peer computing, wireless ad hoc or sensor networks, or social … [More Info]

Postdoc Position at the Simulation and Optimization Group of the Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing (IWR), University of Heidelberg, Germany The “Simulation and Optimization Group”, headed by Prof. Dr. Hans Georg Bock, is searching for a Postdoc with a strong background in numerical differential equations, numerical optimization or numerical optimal control. The research focus will … [More Info]

We are looking for an excellent PhD candidate with a background in programming and algorithms. We have an open position for 3 years in the ParComb project. The project is aimed at designing parallel algorithms for combinatorial problems in scientific computing. The type of problems studied includes, among others, different kinds of coloring and matching … [More Info]

The Institute for Heat and Fuel Technology at Technical University Braunschweig seeks a Research Assistant/Ph.D. student (E13 TV-L, formerly BAT IIa) The position is vacant in the Integrated Systems group (M. Mönnigmann). Our research focuses on the development and application of numerical methods for the modeling, simulation, and optimization of nonlinear dynamical systems in the … [More Info]

The Institute for Integrated Signal Processing Systems of RWTH Aachen University has an immediate opening in the Architecture Design Group: Research Assistant – PhD Candidate Our interest is in the analysis and synthesis of algorithms and architectures for future complex wireless communication systems. The focus of the architecture group is on new design methodologies for … [More Info]

Closing date: October 24th, 2006 Applications designed for groups of participants are widely deployed (routing protocols, DRM systems, P2P networks), or will be ready for deployment in the near future (digital conferences, collaborative work, electronic elections). This situation fosters research interest in distributed cryptographic protocols and their implementation aspects. The Horst-Görtz-Institute is Germany largest academic … [More Info]

International Max Planck Research School “Ecological Interactions” Project 7: How do wood-feeding insects digest their diet? Supervisors: Prof. Jonathan Gershenzon, Dr. Axel Schmidt, Dr. Martin Kaltenpoth, MPI-CE Wood-feeding insects are sometimes known to use microbial symbionts present in their guts to help in digestion and nutrient mobilization. However, nothing is known about how such insects … [More Info]