Friday, 10 May 2013

2013 COALAS PhD Studentship at University of Kent in UK

The School of Engineering & Digital Arts at University of Kent, UK is inviting applications for PhD studentship for a research project entitled COgnitive Assisted Living Ambient System (COALAS). This project is funded by the European Regional Development Fund’s Interreg IVA Programme, and it represents a major collaboration between the University of Kent and several British and French partners (including universities and health organisations). The studentship will provide full Home/EU level tuition fees for the registration period of 36 months and a non-taxable subsistence allowance. 
About Scholarship: The COgnitive Assisted Living Ambient System (COALAS) project is funded by the European Regional Development Fund’s Interreg IVA Programme, and it represents a major collaboration between the University of Kent and several British and French partners (including universities and health organisations).
The project aims to address technological barriers inhibiting the uptake of new technological advances addressing issues of assisted living for people with mobility difficulties.
To achieve this COALAS aims to integrate in to a novel cognitive framework existing and new technical solutions such as telemedicine devices, autonomous humanoid robotic helpers, autonomous and semi-autonomous wheelchairs, and the provision for efficient secure communications among these subsystems. The University of Kent will contribute to several areas within the project and the studentship. 
Study: Research on the topic COgnitive Assisted Living Ambient System (COALAS) in Electronic Engineering School and School of Engineering & Digital Arts 
Course Level: PhD programme in School of Engineering & Digital Arts at University of Kent
Scholarship By: European Regional Development Fund’s Interreg IVA Programme, and it represents a major collaboration between the University of Kent and several British and French partners (including universities and health organisations)
Location: UK
Number of award: One
Duration: The studentship will provide full Home/EU level tuition fees for the registration period of 36 months.
Value: The studentship will provide full Home/EU level tuition fees for the registration period of 36 months, and a non-taxable subsistence allowance of £35190 in total with a separate budget for IT equipment, software and travel to conferences and project meetings. 
Eligibility:
-Candidates should have a first class or good 2.1 honours degree in a relevant branch of engineering, mathematics, or computer science.
-An appropriate degree at Masters (MSc) level will be an advantage. 
Scholarship Open for: Students of UK and EU countries (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden) can apply for this studentship. 
Apply: Applicants should apply online and select the following: Programme : PhD in Electronic Engineering, School :  School of Engineering & Digital Arts and Research topic : COALAS project. 
Deadline: 31st May 2013
Further Information: http://www.eda.kent.ac.uk

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