Subject: [iccrg] Netflix-supported PhD scholarship -- applications open

From: grenville armitage <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2013 20:10:02 +1100

All,

Swinburne University of Technology and Netflix Inc. are pleased to announce a new full-time PhD position in the area of high performance, IP-based content delivery. The position is based in Melbourne, Australia.

Key points:

  - The research will be in collaboration with Netflix Inc. Areas of interest include operating system and network stack design, congestion control, transport protocols, algorithms for buffer management, and adaptive streaming

  - The successful applicant will be provided with a tax-free stipend (living allowance) of $32K to $34K AUD per year, a full tuition fee waiver and support for relevant equipment and conference travel expenses

  - Applications should be received by 5pm January 14th 2014 (Melbourne time), and applicants should be willing to start in early 2014

More details can be found at http://caia.swin.edu.au/scholarships/netflix-phd-2014.html

cheers,
gja
-- 
Professor Grenville Armitage
Director, Centre for Advanced Internet Architectures
Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies
Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
http://caia.swin.edu.au