PhD student opening at University of Amsterdam

The Computer Systems Architecture group at the University of Amsterdam has an opening for a Ph.D. student in the area of system-level (embedded) system architecture design. More specifically, the Ph.D. student will be involved in the "VISUALization-integrated desIgn Space Exploration (VISUALISE)" project, which is funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). The VISUALISE project aims at studying domain-specific methods and techniques for run-time visualization of system-level computer architecture simulations that target design space exploration (DSE). The techniques produced will be scalable, interactive and based on a formal model of computation, allowing designers to better explore complex computer architectures that exploit various levels of concurrency as forced on them by the rapid changes in technology. This project intends to produce radical new insights on how to improve and accelerate DSE for computer architecture design.

TASKS: The appointee will perform research on and development of (run-time) visualization methods and techniques for system-level computer architecture simulations in the context of design space exploration.

REQUIREMENTS: * M.Sc. in computer science
* decent knowledge of computer architecture
* decent knowledge of computer graphics
* preferably some expertise in the field of
(computer architecture) simulation

More information:
*http://www.science.uva.nl/vacatures/vacatures.cfm/3ECDAF6B-1321-B0BE-68729366F4B7307C
* http://www.science.uva.nl/~andy/
* or andy@science.uva.nl