The Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS) – HP Labs India PhD Fellowship 2006

The Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS) – HP Labs India PhD Fellowship 2006

Fellowship for Research related to Information Technologies:

HP Labs has a long tradition of innovation. Headquartered in Palo Alto, HP Labs has six strategic centres across the globe. HP Labs India is focused on creating innovations for the next billion IT users worldwide.

The Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS) is an all-India institute for higher education. An important aspect of education at BITS is its institutionalized linkages with the industry. The institute attaches great importance to university industry alliances.

BITS, Pilani, and HP Labs India jointly announce a unique PhD fellowship for research in the area of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) relevant to fast-growing markets such as India. This fellowship has been instituted to attract candidates of exceptional abilities to carry out research in this area. The fellowship would offer selected candidates the opportunity of working to the highest academic standards, and to work with HP Labs - the corporate research group of HP and one of the world’s leading industrial research laboratories.

Candidates, with Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Computer Science, interested in doing doctoral work in the following areas are invited to apply:

• Web Based Print Distribution
• Data on paper
• Intelligent Storage Management
• Distributed Operating Systems

Please visit www.hpl.hp.com/india/bits-hplindia_phd/index.html for more information on research work at HP Labs India

Candidates selected for this fellowship would be required to perform the requisite course work and pass the PhD Qualifying examination before commencing research work at HP Labs India, Bangalore.

The fellowship is offered for a year at a time, and will be renewed annually on satisfactory performance in studies and research, for a maximum of three years. The candidate would receive a monthly stipend of Rs.20,000/- and HP Labs India would pay the fees involved to BITS. An additional monthly allowance of Rs.20,000/- would be available to cover off-campus living expenses for the duration the candidate spends at HP Labs India, Bangalore. The fellowship will also cover expenses to the effect of presenting a paper at one selected International Conference within the duration of the fellowship.

The application, covering details of academic accomplishments, should be addressed to:

The Deputy Director (Off-campus Programmes),
Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS)
Pilani - 333031.

Applications must arrive on or before June 30, 2006. Information required to be submitted in the application is displayed at www.bits-pilani.ac.in under 'Doctoral Programmes'.

Application Deadline: June 30, 2006

The Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS) – HP Labs India PhD Fellowship 2006