Subject: [nmrg] PhD positions in several areas of Computer Science - Porto Alegre - Brazil

From: Jéferson Campos Nobre <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2020 18:35:00 -0300

The Post-Graduate Program in Computing at the Institute of
Informatics-PPGC,
Federal University of  Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, is taking
PhD
applications from June 25th to November 10th.
Admission is immediate, starting at the beginning of each month, according
to
the selection  process and registration procedures described in
https://www.inf.ufrgs.br/ppgc/en/noticia/coming-soon-call-for-phd-applications/

Detailed information about PPGC, UFRGS Institute of Informatics,
areas of research, topics of interest, and advisors can be found on our
website https://www.inf.ufrgs.br/ppgc/en.

About PPGC / UFRGS
==================

PPGC/UFRGS is one of the largest, oldest, and most comprehensive
graduate programs in Computing in Brazil. Rated with the
maximum grade by CAPES (7 on a scale from 1 to 7), PPGC is the top Program
in
the South of Brazil, and it is among the best
postgraduate programs in Computing in the country. The Program has 47 years
of activity, having already graduated more than 2000 MSCs and PhDs.
With 58 faculty members, PPGC constantly figures in the main international
and national events in the area. We also maintain collaboration projects
with
several internationally renowned universities.
In 2019, 26 of our students took an internship abroad. Also, in 2019, we
welcomed 23 post-docs. Since we have international students, 1/3 of the
subjects are offered in English.

The PPGC is also known for its diversity of areas of expertise.
The seven areas of concentration listed below are divided into 18 Research
Topics.

The Program is hosted at the Institute of Informatics-UFRGS, a recognized
center of excellence in research and teaching, with excellent
infrastructure.

Research areas in PPGC/UFRGS
==================

Visual Computing
- Computer Graphics and Data Visualization
- Image Processing, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
- Human-Computer Interaction, Virtual and Augmented Reality
Data Science and Software Engineering
- Software Engineering
- Data Mining, Integration and Analysis
- Data Modeling and Business Processes Modeling
Electronic and Computer Systems Design
- Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems
- Electronic Design Automation Tools
- Reliability and Fault Tolerance
Computer Systems
- High-Performance Computing and Distributed Systems
- Unconventional Architectures
- Embedded systems
Computer Theory
- Algorithms and Optimization
- Logic and Computation Models
Artificial intelligence
- Machine Learning, Knowledge Representation and Reasoning
- Planning, Multiagent Systems and Robotics
Computer network
- Networks and Services Architectures, Protocols and Management
- Cybersecurity

Scholarships
==================
The Program has several doctoral scholarships available, financed by
national
funding agencies (CAPES and CNPq), in addition to scholarships for research
projects of professors linked to PPGC/UFRGS. The perspective is that all
selected doctoral candidates have an immediate scholarship.

For further information please write to the PPGC secretary:
[email-masked].