------------------- *8 PhD positions - Erasmus Mundus Doctorate in Interactive and Cognitive Environments (ICE)* Research areas of interest: - Assistive technologies: Human-Computer Interaction, Pervasive Computing, Multimedia systems & simulation environments; - Network-embedded systems: Pervasive Computing, Distributed Mobile systems, Multimedia Networks; - People-inspired technologies: Human Computer Interaction, Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Systems, Data Mining; - Design for social interaction: Adaptive systems, Autonomous systems, Aware environments; - Multi-sensor surveillance: Cognitive Data Fusion, Machine Learning, Digital Signal Processing. More details and sample project descriptions at http://www.icephd.org/research_areas. The eight grants will be covered by the European Commission funds and students will be enrolled under a three year employment contract leading to the acknowledgement of a joint or a double PhD title recognized by ICE partner universities which are: Università degli Studi di Genova (UNIGE), Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TUE), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt (UNIKLU), Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). The total gross amount of the grant is between 40,800 € and 43,300 € per year. For more information and for application please visit http://www.icephd.org. The deadline for applications is January 15th, 2012. Best Regards, The ICE Coordinating Team