Wednesday 19 October 2011

Scholarship for M.S. & Ph.D in S.Korea Networking Lab of Kyung Hee University

Opportunity for MS and PhD in South Korea Networking Lab of Kyung Hee University (KHU), South Korea is looking for applications from bright and enthusiastic students intending to pursue research-based higher study on communications and networking for the upcoming spring semester, which will be started from March 1, 2012.

Few words about Networking Lab, Kyung Hee University: Networking lab has commenced its expedition towards immense realm of research in the field of communications and advanced networking in the year 1999, under the guidance of Professor Choong Seon Hong. Since then this lab is performing quality research in this area. Mission of the lab is to perform innovative research in the areas of wired and wireless network communications systems. Members of the lab are investigating wireless and mobility problems such as routing protocols and algorithms, transport and MAC layer protocols, resource and service location protocols, performance evaluations of networking systems, ubiquitous systems, context aware ubiquitous environment, mechanisms to improve throughput over wireless links, network management and network security. Research environment of the lab is a combination of earnest endeavor of quality students from different countries sharing a wide variety of stateof- the-art of technological knowledge. We strongly believe that our dedicated effort will certainly add values to operation towards improving the super highway of current era of information technology.

Goals:
  • Conduct high quality research in emerging areas of wireless networking, mobile computing, multimedia communications, and network security.
  • Disseminate research results through journal and conference publications, technical reports, and public domain software.
  • Train students and personnel in state-of-the-art networking technology. Develop workforce to meet needs of the "Networking Corridor" in the World.
  • Interact with industries and research organizations for collaborations, technology transfer, student internships and placements.
  • Work on the state-of–the-art research projects for industries.
  • Foster interdisciplinary research programs.

Ongoing research areas:
1. Network Management
2. Ubiquitous Networking
3. Wireless/Mobile Networking
4. Network Security
5. Pervasive Computing
6. Future Internet Issues
7. Cognitive Radio Networks
8. Body Sensor Networks

For more information visit our site http://networking.khu.ac.kr

Funding: Networking lab offers the following schemes to support educational and living expenses:

1. Monthly scholarship for the students i. MS students 7,00,000 KRW ii. PhD students 9,00,000 KRW
2. Full tuition fees for both MS and PhD students
3. Government Health Insurance
*We believe that the above scholarship is not short for living in Korea.

Opportunities: Students completing their PhDs from Networking Lab might get the following opportunities
1. Full support to expenditures for attending international conferences
2. Continuing post-doctoral research
3. Employment opportunity at Korean IT companies, universities, research institutes, etc.

Eligibility: To qualify primarily for the scholarship, applicants should have:

For MS leading PhD Candidates:

  • BS or BE in the field related to Information and Computer Engineering Technologies
  • IELTS band score 6.0 or Equivalent TOEFL score (213 CBT)
  • Excellent academic back ground, preferably CGPA 3.5 and above

For PhD Candidates:

  • MS, MCS or M.Sc. in the field related to Information and Communication Technologies
  • IELTS band score 6.0 or Equivalent TOEFL score (213 CBT)
  • Excellent academic back ground, preferably CGPA 3.5 and above
  • Preference will be given to the candidates having publications in well-known conferences and journals

Documents from all candidate students will be scrutinized first and a small number of them will be contacted for further documents.

The final notification will be given by November 30, 2011.

Interested candidates are requested to e-mail cshong@khu.ac.kr along with the following documents ASAP.

1. Academic curriculum vita
2. Field of interest not more than 100 words
3. Scanned copy of certificates, transcripts, documents that prove other stated qualifications.

For further assistance and information, e-mail to any of the following addresses:

Mr. Tran Hoang Nguyen, nguyenth@networking.khu.ac.kr
Mr. Md. Obaidur Rahman, rupam@networking.khu.ac.kr
Mr. Muhammad Shoaib Siddiqui, shoaib@networking.khu.ac.kr
Ms. Vo Thi Luu Phuong, Phuongvo@networking.khu.ac.kr
Prof. Choong Seon Hong, cshong@khu.ac.kr

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