The global information and communication technology (ICT) industry is a fast growing contributor to worldwide greenhouse gas emissions. The mobile communications sector represents a significant part of this problem with further dramatic increases in growth, power consumption and data volume widely predicted over the next decade. This is due to technologies such as netbooks, tablets and smart-phones increasingly relying on mobile radio networks for internet access, data transmission as well as voice communications. These changes combine to dramatically increase the energy consumption of the mobile networks, and ways must be found to address network power efficiency. One of the prime consumers of energy within these communications systems is the power amplifier (PA), and this research project considers how the performance of this critical component can be optimized.
Eligibility:
- Residency: This studentship is open to students of any nationality. Students classified as international for fee purposes have to self-fund the difference between home and international fees.
- Academic criteria: Candidates should hold or expect to gain a first class degree or a good 2.1 and/or an appropriate Master’s level qualification (or their equivalent). Applicants whose first language is not English will be required to demonstrate proficiency in the English language (IELTS 6.5 or equivalent).
Scholarship Open for:
International and UK/EU students can apply for this PhD studentship.
Scholarship Value:
This PhD studentship consists of full UK/EU tuition fees, as well as a Doctoral Stipend matching UK Research Council National Minimum (£13,863 p.a. for 2014/15, updated each year) plus an enhancement of at least £1,000 per annum.
How to Apply?
In the first instance, you should submit a CV & Covering Letter to Engineering-pgr-at-cf.ac.uk. Please ensure that you quote the studentship reference pres4-pjt-2014 in the email subject field. The successful candidate will then be invited to submit a standard application for Postgraduate Study via the Online Application Service.
Application Deadline: 14 June 2014.
For further information: http://courses.cardiff.ac.uk/funding/R2240.html
