[AISWorld] 4 PhD scholarships available, Macquarie University, Sydney

[Professor Michael Sheng]

We are now offering **four** PhD scholarships (2 to be started anytime 
in 2017 and the other 2 to be started in 2018) in the broad areas of Web 
technologies and Data Science. Students who are interested in research 
of the Internet of Things, big data analytics, Web mining and knowledge 
discovery, service-oriented computing, social media analysis, machine 
intelligence, as well as challenging and world-changing application 
areas such as smart cities and smart aging, are strongly encouraged to 
apply.

These positions will be based in Sydney, Australia’s largest and most 
famous city with well-known landmarks. The PhD research will be 
performed under the supervision of Prof. Michael Sheng from Department 
of Computing, Macquarie University.

The stipend of the scholarship is $26,682 per annum (tax exempt, 2017 
rate) for 3 years, plus travel funds for attending conferences.

We are looking for highly-motivated, dedicated candidate who meets the 
following requirements:

- An excellent Masters in Computer Science or a closely related field,
- Very good programming and math skills,
- Very good communicative skills in English, both in speaking and writing,
- Research experience within the fields of database, statistics, data 
mining, sensor networks/RFID, Internet of Things, Web services, social 
media, information retrieval or natural language processing,
- Meet Macquarie University’s PhD entry requirements 
(http://www.mq.edu.au/research/phd-and-research-degrees/how-to-apply/entry-criteria)

Local Information:
Macquarie University is a research intensive university in Australia. 
Although relatively young, the university enjoys an enviable reputation 
for its research and education excellence. Macquarie is ranked just 
outside the top eight, or has ranked within the top eight, in Australia 
in most international rankings. Macquarie was ranked the first in 
Australia under the age of 50 (18th in the world), prior to its golden 
jubilee in 2014, according to the QS World University Rankings.

Located in Sydney’s North Ryde, Macquarie’s campus features 126 hectares 
of rolling lawns and natural bushland. The campus is also in close 
proximity to the Macquarie Technology Park, widely regarded as 
Australia’s Silicon Valley. Macquarie offers state-of-the-art library, 
the country’s most technologically advanced hospital, a diverse range of 
leisure options including an exceptional sports complex on campus. The 
university also has easy access to high quality schools, Macquarie 
Shopping Centre (the largest in NSW), and rail station. More information 
can be found from http://www.mq.edu.au/about.

Application:
Interested candidates are invited to send their application to Prof. 
Michael Sheng (michael.sheng at mq.edu.au) by **31/03/2017**, including:

1. A cover letter describing yourself and your research interests
2. Soft copy of your publications (e.g., master’s thesis, 
conference/journal papers)
3. Your CV
4. Your transcripts of undergraduate and honors/master degrees
5. Recommendation letters from at least two referees
6. Proof of proficiency in English (e.g., TOEFL or IELTS) if English is 
not your first language