EngD/PhD Positions within the Intel Collaborative Research Institute
on Sustainable Connected Cities (ISCCI) at University College London
(UCL)

The Department of Computer Science at UCL is inviting applications for up to

6 Research Student Positions

(1 EngD of 4 years, and up to 5 PhDs of 3 years), starting September
24th 2012 or January 7th 2013.

With 6.3 billion people expected to dwell in cities by 2050, the aim
of the ISCCI is to create and realize a compelling vision of a
sustainable future made possible by adaptive technologies that
optimize resource efficiency, enable new services and support the
quality of life of urban inhabitants. The Institute is located with a
rich external ecosystem of companies and researchers both locally and
globally investing in this important domain. The ISCCI is led by Prof.
Yvonne Rogers at UCL.

We are looking for students willing to pursue a doctoral degree in
computer science around the following broad topics:
• How technology can help recognize, leverage, and support the
out-of-sight, hidden or forgotten resources of urban environments,
ranging from volunteers to subterranean water systems and other
underlying city infrastructures.
• How communities can encourage sustainable behaviours over time, for
example, through meaningful visualizations and feedback about resource
usage to individuals and groups.
• How technology can give us an opportunity to reinvent new ideas of
place and identity, considering the diversification & proliferation of
new types of communities in cities, with the aim to increase quality
of living and lower the barriers for mobility in our future connected
cities.

The applicants should possess a good honours MSc degree (1st Class or
2:1 minimum) in Computer Science, Psychology,
Human-Computer-Interaction or related disciplines. Candidates will be
expected to work in teams comprising computer scientists, social
scientists, and psychologists, so an open attitude towards
interdisciplinary research and teamwork is important. Candidates
should have interest in at least two of the following research fields
(as well as a good command of English) language:

• Human-Computer-Interaction,
• Augmented or Mixed Reality,
• Interactive 3D Computer Graphics,
• Interaction Design,
• Perceptual Psychology, and/or
• Cognitive Sciences.
• Ethnography
• Data Mining, Machine Learning
• Crowed Sourced Data
• Data Visualization, Cartography
• Geoinformatics
• Big Data

Fees are fully paid. Salary for the 4-year EngD position is £18,090
tax free p.a., and £15,590 tax free p.a. for the 3-year PhD positions.
The closing date for applications is 5pm on 18th July 2012. Interviews
will he held on July 26th and 27th. The start date is September 24th
2012 (though it can be postponed to January 7th 2013). No part-time
option available.

Please download the application form
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/uclic/phd_studentships/Intel_studentship_application_form/
and email the completed form to Louise Gaynor (l.gaynor@ucl.ac.uk) as
a sindle PDF document by 5pm on Wed 18th July 2012. Please can you
indicate in your application whether you wish to start in Sept 2012 or
Jan 2013.