masters scholarships - ireland

masters scholarships - ireland


National University of Ireland, Maynooth

Masters Scholarship

MIMO and Tower Top Technologies

Applications are invited for a Masters studentship in the area of MIMO technologies for mobile communications. Led by Dr. Ronan Farrell, and as part of a larger collaborative research programme within the SFI Centre for Telecommunications Value-Chain Research (CTVR), this project will result in close interaction with Bell Labs Ireland and a number of collaborating researchers.
The institute has a number of maturing research programmes which together can contribute towards true tower-top systems. In this project we would like to bring together in a single testbed our developments in the area of programmable platforms, array calibration schemes and digital power amplifiers to construct a MIMO system for evaluation of these technologies.

Interested candidates should hold a first or upper second class honours degree in Electronic Engineering or related discipline. As a large element of this project will be focussed on circuit design with emphasis on practical implementation, the ideal candidate should have an interest in novel electronic circuits and in developing working prototypes.
Successful candidates will join a large multi-disciplinary team and be enrolled on a full-time Masters of Engineering Science.

The studentship will comprise of fees and an annual stipend of 17,000 Euros. It will be initially awarded for a period of 18 months years. The position is available immediately though, upon agreement, the start date may be postponed to January 2008.
For all queries please contact:
Dr. Ronan Farrell

rfarrell@eeng. nuim.ie
+353-1-7086197