Congratulations to Selim Solmaz on winning a €98K grant from Enterprise Ireland to investigate the application of research results on hybrid systems to detecting and preventing SUV Rollover. This project is in collaboration with Prof Robert Shorten at the Hamilton Institute and Ford in the USA.
‘Transformations’ exhibition at the Science Gallery, Trinity College, Pearse St. Dublin from Thur 27th Nov - Tue 2nd December, 2008 by the Higher Education Authority (HEA)
Launched in 1998, the Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions (PRTLI) ushered in a new era for research and innovation and fundamentally altered the research landscape in higher education.
The ‘Transformations’ exhibition celebrates a decade of achievement by showcasing some of the research that impacts on our day-to-day lives. Exhibits are fully interactive and designed to engage with the general public.
The Hamilton Institute and its IMMT group will participate in the event demonstrating two Irish innovations in medical image handling, a collaboration between NUIM, RCSI and UCC as part of a National Biophotonics and Imaging Platform (NBIP). The first describes how automation of a centuries old idea – the optical microscope – can revolutionise how we analyse images, and the second one describes how an Irish computer science invention will allow medical and biological research images be shared by multidisciplinary teams all over Ireland.
For details of what you will find at Transformations, see PRTLI 10.
Irish Independent, 8 Oct 08, Supplement on Life Sciences-Research & Development in Ireland.
Two times a day a single pill—or half a pill in the morning and the evening? The attempt to find the most efficient medicine in the correct dose seems like solving an equation with many unknowns.
At the Hamilton Institute at NUIM, the Computational Physiology group lead by Dr. Wilhelm Huisinga investigates the fade of drugs in the body. Jointly with pharmacists and in close cooperation with international drug companies, mathematicians and bioinformaticians analyse their pharmacokinetics and mechanisms of action. Mathematical theory combined with simulation studies has proven valuable in drug development, e.g., for our understanding of HIV disease in vivo. Missing doses are suspected to be a major reason for virus mutations, causing drug resistant and therapy failure. “Recently, we analysed the relation between drug pharmacokinetics and replication rate of HIV—with important implications’’, said Huisinga. “We theoretically understand, why it makes such a difference on the ability of the virus to replicate, whether a drug is taken once daily, twice daily or even three times a day’’. Currently, the results are extended to allow predictions for combination therapies of different drugs. For further information, see URL http://www.hamilton.ie/compphysiol.
Our Network Maths Graduate Programme, which ran its first taught modules for PhD students in the summer of 2008 features on University Science and in ENN.
Applications are invited by well-qualified applicants for a research associate position in the area of quality of service provisioning in networks to support multi-player games.
Online gaming is one of the most rapidly increasing sources of traffic in the modern internet. This project aims to investigate fundamental issues relating to achieving the required quality of service for peer-to-perr multi-player games traffic in modern networks, including those with wireless mesh infrastructure. The project will also explore issues such as detection of network configurations associated with cheating.
Excellent numerate and analytic skills are essential, and familiarity with dynamics and control and/or queueing theory would be beneficial.
The Hamilton Institute is committed to research excellence. This post offers an exciting opportunity for successful candidates to tackle fundamental research problems within a stimulating multi-disciplinary research environment with state of the art facilities and strong links to the international research community.
Salary Scale: EUR 45,704-63,094
To apply, candidates should submit a detailed CV, motivation letter, and the names and addresses of two referees for letters of recommendation to Prof. Douglas Leith (doug.leith@nuim.ie).
At long last work has now started on the new extension to the Hamilton Institute. Funded by SFI this extension will add about 50% extra to our existing space, and underpin the continued expansion of the institute. See webcam below for realtime images.
Applications are invited by well-qualified applicants for a postdoctoral post and an MSc
position in application of statistical machine learning techniques to anomaly detection in software appliances (firewalls etc).
The current state of anomaly detection for many software appliances relies on manual setting of threshold values for a few variables. Recognizing the desirability of automating this process, and the fact that simple thresholds are insufficient, this project will investigate mathematical and statistical frameworks for the discernment of “normal” operating conditions, and the subsequent detection of “anomalous” or “fault” conditions. Supported by a major manufacturer, initial work in the area has made use of linear predictive models and real-time monitoring of CPU utilisation. This has achieved good success but we now want to extend consideration to monitoring of more sophisticated measurements (including per process discrete state information) in order to encompass a wider range fault and operation conditions. The project will involve the development of new approaches for predictive modelling of measured signals, adaptive learning and inference of fault conditions. The project is supported by a dedicated hardware testbed and as part of the project the developed detection approaches will be implemented in order to evaluate performance in realistic environments.
For the MSc post good numerate and analytic skills will be essential. Applicants should have a good understanding of machine learning and time-series analysis, and a basic understanding of IP networking. Some familiarity with the configuration and use of Linux or BSD systems will be helpful.
The Hamilton Institute is committed to research excellence. This post offers an exciting opportunity for successful candidates to tackle fundamental research problems within a stimulating multi- disciplinary research environment with state of the art facilities and strong links to the international research community.
MSc Stipend: €21000 (tax free)
Postdoctoral scale: €45704-€63094
To apply, candidates should submit a detailed CV and the names and addresses of two referees for letters of recommendation o: hamilton@nuim.ie. MSc applicants should also include transcipts of undegraduate grades, motivation letter. Informal enquiries to Prof. Doug Leith (doug.leith@nuim.ie)
A joint team between the University of Newcastle, Australia and NUI Maynooth has achieved first place in RoboCup 2008 Soccer, Standard Platform League. The team beat a joint Georgia Tech/Carnegie Mellon Team in a penalty shoot out in the final of the competition to take first place. Click here for further details
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Basic Description
Applications are invited from well-qualified applicants for a postgraduate position in the Hamilton Institute at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. The vacancy is in the area of wireless networks. The project’s aim is to to gain a better fundamental understanding of Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) through both mathematical modelling and experimental investigation, to achieve better network deployment and performance.
Candidate Profile
The candidate should hold a bachelors degree in Engineering/Applied Mathematics/Computer Science or a related field. An interest in mathematical modelling and/or networking is needed. Good communication and interpersonal skills are required.
Remuneration
Stipend: 21,000 Euro (tax free) per annum plus university fees.
Hamilton Institute: Further Information
The Hamilton Institute is committed to research excellence. These posts offer an exciting opportunity for successful candidates to tackle fundamental research problems within a stimulating multi-disciplinary research environment with state of the art facilities and strong links to the international research community.
Application Procedure
To apply, candidates should submit a detailed CV, motivation letter, and the names and addresses of two referees for letters of recommendation to: Dr Ken Duffy (ken.duffy@nuim.ie) and Dr David Malone (david.malone@nuim.ie).
The Network Mathematics Graduate Programme is a joint initiative of the Hamilton Institute at NUI Maynooth and CTVR at Trinity College Dublin.
Our aim is to provide a world-class educational experience for postgraduate research students in the area of Network Mathematics. To this end, course modules will be delivered in Ireland by faculty and practitioners from leading international centres of excellence. Emphasis will be placed on the practical application of mathematical techniques to problems in networking and telecommunications.
For further details, visit the Network Mathematics Graduate Programme web site.