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PhD students / postdoctoral position in distributed algorithms, M?en (Germany), Deadline: 26 Nov 2007

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  Availability of a
  PhD / Postdoc Position in Distributed Algorithms

  in the research group of
  Christian Scheideler, Technical University of Munich, Germany
  http://www14.in.tum.de/personen/scheideler/index.html.en

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A fully funded PhD or postdoc position is available in a project supported
by the German Research Foundation to design and rigorously analyze
distributed algorithms for self-stabilizing overlay networks. Due to the
rise of peer-to-peer systems, sensor networks, and mobile ad hoc networks,
logical networks, or overlay networks, are becoming more and more wide
spread. A major complication in these networks is that they can be highly
dynamic, which requires fast and robust recovery mechanisms. We are
particularly interested in self-stabilizing overlay networks, or more
precisely, networks that can quickly recover from any state from which
this is still possible. Only a few results are known so far that
rigorously study self-stabilization issues for overlay networks, and those
few known results only provide fast self-stabilization from certain
degraded states that appear to be most relevant. The goal of the project
will be to significantly extend the knowledge in this field.

Candidates for the PhD position must hold an excellent master's degree (or
equivalent) in computer science or mathematics, and candidates for the
postdoc position should have a PhD degree by the end of this year.
Applications including a CV, copies of academic degrees (including grades)
and preferably 2 letters of reference should be sent by email to
scheideler@in.tum.de or to

Prof. Christian Scheideler
Lehrstuhl fr Effiziente Algorithmen
Institut fr Informatik
Technische Universitt Mnchen
Boltzmannstr. 3
D-85748 Garching
Germany

The preferred starting date for the position is January 1, 2008 (but
should not be later than February 1). Applications are expected to arrive
by November 26. For further information, please contact Christian
Scheideler at scheideler@in.tum.de.