Denmark: PhD Stipend in Coding for wireless distributed microphones in reverberant environments
At the Faculty of Engineering and Science, Department of Electronic Systems a PhD stipend in Coding for wireless distributed microphones in reverberant environments is available within the general study programme Wireless Communication. The stipend is open for appointment from April 1, 2013.
When used in reverberant environments, existing model-based speech and audio coding techniques for wireless distributed microphones are not able to exploit the spatiotemporal evolution of the reverberant sound field through the network of microphones, and suffer either from severe coding artefacts or from a substantial increase in coding rates. The objectives of this research project are to design and analyze parametric models for efficient encoding and transmission of reverberant sound in wireless distributed microphones, and to establish information theoretic bounds on the coding rates required for encoding and transmission of a reverberant sound field subject to a desired fidelity criterion.
The main part of the research work will be carried out at Aalborg University, Denmark and will include two 5-month research secondments at Bang & Olufsen, Denmark and Imperial College London, United Kingdom.
The position is financed by FP7-PEOPLE Marie Curie Initial Training Network Dereverberation and Reverberation of Audio, Music, and Speech
You may obtain further information from Associate Professor Dr. Jan Østergaard, Department of Electronic Systems , phone: +45 99408693, email: jo@es.aau.dk concerning the scientific aspects of the stipend.
PhD stipends are allocated to individuals who hold a Masters degree. PhD stipends are normally for a period of 3 years. It is a prerequisite for allocation of the stipend that the candidate will be enrolled as a PhD student at the Doctoral School of the Faculty of Engineering and Science, in accordance with the regulations of Ministerial Order No. 18 of January 14, 2008 on the PhD Programme at the Universities. According to the Ministerial Order, the progress of the PhD student shall be assessed every six months. It is a prerequisite for continuation of salary payment that the previous progress is approved at the time of the evaluation.
The qualifications of the applicant will be assessed by an assessment committee. On the basis of the recommendation of the assessment committee, the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Science will make a decision for allocating the stipend.
For further information about stipends and salary as well as practical issues concerning the application procedure contact Ms. Lisbeth Diinhoff, The Faculty of Engineering and Science, email: ld@adm.aau.dk, phone: +45 9940 9589.
The faculty have a research school, The Doctoral School of Engineering and Science: www.phd.teknat.aau.dk and a Network for all PhD students: www.pau.aau.dk
The application is only to be submitted online by using the "Apply online" button below.
Løn og ansættelsesvilkår
Appointment and salary as a PhD fellow are according to the Ministry of Finance Circular of March 26, 2012 on the Collective Agreement for Academics in Denmark, Appendix 5, regarding PhD fellows, and with the Ministry of Finance Circular of June 13, 2007 on the employment structure at Danish Universities.
Application Deadline: 15 November 2012
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