Sunday, August 1, 2010

[DMANET] York - Zhejiang Summer School on Cognitive Communications

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York - Zhejiang Summer School on Cognitive Communications

25 - 31 October 2010

Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS (Closing date 20th August 2010)

Thanks to funding from Research Councils UK in China
<http://www.rcuk.cn/rcuk/fore/index_en.php> and Worldwide Universities
Network <http://www.wun.ac.uk/> , the first York-Zhejiang 'Summer
School' on
Cognitive Communications will take place from 25 - 31 October 2010 at
Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China. The central aim is to bring
together
100 like-minded research active individuals to explore the ever-growing
field of Cognitive Communications, which encompasses cognitive radio,
cognitive networks, and application of cognition to other aspects of
communications systems.

Supported by a team of ten expert lecturers, five from the UK and five
from
China, the programme includes tutorials, providing an in-depth
introduction
to key topics, lectures dealing with more specialist techniques,
workshops,
one centred on a mini-project "a tech-fest" to be undertaken during
the
week, the other giving delegates hands on experience of tools and
implementation. There will also be time for a short seminar and poster
session, to allow delegates to display their current research in the
area.
Briefings of various relevant projects from around the world will also
be
given. A visit to a local wireless communications company (or industrial
research lab such as Huawei Lab in Hangzhou) will provide further
interest
and diversity.

The evenings will be more devoted to cultural aspects, with a welcome
reception and banquet, and also themed events from the UK (pub quiz) and
China. The School is designed for Masters students, PhD students,
postdoctoral researchers and junior Lecturers with interests in
Cognitive
Communications. Courses will be comparable to first year graduate
courses.

For more information and how to apply please see:
www.summerschool2010.org
<http://www.summerschool2010.org/>


Key Aspects


* To train participants in new approaches to Cognitive Communications,
by spreading existing knowledge and expertise to the next generation of
the
researchers.
* Attendance capped at 100
* Limited number of bursaries available

* GBP 500 bursaries for attendees from institutions outside of
China
* 1000RMB bursaries for attendees from Chinese institutions

* Low registration fees

* Free for bursary holders
* GBP 175 (1750 RMB) for other attendees

* Important dates

* Closing date for applications 20th August 2010
* Notification of acceptance 31st August 2010


Lecturing Team


Dr David Grace (dg@ohm.york.ac.uk), Dr Paul Mitchell, Tim Clarke
(University
of York)
Dr Oliver Holland (King's College London) Dr Maziar Nekovee
(BT/University
College London)
Prof Honggang Zhang ( <mailto:honggangzhang@zju.edu.cn>
honggangzhang@zju.edu.cn), Dr Wei Wang (Zhejiang University)
Prof Lingyang Song (Peking University), Dr Wei Chen (Tsinghua
University),
Dr Xinbing Wang (Shanghai Jiaotong University)


________________________________________________________________________

Dr David Grace Email: dg@ohm.york.ac.uk

Head of Communications Research Group
Co-Director York-Zhejiang Lab for Cognitive Radio and Green
Communications
Department of Electronics, University of York
Heslington, York YO10 5DD United Kingdom
Phone: +44 (0)1904 432396 Fax: +44 (0)1904 432335

www.elec.york.ac.uk/staff/dg6.html www.wun-cogcom.org
__________________________________________________________________

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