RESEARCH GRANT (“BOLSA DE INVESTIGAÇÃO”) – BI/-BOLSA DE INVESTIGAÇÃO PARA MESTRE

Summary A research position for one Research Grant (“Bolsa de Investigação”) is open at Instituto de Telecomunicações, in the scope of the Project UNIFY.
Compilation Abstraction and Hardware Adaptation for Specialized and General-Purpose Computing Unification with Nr/Ref.
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TDC.
This project is funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia.
Work Objectives The work to be carried out in the context of this scholarship has the main objective of developing streaming processors and technology to improve data access in memory.
The work plan will consist of the following topics.
•⁠ ⁠Updating the framework previously developed under the context of project UNIFY based on the Spike simulator (RISC-V ISA simulator) with new UVE ISA specification; •⁠ ⁠Expanding the framework to hardware, based on the CVA6 RISC-V processor and OpenPiton; •⁠ ⁠Writing of a scientific article Place of Work The work will be developed at the premises of Instituto de Telecomunicações at Coimbra, under the supervision of Professor Gabriel Falcão Paiva Fernandes.
Duration Six months, possibly renewable.
Start date.
May 15st, or soon thereafter.
Monthly Salary € According to the table of grant amounts awarded directly by FCT for positions held in Portugal (https://www.
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t/wp-content/uploads//Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_atualizacao-.
df)/according to the table of grant amounts awarded directly by Instituto de Telecomunicações.
The payment will be made by bank transfer.
Admission Requirements Master's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering with an average final grade greater than or equal to 14 points (scale 0 to 20).
• Proven knowledge of computer architectures, streaming architectures, parallel processing, as well as experience in gem5 or Spike simulators, as well as programming in C/C++, Python, and Matlab • Proficiency in Portuguese or English.
Research grants are intended.
- for students enrolled in a degree-conferring course to carry out R&D activities with the aim to consolidate their scientific training through the development of research work leading to the attainment of the respective academic degree or completion of the course (integrated or not in R&D projects).
- for students enrolled in courses that do not confer an academic degree, but which are integrated in an educational project of a higher education institution and are developed in association or cooperation with one or several R&D units.
Required Documents Required Documents.
Cover letter explaining the interest in the position and relevant background, detailed Curriculum Vitae with transcripts, Copy of the relevant qualification certificates (Copy of the Degree Certificate(s)); and proof of enrollment (or proof of acceptance) in a higher education course or declaration of honor confirming that he/she complies with the conditions to enroll in the required/preferable higher education course.
NOTE.
The proof of enrollment in a higher education course must be made until the contract is signed.
Apply online clicking on the “Apply Now” button in this form https://www.
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(The cover letter and the CV are mandatory documents in the online application platform).
All the selection process is conducted through the IT web portal.
No actions outside this platform are valid.
NOTICE.
Degrees obtained abroad are recognized by a Portuguese higher education institution under the terms of Decree-Law No.
, of August 16 and Ordinance No.
, of January 25.
More information at.
https://www.
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