The focus of the work is in investigating distributed collaborative working environments for software engineering. Applicants should hold a first or upper-second class honours degree, MSc or equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related discipline. The successful candidate will work on a joint project with British Telecom investigating the use of collaborative virtual environments to support distributed software engineering. Work will be undertaken at De Montfort University's Leicester campus, although the candidate will be expected to spend at least 3 months in total at BT's research labs in Martlesham.
Informal enquiries are also welcome.
The successful candidate must be able to take up the studentship on or before 1st October 1996.