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1 PhD project description <Working title of the dissertation> PhD student: <insert name as it should be stated on the PhD certificate> University of Agder (UiA) Faculty of Engineering and Science Department of ICT Postal address: Post Box 422 NO-4604 Kristiansand Norway Visiting address: <Jon Lilletuns vei 9, Grimstad>, Norway Office phone: Mobile phone: <phone number> + 47 <phone number> <address>@uia.no

2 Information PhD programme: Project title: PhD student: Principal supervisor: Institution: Co-supervisor: Institution: Start date of the PhD project: Expected date of completion: PhD Programme at the Faculty of Engineering and Science, specialisation in ICT <Working title of the dissertation> <First name(s) Middle name(s) Surname(s)> <Supervisor's title and name> <Supervisor's work place> <Co-supervisor's title and name> <Co-supervisor's work place> <Date for when the work with the PhD project started> <Date for when the PhD project is expected to be finished> The following current regulations apply: Regulations for the Degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD) at the University of Agder Supplementary regulations for the PhD programme at the Faculty of Engineering and Science The project description should be max 10 pages in total Signatures <name PhD student> Date Signature, PhD student Printed name <name supervisor> Date signature principal supervisor Printed name <name co-supervisor> Date signature co-supervisor 1 Printed name <name co-supervisor> Date signature co-supervisor 2, if any Printed name, if any For faculty use only Does the committee (REC recommend the PhD project description? Comment, if any: YES NO Date Signature, REC Date and signature, for the faculty: dean <PhD student's name>, UiA PhD project description <yyyy-mm-dd> 2/6

3 Coursework component Claims to the coursework component Mandatory courses: EX-602/Ex-603 (5ects) and TFL601 Scientific writing in English (5 ects) REC recommends that every PhD student ought to take TFL600. Up to 10 credits may be taken as national or international research courses and/or special syllabus courses. Up to 20 credits must to be technological and/or science subjects. Coursework component table Course code Course name Credits Institution Semester EX-60x Philosophy of Science 5 UiA/HSN TFL601 Scientific Writing in English 5 The courses IKT712 and IKT715 have to be approved by the faculty. Alterations in the coursework component and special syllabus courses must be approved by the supervisor, and must be assessed by PhD programme committee (REC for ICT). Articles level 2 REC recommends supervisors to urge their PhD s to publish at least one article at level 2. Please specify which journal/conference. Milestones - Guidelines: At least 1 accepted journal paper Five conference papers published in proceedings that are recognized as publishing channels in database (most preferably by Springer, IEEE, or Elsevier) Contact information for external supervisor(s) Contact information for any supervisors that are not employed at UiA shall be included here: Name Position Work place Telephone address Dr + Dr + <PhD student's name>, UiA PhD project description <yyyy-mm-dd> 3/6

4 Dissertation and progress plan including dissemination of research results The time schedule for the PhD project is outlined below <NB: this is an example. The PhD student has to fill in relevant information. Gantt chart may also be included>. Year* Month Research stages*** the dissertation plan should indicate the research stages in a way that the stages are verifiable, for example theoretical studies, detailed study, analysis, programming, computer simulations, lab-/field work, publications, writing the dissertation, trial lecture and disputation etc. <Theoretical studies on topic 1> <Detailed study on algorithms/implementation related to topic 1> <Mathematical analysis related to topic 1> <Programming / laboratory/field work related to topic 1> <Computer simulations related to topic 1> <Publication on topic 1> <PhD Forum, presentation 1> <Theoretical studies on topic 2> <Detailed study on algorithms/implementation related to topic 2> <Mathematical analysis/programming/simulations / laboratory/field work related to topic 2> <Publication on topic 2> <PhD Forum, presentation 2> <Detailed study on algorithms/implementation / laboratory/field work related to topic 3> <and so forth > Writing dissertation ** Trial lecture and disputation * The dissertation plan should be in more detail the first year, compared to the second and third year ** The trial lecture and disputation are approximately 3-5 months after the end of PhD research fellowship *** The dissertation plan should contain self-evaluation criteria that can be used by the PhD students. This can for example be the SMART criteria. SMART1 is an acronym for: Specific - clearly specifies what the research will consist of - the objectives, Measurable - criteria and plan suitable to monitor progress on when objective is achieved, Attainable - the research plan has a realistic ambition level, Relevant - the research plan is relevant, both with my own goals and desires and the needs of UiA, Timely - clear time frame for the objective including interim steps. Planned stay(s) outside of Norway Indicate plans, if any, for periods at other research institutions etc. abroad (institution, country, purpose, time span, funding, etc.): Intellectual property right restrictions Indicate if there are any intellectual property right restrictions (copyright, etc.) on the dissertation in order to protect the third-party interests: Yes No If yes, elaborate: Infrastructure Indicate infrastructure requirements for the PhD project (office space, computer equipment, special equipment, etc.): 1Doran, George T. "There's a S.M.A.R.T. way to write management's goals and objectives, Management Review, Nov 1981, Volume 70 Issue 11 <PhD student's name>, UiA PhD project description <yyyy-mm-dd> 4/6

5 PhD project description <The project description has to include theme, problem statement, theory and methodology etc. The following sections ("Background and state-of-the-art", "Potential research directions and research topics", "Planned research topic", and "Methodologies and step-by-step work flow") are only a proposed outline> Background and state-of-the-art <Contents have to be included by the PhD student, approximately 2-3 pages> List the top level publication channels in your field. etc. Planned research directions and research topics <E.g.: I argue that I will sketch key scenarios to single out the shortcoming of existing techniques that reduce their ability to I will delineate my ideas to add more support to Based on the research direction described above, the following concrete topics have been identified and will be addressed at the different phases of this PhD project. In the following, each topic reflects one research direction discussed in the previous section (3-5 topics with ½-1 page each including description of topic, research question, approach (solution), and outcome for each topic).> <Heading 1, e.g. "Presence awareness">: Research questions: How can? <The research question to be tackled is how to In the light of what precedes, I sketch a scenario that will My approach: To solve this problem I suppose that Outcome: at least one paper is expected to be published based on this work> o Research question: <write the question you want to answer> o Research outcome within this topic: <at least one/two papers> <Heading 2>: e.g.: How can? <One of the major problems of current Our approach: Users must be able to Outcome: e.g. at least one paper is expected to be published based on this work> o Research question: <write the question you want to answer> o Research outcome within this topic: <at least one/two papers> <Heading 3>: e.g.: How to design a user friendly? <To illustrate our ideas, I sketch a scenario that Our approach: To alleviate this problem, I propose to Outcome: at least one paper is expected to be published based on this work> o Research question: <write the question you want to answer> o Research outcome within this topic: <at least one/two papers> <etc.> <PhD student's name>, UiA PhD project description <yyyy-mm-dd> 5/6

6 Methodologies and step-by-step work flow <Contents have to be included by the PhD student, approximately 1-2 pages> <E.g.: The research topics identified in the section above will be covered using the following methodologies, in a step-by-step manner. Step 1: <More details about the step, e.g.: Theoretical studies to get a comprehensive understanding about > Step 2: <More details about the step > etc. The achieved research results will be published at international forums such as refereed conferences or journals and finally in the form of a PhD dissertation> References <Reference list including references referred to in the text above is to be included by the PhD student. It is recommended to use bibliographic reference software for this purpose like EndNote or Reference Manager. More information is to be found on the library's web pages at UiA: (in English) (in Norwegian) [1] Reference 1 [2] Reference 2 etc> <PhD student's name>, UiA PhD project description <yyyy-mm-dd> 6/6