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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">My apologies for cross-posting. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks to an arisen opportunity, we at the Operational Research (OR) group, Liverpool John Moores University (United Kingdom) may be able to offer a small number of PhD scholarships (full or tuition-fees-only depending on the quality of
the candidate). <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">At the moment the scholarships are for UK/EU/settled students only (we hope we will have one for international students soon):
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Deadline 17<sup>th</sup> September 2020. Results to be known in October 2020. <o:p>
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provide full tuition fees for three years and, <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">
living expenses + running cost cover of over £16,500 each year (to be determined) for 3 years<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">
students have to enrol in January/February 2021<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">
Brexit will not have any impact on these scholarships<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regarding research topic, any area in OR/optimisation/simulation/data analytics/computational intelligence/IoT/ transportation/logistics would be acceptable. Please have a look at this link for some examples of our current/past projects
on air quality and green transportation <b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><a href="https://tinyurl.com/y67eddrw">https://tinyurl.com/y67eddrw</a>
</span></b>. Other projects that we have been/ are running include:<o:p></o:p></p>
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Evolutionary computation or meta-heuristics or heuristics<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
OR/optimisation/simulation/data analytics applications in rail, in partnership with Merseyrail, Network Rail, and Rail Delivery Group<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
OR applications/data analytics in maritime, in partnership with UK, EU and overseas ports<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
OR applications/data analytics in sustainable transportation, e.g. bicycle, e-bikes, walking, buses, emission/congestion reduction etc., in partnership with local authorities and transport authorities (e.g. the ones in Liverpool and Manchester)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
OR applications in logistics (e.g. bin packing, vehicle routing etc.) in partnership with logistics companies, especially those in airports, ports, and manufacturing plants (especially those in Liverpool).<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
OR applications in manufacturing, in partnership with car manufacturers e.g. Vauxhall and Jaguar Land Rover.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
IoT and intelligent sensors for active travel. We have developed a number of applications on this and already have a network of IoT sensors across Liverpool City Region.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Interested candidates please contact Dr. Trung Thanh Nguyen <a href="mailto:T.T.Nguyen@ljmu.ac.uk">
T.T.Nguyen@ljmu.ac.uk</a><span class="MsoHyperlink"> </span>with your full CV and transcripts. It is important that interested candidates contact me ASAP to ensure that we can prepare your applications in the best way to maximise your chance before the deadline
of 17th September.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Could you please forward this to any interested and eligible candidates?
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you very much<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br>
Thanh<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Trung Thanh Nguyen,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Reader in Operational Research<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Liverpool Logistics Offshore and Marine Research Institute (LOOM),<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Department of Maritime and Mechanical Engineering<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Liverpool John Moores University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: +44 151 231 2006<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Web: <a href="https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/staff-profiles/faculty-of-engineering-and-technology/department-of-maritime-and-mechanical-engineering/trung-thanh-nguyen">
https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/staff-profiles/faculty-of-engineering-and-technology/department-of-maritime-and-mechanical-engineering/trung-thanh-nguyen</a>
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