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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk64025634">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64025634"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64025634">My apologies for cross-posting. We (Liverpool John Moores University) may be able to offer a small number of full PhD scholarships. The call is open to both UK and international candidates. There
are two types: general scholarships (deadline 20<sup>th</sup> November – you can choose your topic) and industry scholarships (no set deadline but as soon as possible – topic already chosen)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64025634">Deadline 20<sup>th</sup> November 2021 for general scholarships, no set deadline but ASAP for industry scholarship<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64025634">Full tuition fees, <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64025634">Maintenance stipend + running cover (£16,785 per annum) for three years,
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64025634">Successful candidates to enrol in April 2022 at the latest.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64025634"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64025634">For the industry scholarship, the topic will be about
<a name="_Hlk64026570">portfolio optimisation for energy supply chain</a>. <a name="_Hlk64027138">
Candidates for this should have excellent programming skills in C++ or a similar object-oriented programming language, and strong expertise in optimisation using meta-heuristic/heuristic algorithms.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64025634">For the general scholarship, any area in OR/optimisation/simulation/data analytics/computational intelligence/IoT/ transportation/logistics will be considered.
<a name="_Hlk64027289">Please have a look at this link for some example of our current/past projects on air quality and green transportation
</a></span><a href="https://tinyurl.com/y67eddrw"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64025634"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64027289"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;background:white">https://tinyurl.com/y67eddrw</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64025634"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64027289"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64025634"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64027289"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">
</span></b>. Other projects that we have been/ are running include:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64025634"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64027289">Evolutionary computation or meta-heuristics or heuristics<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64025634"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64027289">OR/optimisation/simulation/data analytics applications in rail, in partnership with Merseyrail, Northern, Network Rail, and Rail Delivery Group<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64025634"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64027289">OR applications/data analytics in maritime, in partnership with UK, EU and overseas ports<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64025634"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64027289">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></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64025634"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64027289">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></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64025634"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64027289">OR applications in manufacturing, in partnership with car manufacturers e.g. Vauxhall and Jaguar Land Rover.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64025634"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64027289">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.</span><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64025634">Interested candidates please contact Prof. Trung Thanh Nguyen
</span><a href="mailto:T.T.Nguyen@ljmu.ac.uk"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64025634">T.T.Nguyen@ljmu.ac.uk</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64025634"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64025634"><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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64025634"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64025634">Could you please forward this to any interested candidates?
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64025634"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64025634">Thank you very much<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64025634"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64025634">Best regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64025634"><br>
Thanh</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">================================<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Prof. Trung Thanh Nguyen,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Professor of Operational Research in Transportation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Co-director of the Liverpool Logistics Offshore and Marine Research Institute (LOOM),<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">School of Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Liverpool John Moores University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Tel: +44 151 231 2006<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Web: <a href="https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/staff-profiles/faculty-of-engineering-and-technology/school-of-engineering/trung-thanh-nguyen">
<span style="color:#0563C1">https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/staff-profiles/faculty-of-engineering-and-technology/school-of-engineering/trung-thanh-nguyen</span></a>
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