Graduate education, Research and Funding

Graduate education,Research and Funding • Graduate Education • Funding Hans Hansson & Jan Gustafsson IDT@MDH

Graduate education PhD student position “Doktorandtjänst” • Courses • Thesis • Departmental duties (≤20%) • Licentiate degree – 120 hp • 2 yrs (≥45 hp* courses, ≥60 hp thesis) • PhD – 240 hp • 4 yrs (≥75 hp* courses, ≥120 hp thesis) • Lic + ≥30 hp courses + ≥60 hp thesis */ for CS 1 hp = 1 högskolepoäng = 1 university credit 1 year study = 60 hp

The PhD student in focus Recruitment (Leading in RT; Industry coop; Int’l contacts) Int’l network >3 months abroad • Study-plan • SotA • Publication plans • “Thesis proposal” Admittance • Nat’l network • ARTEScourses; meetings • Co-op projects • Uppsala; KTH; CTH • Courses • Locally • Nationally • Internationally • Industrial co-operation • MRTC ABB, Ericsson, Volvo, ... • PROGRESS • Supervisory team • de facto supervisor • main supervisor • external supervisor Co-operation Project; group; lab Seminars; Visitors; External mentors Dissertation

Admittance of Graduate Students • Exam on advanced level • i.e. Magister exam or Master exam (M.Sc.) in Computer Engineering or Science • Alternatively: 240 hp courses with 60 hp on advanced level • Alternatively: similar knowledge

Subject areas (Forskarutbildningsämne) • Graduate education (and research) is organised in subject areas • e.g., Computer Engineering; Computer Science • Formal rights granted by the government(University or Science Area) • MdH has Science Area Engineering (not in Caring; Hum/Soc..)

Admittance and supervision • The faculty board has formal responsibility • The faculty board decides who can be supervisor • “main supervisor” - should be qualified supervisor (docent or professor) • “assistant supervisor” • PhD • often the actual supervisor

Individual study plan • Required for admittancesubmitted together with undergrad exam and application • Rough plan from admittance to dissertation • Courses (name, time, points) • Thesis (titel and time) • Supervisors (type, title, and name) • Is a plan! • Revised annually

Supervisor (H) Intro to research area Contacts and refs Problem formulation Financing Co-author Student (D) Coursework Study of research area Problemformulation Experiments/prototypes Main author H D tid Responsibilities: Grad Student - Supervisor(there is no general rule) • “Goal”: The student should become more competent than the supervisor in the specific area of study

Undergraduate exam (master) Graduate education => Lic and/or PhD PostDoc. Lecturer (Teacher/Researcher) Docent Professor Professor emeritus “Jubeldoktor” - 50 years since PhD The academic Career

Research Funding Commercialisation Prod.development Teknikbrostiftelsen Vinnova Applicability KK-stiftelsen Stiftelsen för strategisk forskning Science Res council (forskningsråd) (e.g. VR) Univ. funding (Fakultetsanslag) Basic Research Applied Research Prod.Development Efter en bild av Mia Lindegren

MRTC funding (2004) Total c:a 50 MSEK ”Uppdrag” 8 MSEK Vinn- ova Projects VR KK-stift. Industry Programs Industry EU SSF Vinnova KK-profile KK-stiftelsen Industry CU GS MdH (fakultetsanslag) Base funding

Teknikbrostiftelsen • University – Industry interactions • In particular SMEs (Small and Medium sized Enterprises) • Commercialization of univ. knowledge and competence • Early phases – seed capital • In preparation for funding from other sources • Exemple: • RealFast and ZealCore

Swedish Agency for Innovation Systems integrates research and development in technology, transport and working life. VINNOVA´s mission is to promote sustainable growth by financing RTD and developing effective innovation systems. Vinnova supports cooperation between industry, university, and research institutes, as well as international cooperation, mainly within EU. • Some current initiatives (related to MdH) • Dynamic Innovation Systems (e.g. Robotdalen) • Competence centres (e.g. ASTEC) • Research Institutes (e.g. SICS) • Branch specific initiatives (e.g. vehicles; EAST) • Specific research programmes

The “new” research foundations • “Meidnerska löntagarfonder” Supports science, engineering and medicine. Development of strong research groups on highest international level, with importance for development of Sweden. - Local Programs (CAS at KTH) - National networks (ARTES) Aims at increasing competence to facilitate economic growth. Supports e.g.: - Schools - “New univ.” (e.g. MRTC) - Education of SME’s in Embedded Systems (e.g. TeknIQ)

The Swedish Research Council (VR) has a national responsibility for the development of Swedish basic research and research information. VR has three main tasks • Funding of basic research • Research policies • Research information • The Swedish EU-R&D Councilpromotes and co-ordinates the Swedish participation in the EU-R&D framework programmes. • provides information and advice • monitors Sweden’s progress

“Private” research foundations • Knut och Alice Wallenbergs stiftelse • Volvo Research Foundation • ...

How to write an application? • Project name • Applicants: “established” researcher + (possibly) junior researcher • Abstract (Most people will read only this+budget ;-) • Background: Why is this a good project? • Problem formulation: Which specific problem is considered? • Expected results and impact • Related Work (SotA) • Partners (academic and/or industrial) • Project plan: What should be done when? • Budget: (staff, equipment, travel, overhead)? • App1: The environment: presentation of research group • App2: Curriculum Vitae for applicants Specific instructions on how to write the application is often provided

How are applications evaluated?(it varies!) • Previous results • you should have a good reputation • Relation to purpose of the call • Main idea • Relation to state-of-the-art • Co-operation • The plan: methodology and realism • The applications are often judged by external (international) experts Is the idea interesting and sound? Will the applicants succeed?

Graduate education, Research and Funding