Fully-funded Joint PhD Studentship in Speech-based Security over the Telephone

This Studentship is for a Joint Phd with the Speech & Image Research Group at Swansea University  and  Laboratoire Informatique d'Avignon  at  Université d’Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse.

This studentship is fully funded and worth up to £15,000 p.a. plus fees.

Closing Date: Students are advised to apply as soon as possible.

Who is eligible:

• ·         Masters or Bachelor students with a first-class honours degree in a suitable engineering, mathematical or scientific discipline.
• ·         A good working knowledge of English is essential; a good knowledge of French is desirable.
• ·         UK/EU residents.

Further information:

This studentship is directly linked to a new EU Eureka/FP7 programme the overall aim of which is to enhance security of transactions over the telephone using speech-based signal processing and new biometric approaches.  Over the last 20 years both LIA and Swansea University have been at the forefront of international research in the area of  speaker recognition

How to Apply:

Send  your CV to:

Dr John Mason        j.s.d.mason@swansea.ac.uk

or

Dr. Jean-Francois BONASTRE   jean-francois.bonastre@univ-avignon.fr