Applications are invited for the Postdoctoral Fellowship at IIT Gandhinagar. The application deadline is September 30, 2024.
About IITGN
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar is a public technical university in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. The government of India has declared it an Institute of National Importance. Established in 2008, the IIT Gandhinagar campus is spread over 400 acres along the river Sabarmati.
Project Title
Incorporating Parallelization And Consensus-Based Approaches In Software Testing Workflows.
Project Description
The software testing life cycle is composed of multiple modules, some of which are inherently sequential while some are parallelizable. The parallelizable modules follow certain structures, which facilitate several parallel operations. The complexity of the transformation needed to extract parallelism from these modules determines the efficiency of parallelization, the correctness, and the benefit, i.e., the speedup obtained after parallelization.
A parallelization should produce an output deemed correct for an application. Meeting both efficiency and correctness is challenging. The first part of the project aims to automatically identify and devise parallelization opportunities in the software testing lifecycle that balance efficiency and correctness.
The second part of the project deals with employing techniques from social choice theoretical frameworks, such as consensus in testing phases when there is no single best-performing strategy.
Such scenarios are resolved by employing individual techniques known to perform well under specific conditions and perform an aggregated benefit. The project involves utilising today’s Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools, such as state-of-the-art Large Language Models (LLMs) in our project.
Eligibility
Indian Nationals who have completed (or thesis submitted and are waiting for Defense) a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering (or equivalent). Background and prior publications
on Software Engineering Research is mandatory.
Responsibilities
70% Research, and 30% Teaching.
Application Process
Applicants should submit the following documents in a single PDF using this link.
- One-page research proposal relevant to the project but without too much deviation.
- Detailed Curriculum Vitae.
- Copy of three best publications.
- Contact information (preferably email ID) of three referees.
How to Apply?
Interested candidates can directly apply through this link.
Duration
One year (which can be extended based on the performance and availability of funds).
Stipend
₹72,000 per month (consolidated with no other allowances).
Leaves and Benefits
As per IITGN norms.
Deadline
September 30, 2024.
Location
Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
