garg@ucbvax.ARPA (Vijay K. Garg) (06/05/85)
Computer Science Dept. at IIT Kanpur is looking for faculty members in all areas. The Dept. has programs leading to B.Tech., M.Tech., and Ph.D. degrees. The UG program is rigorous and emphasizes both concepts and software skills. The PG programs are research oriented. Following are the faculty interests: OS and Distributed Systems; Compiler Design, Software Environments and Methodologies; Programming Languages; Architecture; Databases; Theory; Formal Logic and CS; Natural Language Processing; Vision; CAD/CAM; etc. Some of the ongoing/recent projects are as follows. Design and implementation of: Unix kernel, C Compiler, Relational DBMS, Drafting Package, Geometric Modelling Package, and various AI tools like Knowledge Representation System, ATN Interpreter, Prolog. Design of Devnagri Terminal. Machine Translation among Indian Languages. Recognition of Hand- written text. Kernel Constructible Languages. Computing facilities comprise of DEC System 10, two 68000 based UNIX systems, PERQ, a number of Acorn 8-bit micros, and a microprocessor laboratory. IBM PC compatibles also available within the Institute. Have an uptodate library. There is considerable flexibility in design of courses and curriculum. Funds are available both internally as well as through funding agencies. Ours is a young and energetic department. Atmosphere is informal and infectious for doing 'things' (as evident by the many ongoing group projects). Visiting positions are also available. Normally, appointments can be made within one or two months on receipt of request. The duration of the appointment can be for a year, a semester, or less (e.g., six weeks) depending on the request. Structured visits (stretching over summers for example) can also be arranged. If you have any questions or want more information send me mail over CSNET (SANGAL@UPENN), or call me (Off: (215) 898-8365, Res: (215) 387-4742). You can apply on plain paper to: The Head, Dept. of Computer Sc. & Engg., I.I.T. Kanpur 208016, India (Tel: 240066 Ext 235). Next time you are in India come and visit IITK. If you write to us in advance we will make all the arrangements. Come and share the excitement we feel there. - Rajeev Sangal Asst. Prof., Dept. of Computer Sc. & Engg., IIT Kanpur (Visiting U. of Penn. for the summer till end of July '85. Addr: Dept. of Computer & Info. Sc./D2 Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA 19104)