it's official

a whole bunch of people who've taken info5991 last semester that i know, well, those with adequate english facilities and language skills have all gone on to do research projects this semester. me included.

i've gotten my supervisor, and i've gotten my project. hope it turns out well. i'm doing the same topic with winly, my indon groupmate from 5991 last semester. he's a smart guy, so it'll be fun working together.

Emerging Vehicular Technical and Service Environments (12/18 CP)
This project is related to the major Multi-Channel Content Delivery research project of the Smart Services Cooperative Research Centre (CRC). The CRC is due to commence operation in October 2007 and this project will assist in its start-up. The project will study and analyse technical and business trends in vehicular ICT environments. The project is not about core automotive technologies, but rather addresses new and emerging in-vehicle sensors and wireless networks, vehicle-to-vehicle communications and networks, vehicle-roadside communications and networks, and their capabilities and possibilities for the provision of new services to vehicle users such as context-aware navigation and traffic congestion avoidance. Potential convergence with other in-vehicle technologies such as digital radio, mobile telephones, etc, should also be considered. The project will entail a review of literature from relevant journals and conferences, of material available from vehicle manufacturers and related technology providers, and from relevant standards groups. It may be possible to interview representatives of industry partners in the CRC who have an interest in in-vehicle technologies and service provision. A final report and presentation will provide a summary and analysis of emerging vehicular technology and service environments. It will try to predict future trends and identify significant technical and research issues.
For students interested in future research it will be possible to enlarge the project to 18 CP by inclusion of research questions, such as hypothesis testing regarding technical factors in service take-up. The Smart Services CRC intends to offer PhD scholarships commencing in 2008.

anyways, people have been talking about going for a phd. i'm hesistant. don't ask me why.