The Centre for Teletraffic Engineering for the Information Society was started in 1997 when Telkom was rolling out its Centres of Excellence. The purpose was and still is to build strong specialist centres, which focus on specific areas. In 2007 it was decided to change the acronym of CeTEIS to Centre for Telecommunication Engineering for the Information Society. CeTEIS is a joint collaboration with Department of Computer Science.

Any research interest in the general field of Signal Processing and Telecommunications can be accommodated.

Research areas include, but are not limited to:

• Distributed System Security, Digital forensics
• Wireless sensor networks
• Next Generation Wireless and Access Networks
• Networks, Protocols and Coding (VoIP)

For the 2013-2015 period, CeTEIS will look at Cloud Security, Cloud Communication and Future Internet. Combined, we call it FutureCloud.

Post-graduate students in CeTEIS, have access to the following facilities and benefits:

• A top-of-the-range desktop computer
• Internet access
• Dedicated office space
• Top priority access to the high-performance computing cluster(s)
• Backup services
• Research related material (books, CDs, standards etc.)
• Free coffee and facilities
• Full sponsorship to present one accepted paper at an accredited international conference per annum.

• Be your perfect self
• Complete your studies in the required time
• Publish at least one accredited journal article on your research

Telkom will be conducting interviews in October with potential postgraduate students that would like to be considered for a Telkom bursary to do research at the UP Telkom CoE (CeTEIS).

It would be appreciated if you can forward you CV & academic results to Maria Nkomo nkomomd@telkom.co.za tel: 012 3112161, and CC Gys Booysen, booysegj@telkom.co.za , tel 012 3111952 and Jacques van Wyk (jhvanwyk@up.ac.za) by 8 October 2012.

Telkom will work out a schedule to visit the various universities & conduct the interviews, starting from 15 October 2012.

CeTEIS have a number of bursary opportunities available. The closing date is 30 October of each year.

Note: Students have to first apply for the Telkom Bursaries as above.

**IMPORTANT NOTE - The Maximum bursary values have changed and are now Hons R65k, Masters R80k(1) p.a. and for PhD R120k(1) p.a. * (1)Includes a R15k performance bonus, only payable after successful completion of all requirements.

Please contact the Director, Mr JH van Wyk for more information (jhvanwyk at up.ac.za)

CeTEIS is funded by the following partners: