Public notice for research grant

Project GraalServerless

BI|2024/598 - BI|2024/599

INESC-ID - Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Lisboa is a R&D institute dedicated to advanced research and development in the fields of Information Technologies, Electronics, Communications, and Energy. INESC-ID has participated in more than 50 research projects funded by the European Union and more than 190 funded by national entities. Until today, our researchers have published more than 700 papers in international journal papers, more than 3000 papers in international conferences, and have registered 15 patents and/or brands.

1 | RESEARCH GRANT TYPE

TWO (2) research grants for students with Master degree with reference number BI|2024/598 and BI|2024/599 are now available under the scope of project GraalServerless, funded by INESC ID and under the following conditions:

2 | DURATION

SIX (6) months, starting in January 2025 

-     Renewable, if the candidate is enrolled in a PhD program -  art. 6º, n.4 c)

https://files.dre.pt/2s/2019/12/241000000/0009100105.pdf

subject to suitable performance within the period of the project, not exceeding the maximum period set by FCT for such grants – 4 years (included contract renewals) 

-     Renewable, if the candidate is enrolled in a non-degree programme – art. 6º, n. 4 a)

https://files.dre.pt/2s/2019/12/241000000/0009100105.pdf  

subject to suitable performance within the period of the project, not exceeding the maximum period set by FCT for such grants – 1 year (included contract renewals)

3 | LEGISLATION

A fellowship contract will be celebrated according to:

1. Law 40/2004 of 18th of August (Scientific Research Fellow Status) and its successive amendments, including the amendments introduced by the Decree Law n. 123/2019 of 28 th of August  
   https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2004-58216179 
2. Regulations for Research Grants of the Foundation for Science and Technology in force

https://www.fct.pt/financiamento/programas-de-financiamento/bolsas/

https://files.dre.pt/2s/2019/12/241000000/0009100105.pdf

https://dre.pt/dre/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2004-58216179

1. INESC-ID Lisboa Grant Regulations 

https://www.inesc-id.pt/scholarship-regulations/

The fellowship contract is awarded on an exclusive dedication basis – art. 5 of Scientific Research Fellow Status and art. 16 of Regulations for Research Grants of the Foundation for Science and Technology.

4 | MONTHLY AMOUNT

The monthly amount of the grant 1 259,64€ is in accordance with the values stipulated in the “Regulations for Research Grants of the Foundation for Science and Technology” in force https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_atualizacao-2024.pdf  and shall be rendered through a monthly bank transfer to an account held by the grantee.

5 | OBJECTIVES/WORKPLAN

GraalServerless - Empowering Serverless with GraalVM. Serverless is an exciting technology generating significant interest not only in academia but also in industry. However, despite all the attention it has received in recent years, Serverless still suffers from significant overheads that result from high overheads of virtualization systems, bloated language runtimes, etc. In this project, we aim to study how new advances in storage devices can help minimize some of the virtualization obstacles in the serverless environment by evaluating the introduction of a new storage-based caching layer.

6 | SCIENTIFIC SUPERVISION

The activity will be supervised by:

• Rodrigo Fraga Barcelos Paulus Bruno  - researcher at INESC ID and Assistant Professor at IST.

INESC ID will integrate the grantees in the research team of the scientific advisor.

7 | ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS 

The candidates should have a MSc in Computer Science and Engineering, Software Engineering or equivalent.

By the grant start date, the candidate must be enrolled in 

1. a PhD programme – art. 6º, n.1 

https://files.dre.pt/2s/2019/12/241000000/0009100105.pdf

or

1. a non-degree programme – art. 6º, n. 2

https://files.dre.pt/2s/2019/12/241000000/0009100105.pdf

Preferential factors: 

• Preference will be given to candidates who have experiencia in Cloud Computing, Simulation, Storage

8 | EVALUATION CRITERIA AND COMMITTEE

The selection will be according to the following criteria:

1. Academic Curriculum (30%)
2. Previous experience (70%)

The jury may also decide not to assign the scholarship, if none of candidates meets the required conditions

Jury

Name

Professional Status

Institutions

President

Rodrigo Fraga Barcelos Paulus Bruno

Researcher / Assistant Professor

INESC ID - Tecnico | Ulisboa

Member

Luis D. F. Mascarenhas Moreira Pedrosa

Researcher / Assistant Professor

INESC ID - Tecnico | Ulisboa

Member

Luis Manuel Antunes Veiga

Researcher / Associate Professor

INESC ID - Tecnico | Ulisboa

Substitute member

Rodrigo Seromenho Miragaia Rodrigues

Researcher / Full Professor 

INESC ID - Tecnico | Ulisboa

Substitute member

João Pedro Faria Mendonça Barreto

Researcher / Associate Professor

INESC ID - Tecnico | Ulisboa

9 | COMPLAIN AND APPEAL DEADLINES AND PROCEDURES 

The jury has the faculty not to select a candidate who does not prove the requirements mentioned in required education Level and research experience

The admitted and excluded candidates will be notified by email of the final ranking list, including the copy of the Preliminary Report of the jury.

Prior Hearing and Deadline for Final Decision: After being notified, candidates have 10 working days to submit, if applicable, a formal rebuttal.

After that period, the jury notifies the candidates of the Final Report.

Excluded applicants may complain about the jury's final report for 15 working days after notification or appeal the jury's decision to the INESC ID Board of Directors for 30 working days after notification.

According to the Portuguese Law, a disabled candidate has a preference when in equal classification, which prevails over any other legal preference. Candidates must declare their respective degree of disability, the type of disability and the means of communication / expression to be used in the selection process, under the law.

10 | FORMALISATION OF APPLICATIONS 

Applications are formalised by sending an email to bolsas@inesc-id.pt  with the documents stated bellow and in pdf form. 

The application email should clearly state the reference of the research grant and project at the email subject .

10.1

Single copy of official academic degree certificate in the required education level  

a) In the application submission, the candidates from portuguese education institutions may replace the copy of official academic degree certificate by a declaration of honour stating that they have the required academic degree.

• It is mandatory for the approval of the fellowship contract that the selected candidate presents a single copy of the official academic degree certificate, required in education level

b) In the application submission, the candidates from foreigner education institutions may replace the copy of official academic degree certificate by a declaration of honour stating that they have the required academic degree.

• It is mandatory for the approval of the fellowship contract that the selected candidate presents a single copy of the official academic degree certificate, required in education level

10.2

Detailed list of grades (pdf form);

10.3

Proof of enrolment required on 7 a) or 7 b) (pdf form);

In the application submission, the candidates may replace the proof of enrolment by a declaration of honour stating that they are/will be enrolled required in  7 a) or 7 b)

• It is mandatory for the approval of the fellowship contract that the selected candidate presents an official copy of the enrolment, required in 7 a) or 7 b)

10.4

Detailed curriculum vitae (pdf form);

10.5

Motivation letter explaining the interest in the position (pdf form);

11 | Application Dates

From

To

20-11-2024

16-12-2024