Agder College Faculty of Technology and Science Department of ICT

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Agder CollegeFaculty of Technology and
ScienceDepartment of ICT
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RD-activities

• Communication and data security, cryptography
• Patents
• Scholarships
• Collaboration with Industry ( Systemsikkerhet)
• Open and Distant Learning (ODL), Technology for
  ODL
• A number of Projects funded by the Norwegian
  government and by the European Commission
• Scholarships
• Member of the Norwegian association for
  Universities and Colleges offering courses on
  Internet (Nettverksuniversitetet, NVU)
• Collaboration with Industry (Telenor Kompetanse)

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RD-activities

• Communication (co-operation with Ericsson and
  Telenor)
• Communication for rescue and emergency
• Mobile communication
• WLAN
• GPRS/UMTS
• WAP
• Bluetooth
• IP
• Multiple nodes videoconferences using IP or ISDN
• Collaboration in distributed organisations
• Building automation, home automation
• Distributed systems and formal languages
• scholarships

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Vacant positions

• Four professorships or recruitment positions for
  Associate Professors in Information- and
  Communication Technology (ICT)
• Communication and data security
• Mobile communication
• Technology for learning, open and distant
  learning
• Business information systems

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More details about the Professorships

• Communication and data securityRelevant areas
  are data security, net security, secure protocols
  and cryptography, as well as software and system
  development within these fields. Security of
  Internet/Intranet and mobile communication is
  also relevant.
• Mobile communicationRelevant areas are the
  upcoming mobile Internet, second generation
  mobile systems, third generation broadband
  systems, packet switched radio systems, mobile
  satellite communication, and protocols and
  standards in mobile systems.
• Technology for learning, open and distant
  learningRelevant areas are pedagogical methods
  and technological solutions for open distributed
  learning, life-long learning and ICT-supported
  learning.
• Business information systemsRelevant areas are
  electronic commerce, electronic market places,
  electronic value chains, software agents,
  management information and decision support.