The Information Systems (IS) Residency Program

The IS residency program at CITNE is designed to host and mentor late stage PhD students from leading research universities around the globe with an interest in pursuing ICT centric research that is applicable to business and society. The program will match students with host companies on the basis of their research interests, their methodological skills and the research needs of the host companies. A typical residency will last anywhere from four to six months but could be extended to a maximum of a year on a case by case basis. In addition, for the duration of the residency, the students will be treated as Research Associates at CITNE, ISB and will be given equivalent of graduate student housing, travel money and a research grant to cover expenses. They will also be encouraged to take equivalent of PhD level methodological courses that are offered to Academic Associates at ISB.

Topics can range from, but not be limited too, software engineering excellence, 3G mobile-commerce, Web 2.0, the economic impact of peer-to-peer and Grid computing models, understanding the determinants of innovation diffusion, search optimization, auction design and evaluating the impact of ICT of firm and economic performance.

Our initial partnership in this project is with the QAI and Bill Curtis’ Workforce Development Global Center of Excellence (WD CoE) in Bangalore.

For Late Stage Graduate Students

You will be required to submit a five page research proposal that clearly demonstrates the applied and relevant nature of your research problem. You are also encouraged, but not required, to list potential industry host companies where you would like to pursue your research. Applications should be submitted as nominations by your dissertation advisor or your Dept.’s PhD program coordinator.

For Host Companies

Companies seeking to collaborate with late stage PhD students, any by extension their advisors, from the leading research universities around the world are encouraged to view this program as a way to get world-class, unbiased and generalized insights and analysis into future trends, products, services, processes and business models. They are encouraged to provide specific problems they would like to seek collaborations on, and will be required to provide a senior mentor who will guide the PhD student’s research within the firm. Additional thought leadership will be provided by CITNE and WD CoE mentors.

Cost

Each graduate student residency will cost the host company a sum of INR 6 lacs (USD 13,333) for a period of upto six months. This money will be used to fund the student’s stipend, travel, research allowance and administrative overheads. The program is developed on a cash-neutral basis.

About CITNE at ISB

CITNE, ISB's Center for Information Technology and the Networked Economy is multi-disciplinary research center aimed at fostering rigorous and relevant ICT centric research and education to maximize the global competitiveness of the ICT industry and in promoting the country’s economic development. CITNE is conceptualized as an atrium of minds, where a free flow of ideas takes place between IT researchers, practitioners, graduate students and entrepreneurs.

QAI is a leading global consulting organization addressing knowledge intensive industry sectors such as the IP/BPO space and delivers multi-faceted interventions to enhance the innovation and competitiveness of organizations.