Birkbeck University of London 2023 Graph Database Technologies

Thanks to support from Neo4j, we are pleased to announce the availability of a PhD studentship in the area of graph database technologies, starting in October 2023.

Neo4j are developers of the popular Neo4j graph database system, used in projects such as the Pandora Papers and its predecessors, and an industry leader in graph data management.

The studentship is based at Birkbeck's School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, in collaboration with Neo4j. The School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences at Birkbeck is a leading centre of expertise in knowledge representation and data management, experimental data science, and algorithms, verification and software; the school also leads two interdisciplinary research centres: the Birkbeck Institute for Data Analytics and the Birkbeck Knowledge Lab.

The topic of the PhD studentship will be to investigate issues related to graph query languages on the Neo4j platform. Neo4j developed the Cypher query language which has been adopted by many other graph database vendors and has also been the inspiration for GQL, a graph query language which is currently being standardised as part of the SQL standard. Issues to be investigated range from the theoretical, such as the expressiveness and complexity of subsets of GQL, to the empirical, such as discovering efficient ways to implement various query operators.

• Table of Content
• About Birkbeck University of London
• Birkbeck University of London PhD Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Birkbeck University of London PhD Scholarship
• Requirements for Birkbeck University of London PhD Scholarship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Birkbeck University of London

Birkbeck is a world-class research and teaching institution, a vibrant centre of academic excellence and London's only specialist provider of evening higher education – which means students can balance studying with work, family and other commitments. Exterior of Birkbeck, University of London in the evening.

Birkbeck University of London PhD Scholarship

• Category PhD
• SponsorBirkbeck University of London
• City to study London
• School to study Birkbeck University of London
• Course to study Not specified
• Application Deadline Not Specified

Aim and Benefits of Birkbeck University of London PhD Scholarship

• The value of the studentship is £10,000 per year for a maximum of four years.

Requirements for Birkbeck University of London PhD Scholarship Qualification

• The studentship is open to full-time students.
• Applicants from low-income backgrounds and groups who are under-represented in computer science and PhD-level study are particularly encouraged to apply. The student will probably have to find additional sources of funding to cover the full costs of study (fees, living expenses, etc.). One possible source of income is to provide teaching assistance on one or more modules in the department.
• Applicants should have a minimum of a 2:1 BSc degree in computer science (or equivalent); a distinction for an MSc degree in computer science would be preferable.

Application Deadline

Not Specified

How to Apply

• Candidates should apply for PhD admission, clearly stating that they are interested in the Neo4j Studentship in Graph Database Technologies, via the MPhil/PhD Computer Science and Information Systems programme page. 
• Candidates should also submit a detailed CV, transcripts of previous studies, and a research statement explaining their interest in this area. They should be  prepared attend an interview, either in person or online.