PhD Fellowships in Cyprus including topics on VR for Well-Being The Research Centre on Interactive Media, Smart System and Emerging Technologies in Nicosia, Cyprus ( <http://rise.org.cy> http://rise.org.cy), announces five (5) PhD Fellowships under various Multidisciplinary Research Groups (MRGs): <http://www.rise.org.cy/en-gb/media/news/announcement-of-rise-phd-fellowship s/> http://www.rise.org.cy/en-gb/media/news/announcement-of-rise-phd-fellowships / The opening includes topics on VR for Well-Being: - VR-based motor rehabilitation with smart progress monitoring (Topic 7) - VR-based mental / social well-being and assessment through bio-measurements (Topic 8) The successful candidates of the above topics: - will be assigned to the Research Centre's 'Virtual Reality for Well Being' MRG, ( <http://www.rise.org.cy/en-gb/research/research-groups/virtual-reality-for-w ell-being/> http://www.rise.org.cy/en-gb/research/research-groups/virtual-reality-for-we ll-being/), lead by Dr Despina Michael-Grigoriou - will be able to attend the Research Centre's Doctoral Training Program - will be based at the Research Centre (Cyprus) and registered at the Cyprus University of Technology - will have a placement at the MIRALab ( <http://www.miralab.ch/> http://www.miralab.ch/), at the University of Geneva (Switzerland), directed by Prof. Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann Applications Deadline: July 10th, 2019 Supervisors: Dr Despina Michael-Grigoriou Assistant Professor, Cyprus University of Technology Team Leader of the Virtual Reality for Well Being MRG & Leader of the Visual Sciences Research Pillar, Research Centre on Interactive Media Smart Systems and Emerging Technologies Prof Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann Founder and Head of MIRALab, University of Geneva & Director of the Institute for Media Innovation, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore For more information about the above topics please contact: Dr Despina Michael-Grigoriou email: <mailto:despina.grigoriou@cut.ac.cy> despina.grigoriou(a)cut.ac.cy For more information about the Research Centre's doctoral training program (DTP), the PhD fellowships and the specific topics (please check topics 7 & 8) and the application process, please visit this link: <http://www.rise.org.cy/en-gb/media/news/announcement-of-rise-phd-fellowship s/> http://www.rise.org.cy/en-gb/media/news/announcement-of-rise-phd-fellowships /