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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Anyone interested in this potentially funded PhD student, please contact them directly.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">Professor Geoff Merrett<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0070C0"><a href="http://www.c-iot.ecs.soton.ac.uk/"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Head of Centre for IoT and Pervasive Systems</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Electronics and Computer Science<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">University of Southampton, UK, SO17 1BJ<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">t: +44 (0)23 8059 2775<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Ogirinye Mcjerry <ogmcjerry@gmail.com>
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<b>Sent:</b> 17 September 2019 02:24<br>
<b>To:</b> Geoff Merrett <gvm@ecs.soton.ac.uk><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Request for PhD Research Supervisor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Professor Geoff Merrett</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">I trust this email finds you well.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">I’m currently applying for the commonwealth scholarship 2020/2021 academic session, and I would like to pursue my Doctoral study (Ph.D.), in your reputable Institute, with the faculty of Computer Science. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Sir, I came across this research theme <b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Algorithms for Wireless Sensor</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
<b><i>Networks</i></b> that is under your supervision </span>and I would like to take my PhD research in this direction. Therefore, I wish to formally request for your permission to work with you under your supervision.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">I obtained my MSc degree in Computer Science Engineering, from Obuda University Budapest Hungary. The topic of my final MSc thesis is the “Optimization of Energy Performance in Routing Transmission: An Improvement
of Adaptive Clustering (LEACH) for an Efficient Network”, and I got an Award with it at Obuda University Scientific Students’ Research Conference 2018. Afterward, the University nominated my name for the national Scientific Students Research Conference, that
held from April 16<sup>th</sup> – 18<sup>th</sup> 2019.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Furthermore, I had my Postgraduate Diploma Certificate (PGD) in Computer Networks and bachelor’s degree in Information Technology and Business Information Systems (IT/BIS) from Middlesex University United Kingdom (Mauritius Campus).
Also, I obtained Advanced Diploma in Software Engineering from Aptech Computer Education Worldwide Nigeria branch.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">I will be grateful if you grant permission to work with for Ph.D. research program. Please Sir, you may write me back via this same email address, should you have any information concerning the proposed research topic and you
would like to share with me.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you very much Sir, I’m looking forward to your kind consideration and favorable response.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Warm regards,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ogirinye Mcjerry</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Prospective Student</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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