Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit 4 year PhD Programme The Gatsby Unit is a world-class centre for theoretical neuroscience and machine learning, focusing on unsupervised, semi-supervised and reinforcement learning, neural dynamics, population coding, Bayesian and nonparametric statistics and applications of these to the analysis of perceptual processing, neural data, natural language processing, machine vision and bioinformatics. It provides a unique opportunity for a critical mass of theoreticians to interact closely with each other, and with other world-class research groups in related departments at University College London, including Anatomy, Computer Science, Functional Imaging Laboratory, Physics, Physiology, Psychology, Neurology, Ophthalmology and Statistics, with the nascent cross-faculty Centre for Computational Statistics and Machine Learning, and also with other Universities, notably Cambridge.
The Unit always has openings for exceptional PhD candidates. Applicants should have a strong analytical background, a keen interest in neuroscience and/or machine learning and a relevant first degree, for example in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Neuroscience, Physics, Psychology or Statistics. The PhD programme lasts four years, including a first year of intensive instruction in techniques and research in theoretical neuroscience and machine learning. It is described at http://www.gatsby.ucl.ac.uk/teaching/phd/ A number of competitive fully-funded studentships are available each year (to students of any nationality) and the Unit also welcomes students with pre-secured funding or with other scholarship/studentship applications in progress. In the first instance, applicants are encouraged to apply informally by sending, in pdf, plain text or Word format, a CV, a statement of research interests, and full contact details (including e-mail addresses) for three academic referees to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] General enquiries should also be directed to this e-mail address. For further details of research interests please see: http://www.gatsby.ucl.ac.uk/research.html Applications for 2007 entry (commencing late September 2007) should be received no later than 14 January 2007. _______________________________________________ uai mailing list uai@ENGR.ORST.EDU https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
