Dear all, I would like to announce two PhD positions at the Radboud University Nijmegen.
Bert Kappen --------------- PhD position for "Control of Animats" (vacancy number 62.58.07) -------------- Intelligent behavior in animals and robots, such as planning, motor control and exploration of unknown territory can be modelled as delayed reward tasks, where the choice of the right actions will only be rewarded at a later time. The formal mathematical description of this problem is known as control theory or reinforcement learning. The project aims to develop efficient methods for such control problems and to apply these methods in the context of the control of animats, ie. robots (in software or hardware) that learn to execute elementary biological behaviour. ---------------- PhD student position for "Mutually adaptive Brain Computer Interface". (vacancy number 62.60.07) --------------- Research on Brain Computer Interfacing aims to use signals from the brain to control computers. Training of persons for the BCI task is complex and requires significant adaptation of the subject to the task. In the context of the Braingain project (www.nici.ru.nl/braingain/), a PhD position is available for the development of a mutually adaptive BCI system, where both subject and computer adapt simultaneously. The goal is to speed up the training process, to achieve a stronger BCI signal and to be able to control more complex tasks. The PhD student will use machine learning methods from the group of Bert Kappen and will validate the system in collaboration with the group of Peter Desain. The research group of Bert Kappen is part of the department of Biophysics of the faculty of Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science of the Radboud University Nijmegen. The department is engaged in both experimental and theoretical research in the area of neuroscience and machine learning. For more information about the research of the group see www.snn.ru.nl/nijmegen or www.snn.ru.nl/~bertk. For both positions, the candidate has a Master in physics, mathematics or computer science. The candidate has interest in machine learning methods and algorithms. The position if full-time for a period of 4 jears. Estimated maximum salary per month: eur 2500 - 3000 For more information about the position and application send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Application: You can apply for these jobs before 30-11-2007 by sending your application to: Faculteit der Natuurwetenschappen, Wiskunde en Informatica Ms. van Tiem-lagarde PO Box 9010, 6500GL NIJMEGEN,NL E-mail address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] When applying for this job always mention the vacancy number. -- Prof. dr. H.J. Kappen SNN Radboud University Nijmegen URL: www.snn.ru.nl/~bertk The Netherlands tel: +31 24 3614241 fax: +31 24 3541435 [EMAIL PROTECTED] mobile: +31 6 520 78 210 _______________________________________________ uai mailing list uai@ENGR.ORST.EDU https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
