[alife] Scholarships for MSc in Natural Computation at Birmingham, UK

[Alastair Channon]

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        Studentships/Scholarships for MSc in Natural Computation
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                        School of Computer Science
                       The University of Birmingham
                              Birmingham, UK
                 (http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/research/NC/)

Applications are invited for an advanced 12 month MSc programme in
Natural Computation starting in September 2005.  Natural Computation
systems, such as artificial neural networks and genetic algorithms, use
ideas and inspirations from biological, ecological, social and physical
systems. The programme comprise of six taught modules in Neural
Computation, Evolutionary Computation, Molecular and Quantum
Computation, Nature Inspired Optimisation, Nature Inspired Learning,
and Nature Inspired Design (10 credits each); two mini research
projects (30 credits each); and one full scale research project (60
credits).

The programme is supported by the EPSRC through its Master's Level
Training Packages and by a number of leading companies. Our industrial
advisory board includes representatives from BT Exact, Honda, Unilever,
QinetiQ, Rolls Royce, HP Labs, e-9 Ltd and SPSS.

The School of Computer Science is a research intensive school and was
rated 5 for its research excellence in the latest (2001) research
assessment exercise. The School has a world-leading group in natural
computation and computational intelligence
(http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/research/NC/), including more than 40
researchers (including teaching and research staff and PhD students),
working on a wide range of topics in natural computation and
computational intelligence.  We have a Centre of Excellence for
Research in Computational Intelligence and Applications (CERCIA),
specialising in applied research and knowledge transfer
(www.cercia.ac.uk).

The programme is open to candidates with a very good honours degree or
equivalent qualifications in Computer Science/Engineering or closely
related areas.

Several fully funded EPSRC studentships (covering fees and maintenance
costs) are available. These are awarded on a competitive basis
according to applicants' academic achievements.  Additional financial
support from our industrial partners may be available during the summer
project period.

Further details about this programme and funding opportunities, plus an
on-line application form, are available from our Web-site at:

   http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-taught/msc-nc/

The Programme Director is Dr Alastair Channon (a.d.channon at cs.bham.ac.uk).