[alife] PhD studentships at University of Hertfordshire

[Kerstin Dautenhahn]

Dear colleagues

the Science and Technology Research Institute at University of 
Hertfordshire is advertising PhD studentships, see the advert below. 
Several of the topics mentioned below should be relevant to this 
mailinglist. I would appreciate if you could forward the information to 
potential candidates.

best regards, Kerstin Dautenhahn

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University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Research Studentships
Science and Technology Research Institute

The STRI produced the largest FTE staff Computer Science submission to be 
graded at 4 and obtained a grade 3a in General Engineering in the 2001 
Universities Research Assessment Exercise.

Applications are invited from candidates with good first degrees in 
computer science, computing, information technology, electronic engineering 
or similar to join projects as research students for a three year period in 
the following areas

    1. Algebraic Engineering
    2. Automatic Differentiation
    3. Behavioural Analysis and Motivational Modeling of Autonomous Agents
    4. BioComputation
    5. Biologically-Inspired Affect-Based Regulatory Systems for Robots
    6. Developmental Genetic Regulatory Networks
    7. Evolution of Sensors and the Perception-Action Loop
    8. High Performance Processor Design, Array and Distributed Computing
    9. Neural Computation Biological and Cognitive Modelling
   10. Optical Fibre Communication Systems/Networks
   11. Requirements Engineering and HCI
   12. Security and Integrity in Distributed Systems
   13. Social Robotics and Human-Robot Interaction
   14. Software Evolution and Maintenance
   15. Software Quality/Processes/Measurement

Successful candidates may be eligible for a research studentship award from 
the University in some of these areas (equivalent to about £9000 per annum 
bursary plus the payment of the standard UK student fees).

For further information on the individual topics advertised and an 
application form, please contact

       Mrs Lorraine Nicholls,
       Research Student Administrator,
       STRI,
       Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences,
       University of Hertfordshire,
       College Lane,
       Hatfield,
Herts, AL10 9AB.

Tel: +44 (0) 1707 286083 Fax: +44 (0) 1707 284185 or email: 
L.Nicholls at herts.ac.uk.

The shortlisting process will begin on 6th June 2005.
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Dr. Kerstin Dautenhahn
Professor of Artificial Intelligence
Adaptive Systems Research Group
http://adapsys.feis.herts.ac.uk/
The University of Hertfordshire, School of Computer Science
College Lane, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL10 9AB, United Kingdom
URL: http://homepages.feis.herts.ac.uk/~comqkd
E-mail: K.Dautenhahn at herts.ac.uk
Fax: +44-1707-284-303 Tel: +44-1707-284-333