[alife] PhD positions at the University of Hertfordshire

[Chrystopher L. Nehaniv]

***PhD Studentships in Adaptive Systems, Algorithms, and other  Areas****
University of Hertfordshire
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 and an application form, contact

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

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

The shortlisting process will begin shortly and search will continue
until suitable candiates are found.


http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobfiles/PS831.html

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Prof. Dr. Chrystopher L. Nehaniv
Research Professor of Mathematical & Evolutionary Computer Sciences

Adaptive Systems & Algorithms Research Groups
School of Computer Science
University of Hertfordshire
College Lane
Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL10 9AB
United Kingdom
e-mail: C.L.Nehaniv at herts.ac.uk
phone:  +44-1707-284-470
fax:    +44-1707-284-303
URL:    http://homepages.feis.herts.ac.uk/~nehaniv/welcome.html

Director, EPSRC Network on Evolvability in Biological & Software Systems
Associate Editor, BioSystems
Associate Editor, Interaction Studies