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“Umer Rashid” <umer_rashid@yahoo.com>
Last Date:March 31 2008.
PHd studentship – Learning and Inference in Highly Structured
Continuous-Time Stochastic Systems
This Microsoft Research funded studentship is involved with the
theoretical development and practical application of sequential
Monte-Carlo methods (otherwise known as particle filters) for
continuous time stochastic systems.
Many real-world systems are described by continuous differential
equations through time in which some of the inputs are uncertain and
hence can be described by probability distributions. Examples include
weather forecasting, financial modelling, interaction models in
systems biology and network traffic analysis. If the distributions are
known, then there exist techniques for integrating the equations
forward through time and hence evaluating (a probability distribution
over) future predictions. A more challenging problem, but one of huge
practical importance, is to reverse this process and to infer the
nature of the unknown probability distributions over the inputs given
a set of observed time sequences. In the simplest cases, the
distributions have known parametric forms and we wish to infer the
values of the parameters. Often, however, the form of the
distributions themselves must also be inferred. More generally still,
the structure of the equations (for example, the presence or absence
of particular interactions) is also unknown, and again we would like
to infer such structure from observations. Techniques for tackling
such inference problems in the context of temporal systems are still
in their infancy. The machine learning community has made significant
advances in recent years in the solution of inference problems for
static systems. This PhD studentship will involve collaborative
research between Edinburgh University and Microsoft Research
Cambridge, and aims to bring these techniques from machine learning to
bear on the inference problem for continuous time stochastic systems.
There may be the possibility of an internship at Microsoft Research as
part of the PhD.
In general, being able to harness inference and learning methods for
continuous-time stochastic systems reaps benefits in situations where:
* Currently, deterministic systems are used to model inherently
stochastic events, potentially resulting in poor performance.
* Stochastic temporal models such as stochastic differential
equations are used for simulation purposes, but where data is
available, and inference methods would significantly help in providing
predictive models and determining system parameters.
* Currently, discrete time inference methods are used for what are
really continuous-time systems.
* Static Bayesian networks or equilibrium models, such as
structural equation models, are used even though temporal information
exists.
This PhD project would suit someone with a first degree in a
mathematical or scientific discipline with high mathematical content.
Ideally, the student would also have further study or experience of
probabilistic machine learning or Bayesian statistics. Alternatively
it may suit someone with a first degree in a computational discipline
with high mathematical content, and who had studied probabilistic
machine learning methods.
Informal enquiries regarding this studentship can be made to Dr Amos
Storkey (a.storkey at ed.ac.uk). It is expected that the PhD project
will be supervised by Dr Storkey, Professor Chris Williams and
Professor Chris Bishop.
Application forms and details on how to apply are available from our
website at http://www.inf. ed.ac.uk/ postgraduate/ apply.html (at
question 21 on the application form, please indicate “IANC Microsoft
Studentship” ). Please include a statement of research interests (which
should include details regarding the particular research direction you
would be interested in within the remit of this studentship) .
Applications should be made before March 31 2008. Applications after
that date may be considered if the studentship has not already been
filled.
Posted in Education, PhD Positions, tagged dsp, MA Jinnah University, PhD Positions on February 14, 2008| Leave a Comment »
“Muhammad Azam” <azam@carepvtltd.com>
Closing Date: 30th March 2008
Muhammad Ali Jinnah University Islamabad Campus is positioning itself as a Major Research Collaborator with Industry in the fields of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science. Recently the University has won a substantial funding for the development of radar signal processing algorithms. The positions to be filled for the research project are:
1) Post-Doctoral Research Associates (03 positions):
Qualification: PhD related to
a) Radar Signal Processing
b) Embedded System Design
c) Radar Systems/Microwave
2) Research Assistants (03 positions)
Qualification: Masters in Engineering with majors in Digital Signal Processing
3) Senior Design Engineer (01 position)
Qualification: Electrical Engineers with more than five years of experience in radar signal processing
Handsome package will be offered for all of the three categories. The selected Research Assistants will be required to register as PhD Students at Muhammad Ali Jinnah University.
Complete Curriculum Vitae with referees contacts and publications list (if any) may be sent to Dr Aamer Iqbal Bhatti at aib@jinnah.edu. pk or via postal mail till 30th March 2008. Any enquires can be addressed to him at the above email address or at this Phone Number 111878787 Ext 114.
Dr M. Mansoor Ahmed
Executive Vice President
M A Jinnah University
Islamabad Campus
Blue Area
Islamabad
Ph. 111878787
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Umer Rashid” <umer_rashid@yahoo.com>
Closing date: 15 March 2008
Three Research Assistant or Three Research Associate posts
Distributed, Mobile and Pervasive Systems
Department of Computing
Research Assistant: £24,570 – £27,320 per annum
Research Associate: £24,570 – £35,800 per annum
2 posts fixed term for up to 3 years – 1 post fixed term for up to 34
months
Imperial College is ranked the fifth best university in the world
(Times Higher QS World University Rankings 2007)
The Department of Computing is a leading department of Computer
Science among the UK Universities. It has consistently been awarded
the highest research rating (5*) in Research Assessment Exercises and
was rated as “Excellent” in the previous national assessment of
teaching quality.
We have 3 exciting new positions to work on projects in distributed,
mobile and pervasive systems. Applicants with a research background in
the following areas will be preferred:
* Security, trust and privacy.
* Programming techniques for mobile phones, wireless sensors,
RFID, vehicles.
* Location and context-awareness. Self-organising systems.
* Formal methods for analysis, planning and refinement in
rule-based systems.
* Policy specification and enforcement.
* Systems and network management, workflow management systems
* Data management.
* Machine learning and decision support.
The posts will be for three projects, funded by EPSRC and the EU and
the aim of the posts is to produce independent and original research
relating to aspects of security, trust, privacy, mobile and pervasive
systems. You will also be expected to produce software and reports as
indicated in the project deliverables.
The three projects are listed below and more information about the
Distributed Software Engineering group can be found here:
http://www-dse. doc.ic.ac. uk/cgi-bin/ moin.cgi
* Data dissemination and usage control for large cross-domain
distributed systems. The project is in collaboration with Microsoft,
HP and BAE systems. See
http://www-dse. doc.ic.ac. uk/cgi-bin/ moin.cgi/ Consequence
* Security, trust and privacy for adaptive pervasive workflows.
The project is in collaboration with 4 European universities and
starts February 2008.
See http://www.allow- project.eu/
* Privacy rights management for mobile systems. The project is in
collaboration with the Open University and IBM Research Labs New York
and starts April 2008. See
http://www-dse. doc.ic.ac. uk/cgi-bin/ moin.cgi/ PrimmaProject
Research Associate applicants will have a PhD (or equivalent) in
Computer Science. Research Assistants will have a Masters Degree (or
equivalent) in Computer Science at Distinction Level or equivalent
with high grades in relevant courses and projects. Research Assistants
may also register for a PhD if admitted onto the PhD programme. All
applicants must be fluent in spoken and written English.
The posts will be based at the South Kensington campus.
An application form, job description and person specification are
available from the link below:
http://www3. imperial. ac.uk/employment /research/ en20080037.
Applications must include the following:-
* A College application form
* State job reference number DSE-0308. A full CV. Describe your
research experience and indicate any publications that can be
downloaded or requested.
* Applicants for Research Assistant posts must provide full
transcript of Masters and Undergraduate courses taken.
* A 2-3 page research statement describing what you see as
interesting research issues and why your expertise is relevant.
Applications should be sent to:
Bridget Gundry
Department of Computing
Imperial College London
South Kensington Campus
London, SW7 2AZ, UK
Email: bridget.gundry@ imperial. ac.uk
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7581 8024
Closing date: 15 March 2008
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Umer Rashid (umer_rashid@yahoo.com)
Last date: 14 March 2008
The scholar will work on the veriï¬cation of functional programs such as Ocaml, F# and Haskell, using ideas and techniques from both semantics and veriï¬cation. The student will be trained to carry out research in the theory and practice of software veriï¬cation, construct software tools, perform industrial case studies and experiments where appropriate, and write and present research papers.
Each Microsoft scholar will be awarded a generous bursary of up to 33,000 euros per year, up to a maximum of three years. This amount is the maximum Microsoft Research will pay the University of Oxford – the actual amount payable to the scholar is yet to be determined; see the terms and conditions: http://research. microsoft. com/ero/phd/ PhDScholarshipAg reement2008. pdf
Every scholar will receive a laptop from Microsoft Research with a selection of software applications. During the course of their doctorate, scholars will be invited to Microsoft Research Cambridge for a summer school, which will give the scholars an opportunity to present their work to Microsoft researchers and a number of Cambridge academics. Some of the scholars may also be offered, in Microsoft Research’s sole discretion, an internship in one of the Microsoft Research laboratories. Scholars will be paid during their internship on top of their scholarship bursary. The scholar is expected to start in October 2008.
Candidates must have (or expect to have) an outstanding computer science degree or a degree in a closely related subject such as mathematics that has a signiï¬cant component of computer science, and must satisfy the Admissions Criteria for Studying for a Doctorate at Oxford: see
http://www.comlab. ox.ac.uk/ oucl/prospective /dphil/dphil- criteria. pdf
The scholarship requires previous knowledge of at least one of the following: functional programming, semantics (especially game semantics) of programming languages, logic and discrete mathematics related to computer science, lambda calculus and types, computer-aided veriï¬cation, compilers, and program analysis. Strong programming skills are essential.
How to apply
The deadline for receipt of applications is 14 March 2008. You can either apply online or download the University’s application form from:
http://www.admin. ox.ac.uk/ postgraduate/ apply/forms/
You will need to submit references, a transcript and a statement of research interests (in the textbox “research proposal”). All applications are subject to a £25 fee. After submitting your application, please email a copy of your application to Julie Sheppard julie@comlab. ox.ac.uk Questions about the applications procedure should also be directed to her. In addition you are requested to email your CV to Luke.Ong@comlab. ox.ac.uk
For further information see: http://users. comlab.ox. ac.uk/luke. ong/OngMSRFurInf o.html
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Umer Rashid (umer_rashid@yahoo.com)
Last Date: 14 March 2008
Two DPhil Studentships
The students will work on the algorithmics of inï¬nite structures, automata-theoretic approach to the veriï¬cation of higher-order procedural programs, temporal and other logics for specifying behavioural properties, using game semantics and other semantic ideas and techniques. The students will be trained to carry out research in both the theory and practice of software veriï¬cation, construct software tools, perform industrial case studies and experiments where appropriate, and write and present research papers.
Fully funded by EPSRC for three and a half years, the studentships are available from October 2008 at home/EU level, and will include a stipend of £12,600 (non-EU students will require supplementary funding). The successful candidates are expected to start in October 2008.
Candidates must have (or expect to have) an excellent computer science degree or a degree in a closely related subject such as mathematics that has a signiï¬cant component of computer science, and must satisfy the admissions criteria for studying for a doctorate at Oxford
http://www.comlab. ox.ac.uk/ oucl/prospective /dphil/dphil- criteria. pdf
The studentships require previous knowledge of at least one of the following: semantics or principles of programming languages, logic and discrete mathematics related to computer science, lambda calculus and types, computer-aided veriï¬cation, compilers, and program analysis. Strong programming skills and interest in industrial applications will be essential for one of the studentships, and an advantage for the other.
How to apply
The deadline for receipt of applications is 14 March 2008. You can either apply online or download the University’s application form from:
http://www.admin. ox.ac.uk/ postgraduate/ apply/forms/
You will need to submit references, a transcript and a statement of research interests (in the textbox “research proposal”). All applications are subject to a 25 fee. After submitting your application, please email a copy of your application to Julie Sheppard julie@comlab. ox.ac.uk Questions about the applications procedure should also be directed to her. In addition you are requested to email your CV to Luke.Ong@comlab. ox.ac.uk
For further information see http://users. comlab.ox. ac.uk/luke. ong/OngCPDAFurIn fo.html
Posted in Education, PhD Positions, tagged computer vision, PhD Positions, robots on February 14, 2008| 1 Comment »
Umer Rashid (umer_rashid@yahoo.com)
Last Date: 10th April 2008.
PhD Studentship
Use of Active Computer Vision to Identify Emergency Events for Living-alone Older People
School of Systems Engineering
Applications are invited for a PhD studentship in Computer Vision
Title of research project: Use of Active Computer Vision to Identify
Emergency Events for Living-alone Older People
The research aims to develop a proactive monitoring system based on
computer vision technology that will automatically detect emergency
events at homes where frail elders live alone. The novelty of the
project lies in applying computer visual surveillance to target real
user needs, in developing robust methods and algorithms for the
interpretation of indoor emergency events, and in examining the
feasibility of the integrated monitoring system for aged people from
the perception of health and social services. This monitoring must be
achieved in a non-intrusive yet robust and cost-effective manner.
To be robust, a number of significant research challenges must be
addressed. The core task is to automatically detect emergency events
such as falls, burns, or abnormal daily behaviour based on real-time
image data. The research will produce effective approaches for
vision-based behaviour interpretation under designated scenarios.
Eligibility
Candidates would normally be expected to achieve or have achieved
first class honours degree or Master degree in Computer Science,
Mathematics, Physics, Electronic Engineering or related area.
Finances
The studentship includes i) a stipend of approximate £12600 per year
for 3 years; and ii) full provision for academic fees for Home-EU
students. Non-EU (overseas) students may apply and are still eligible
for the stipend but they will need to demonstrate that they are able
to fund the difference between home/EU and overseas academic fees
(approx. £6K per year).
Applications
Graduates and final year undergraduates interested in these areas are
strongly encouraged to apply. For informal enquiries, please contact
Dr. H. Wei at h.wei@reading. ac.uk or Dr. Rachel McCrindle at
r.j.mccrindle@ reading.ac. uk.
Application packs may be obtained from the Faculty of Science, e-mail:
scipg@reading. ac.uk . General information about University of Reading
may be found at: http://www.reading. ac.uk.
Ref: CEHW0602
The closing date for receipt of applications is 10th April 2008.
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