PhD studies in neural networks & vision at UNC-Chapel Hill

[Jonathan Marshall]

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		PH.D. STUDIES IN NEURAL NETWORKS AND VISION
	     at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Program:        M.S./Ph.D. in Computer Science and other departments

Faculty with    Approx. 40 in the Departments of Computer Science,
NN-related      Psychology, Neurobiology, Biomedical Engineering,
research        Speech and Hearing Sciences, Linguistics, Physiology,
interests:      Pharmacology, and Cell Biology.

Personal description of program:
        I would like to encourage students who are interested in neural
networks to apply to our department.  There are also about 40 faculty
members in various departments here at UNC-Chapel Hill who are doing
research in NN-related areas.  We are developing a diverse NN community in
the area universities, research organizations, and corporations.
        My own areas of interest include: self-organizing neural networks,
visual perception, and sensorimotor integration.  My students are currently
working on several NN projects involving visual depth, motion, orientation,
transparency, and segmentation.  I see neural networks as a truly inter-
disciplinary field, which includes the study of neuroscience, perceptual and
behavioral psychology, computer science, and mathematics.  I encourage my
students to pursue broad knowledge in all areas related to neural networks.
        The Department of Computer Science has excellent facilities for
research in computational aspects of neural networks, especially as applied
to problems in vision.  Facilities in other departments are also used for
NN-related research.
        For application materials, send a message to admit at cs.unc.edu.  If
you would like more information, write to me or Janet Jones
(jones at cs.unc.edu) at this department.
        NOTE:  The application deadline for Fall 1996 is JANUARY 31, 1996.

Courses:
        Behavior and its Biological     Behavioral Pharmacology
          Bases                         Computer Vision
        Cognitive Development           Development of Language
        Conditioning and Learning       Developmental Theory
        Developmental Neurobiology      Experimental Neurophysiology
        Digital Signal Processing       Human Learning
        Human Cognitive Abilities       Learning Theory and Practice
        Intro to Neural Networks        Neural Information Processing
        Memory                          Neuroanatomy
        Neural Networks and Vision      Optimal Control Theory
        Neural Networks and Control	Neurochemistry
          of Action			Picture Processing and Pattern
        Physiological Psychology          Recognition
        Robotics                        Sensory Processes
        Statistical Pattern Recognition Synaptic Pharmacology
        VLSI Design (Analog VLSI)       Visual Solid Shape
        Visual Perception

There are numerous researchers locally in NNs and allied fields at
        UNC-Chapel Hill                 UNC-Charlotte
        NC State University             NC A&T State University
        Duke University                 Microelectronics Center of NC
        NC Supercomputer Center         Research Triangle Institute
        Army Research Office            IBM
        Bell Northern Research          SAS Institute

Computing resources (primarily UNIX machines) include:
        Department of Computer Science
          - Hewlett-Packard J210 computers
          - MasPar MP-1 (similar to Connection Machine)
          - Numerous workstations & minicomputers (DEC, Sun, Mac)
          - Microelectronics Systems Lab
          - Graphics and Image Lab
        NC Supercomputer Center
          - Cray Y-MP
          - IBM 3090
          - Visualization lab
        UNC Academic Computing Service
          - Convex C-220
          - IBM 4381
          - Several VAX computers
        Other UNC Departments
          - Vision research labs (Psychology, Radiology)
          - Neuroscience research labs (Neurobiology, Physiology)

Other resources:

      o An effort to initiate a graduate program on "Computational and
        Neurobiological Models of Cognition" is underway at UNC-Chapel Hill.

      o Several research groups on NNs or vision meet regularly in the area.

      o The graduate neurobiology programs at UNC-Chapel Hill and at nearby
        Duke University have several faculty members with research interests
        in vision and in "systems" neuroscience.

      o The Whitaker Foundation has recently provided funds to enhance an
        interdisciplinary research program on "Engineering in Systems
        Neuroscience" at UNC-Chapel Hill.  The program involves researchers
        from biomedical engineering, physiology, psychology, computer
        science, statistics, and other departments.

      o Vision is a major research area in the Computer Science department
        at UNC-CH, with several faculty members in human visual perception,
        computer vision, image processing, and computer graphics.

      o The Triangle Area Neural Network Society holds a colloquium series
        and sponsors other NN-related activities in the local area.

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  /     \     Jonathan A. Marshall                       marshall at cs.unc.edu
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