open postdoc position at IDIAP, Switzerland

[Samy Bengio]

Open Postdoctoral position in Machine Learning

The Dalle Molle Institute for Perceptual Artificial Intelligence (IDIAP,
http://www.idiap.ch) seeks qualified applicants for a Postdoctoral position
in its Machine Learning group.

The research project would involve several extensions of mixture and
ensemble models specifically tailored for large databases, including:
  - Mixture of Support Vector Machines,
  - Mixture of binary classifiers for multiclass problems,
  - Feature selection for mixture models,
  - Others.

The ideal candidate should have strong background in statistical learning
theory in general, including SVMs, neural networks, and mixture models; the
candidate should also be familiar with C/C++ programming under a Unix
environment.

Although IDIAP is located in the French part of Switzerland, English
is the main working language at IDIAP. Free English and French courses
are also provided.

IDIAP is located in the town of Martigny (http://www.martigny.ch) in Valais,
a scenic region in the south of Switzerland, surrounded by the highest
mountains of Europe, and offering exciting recreational activities,
including hiking, climbing and skiing, as well as varied cultural activities.
It is within close proximity to Montreux (Jazz Festival) and Lausanne (EPFL,
http://www.epfl.ch).

Candidates should send their detailed CV (preferably by email) to

Dr. Samy Bengio
Research Director. Machine Learning Group Leader.
IDIAP, CP 592, rue du Simplon 4, 1920 Martigny, Switzerland.
tel: +41 27 721 77 39, fax: +41 27 721 77 12.
mailto:bengio at idiap.ch, http://www.idiap.ch/~bengio


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Samy Bengio
Research Director. Machine Learning Group Leader.
IDIAP, CP 592, rue du Simplon 4, 1920 Martigny, Switzerland.
tel: +41 27 721 77 39, fax: +41 27 721 77 12.
mailto:bengio at idiap.ch, http://www.idiap.ch/~bengio