Connectionists: PhD opportunities in NN and GA modelling of musical instruments and timbre

[Niall Griffith]

Please Excuse Multiple Postings

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Synthesising Consistent Instrument and Voice Sounds using
Physically Informed Spectral Models, Neural Networks and Evolutionary
Learning.

2 PhD studentships are available to start as soon as possible at the
University of Limerick, Ireland for the above project. The studentships
cover fees and a monthly stipend (tax-free) of 11,700 Euro for a duration of
3 years.

Applicants must be EU nationals, and have some background in either one or
all of Evolutionary Computation, Artificial Neural Networks or Music.

The project involves three main strands. The strands being 1) DSP & Hidden
Markov Models, 2) Evolutionary Learning, and 3) Cognitive and Neural
Modelling.
The open positions are in areas 2 and 3 above.

Applicants are encouraged to forward their CV's and a statement of their
research interests and background  to either:

niall.griffith at ul.ie
OR
michael.oneill at ul.ie

Closing date for applications is 10 June 2005.