Connectionists: Faculty-funded PhD studentship (evolving spiking networks) - Plymouth University

[Robert Merrison]

A 3-year PhD studentship is available within the School of Computing, Electronics and Mathematics at Plymouth University. The project will involve building on our existing research to develop a new model of axon and dendrite growth that can be used to produce functional spiking neural networks. Techniques from evolutionary computing will be applied to optimize the parameters of the growth model in order to produce spiking networks that achieve particular functional goals relating to vision and robotic control. We anticipate that the project will make extensive use of GPU computing in order to maximize the speed of model optimization and simulation.

The studentship is supported for 3 years and includes full Home/EU tuition fees plus a stipend of £14,296 per annum.  The studentship will only fully fund those applicants who are eligible for Home/EU fees with relevant qualifications.  Applicants normally required to cover overseas fees will have to cover the difference between the Home/EU and the overseas tuition fee rates (approximately £11,040 per annum). Applicants must have a first degree in computer science, robotics, cognitive science or related discipline. A Masters level degree in the same disciplines is a desirable criterion. Good programming skills are also an essential requirement - ideally with some experience of GPU programming.

For full details of the studentship and how to apply, please see: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AVH452/phd-studentship/

Plymouth University is committed to an inclusive culture and respecting diversity, and welcomes applications from all sections of the community and is a Stonewall diversity champion. The University holds a Bronze Athena SWAN Award which recognises commitment to advancing women's careers in STEMM academia.
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