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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">Game AI is a major application of machine learning and optimisation.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">We have 11 fully-funded studentships available each year (covering fees at Home/EU rate and a stipend for four years) in the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Intelligent Games and Game
Intelligence (IGGI), to conduct cutting-edge research and train the next generation of researchers, designers, developers and entrepreneurs in digital games.<span style="color:#1F497D">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">IGGI is a collaboration between three UK Universities: the University of York, the University of Essex and Goldsmiths College, University of London. IGGI PhDs will be based at their principal
supervisor’s University site with travel to the other sites for team and training activities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:16.35pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">IGGI brings together 60 industrial partners from the UK games industry and related organisations (including Sony Computer Entertainment
Europe, The Creative Assembly, Codemasters, Rebellion, TIGA, and many more – see
</span><a href="http://www.iggi.org.uk/our-industrial-partners/"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">www.iggi.org.uk/our-industrial-partners/</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">). IGGI PhDs will have the opportunity to engage
in placements at these partner organisations, as well as international research labs, during their PhD research.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:16.35pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">In addition to conducting research with world-leading academics and industry partners, you will participate in global game jams, co-organise
and participate in an annual games symposium, and engage with industry-led seminars. You will receive training from experts in Games Development, Games Design, Research Skills and a range of optional modules including AI, computer vision, human-computer interaction,
storytelling, graphics, sound and robotics.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:16.35pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Since places will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis, we encourage applicants to contact prospective supervisors and submit
applications as soon as possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:16.35pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">For further information and details of how to apply go to
</span><a href="http://www.iggi.org.uk"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">www.iggi.org.uk</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">.</span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:16.35pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:16.35pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> Simon Lucas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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