<div dir="ltr"><p style="margin-bottom:0.5cm" align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#000000" size="2">**Apologies
for Cross Posting ** </font></span>
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</font></span><p style="margin-bottom:0.5cm;line-height:100%"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><b>2
Available PhD Positions in Artificial Intelligence and
Neuro-Cognitive Robotics at the Emergent Systems Laboratory,
Ritsumeikan University, Japan</b></font></span></p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2">
</font></span><p style="margin-bottom:0.5cm;line-height:100%" align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#000000" size="2">The
Emergent Systems Laboratory </font></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#000000" size="2"><font color="#000000">[<a href="http://www.em.ci.ritsumei.ac.jp/en" target="_blank">Link</a>]</font>
at Ritsumeikan University in Japan (nearby Kyoto) announces 2
available PhD positions in artificial intelligence and
neuro-cognitive robotics as a part of the new project: </font><font color="#000000" size="2"><b>"</b></font><font color="#000000" size="2">Comparison
and Fusion of Artificial Intelligence and Brain Science</font><font color="#000000" size="2"><b>"</b></font><font color="#000000" size="2">.
The successful PhD candidates will be involved in research about</font><font color="#000000" size="2">:
</font><font color="#0000ff" size="2"><b>Understanding Neural
Computation for Double Articulation Analysis Bridging Sensory-motor
Information and Natural Language in Human Brain</b></font><font color="#000000" size="2">,
under the supervision of Tadahiro Taniguchi (Project Coordinator) </font></span><font color="#000000">[<a href="http://www.tanichu.com/profile" target="_blank">Link</a>].</font></p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2">
</font></span><p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><b>I. Positions Description </b></font></span>
</p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2">
</font></span><p style="margin-bottom:0.5cm;line-height:100%" align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#000000" size="2">Human
brain can analyze a two-layer hierarchical structure embedded in
speech signal called <i>double articulation structure</i> (i.e.,
speech signal is segmented into words and phonemes in a hierarchical
manner). However, the computational process of double articulation
analysis in human brain has not been revealed in neuroscience. In
artificial intelligence and developmental robotics, we have not
developed - yet - a robot that can automatically learn language from
human-robot and sensorimotor real-world interactions in an
unsupervised manner.</font></span></p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2">
</font></span><p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#000000" size="2">This
project aims to contribute to : </font></span>
</p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2">
</font></span><ul><li><p style="margin-bottom:0cm"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#000000" size="2">Understanding
the neural mechanism supporting human and robot language acquisition
involving double articulation analysis.</font></span></p></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#000000" size="2">Developing
unsupervised machine learning methods for building the
next-generation communicative robots.</font></span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#000000" size="2">Developing
deep learning and Bayesian probabilistic models integrating
language, planning, and sensorimotor behaviors.</font></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#000000" size="2">Investigating
theories bridging between deep learning and Bayesian nonparametrics.</font></span></li></ul><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2">
</font></span><p style="margin-bottom:0.5cm;line-height:100%"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#000000" size="2">Each
PhD candidate is expected to contribute to a part of the project.</font></span></p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2">
</font></span><p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><b>II. Candidate Profile</b></font></span></p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2">
</font></span><ul><li><p style="margin-bottom:0cm"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#000000" size="2">Good
mathematical background.</font></span></p></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#000000" size="2">English
communication skill for daily discussion and writing papers: IELTS 6
(TOEIC 740).</font></span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#000000" size="2">Programming
skills in C++, Python, or Matlab for machine learning and
intelligent robot.</font></span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#000000" size="2">Applicants
are expected to be interested in natural language, language
acquisition, and the human cognitive neural system of social
behavior.</font></span></li></ul><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2">
</font></span><p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><b>III. Application</b></font></span></p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2">
</font></span><p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#000000" size="2">Please
send your application to </font><font color="#000000" size="2">(</font></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#000000" size="2"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2"><a href="mailto:adm@em.ci.ritsumei.ac.jp" target="_blank">adm@em.ci.ritsumei.ac.jp</a></font></span>)
</font><font color="#000000" size="2">no
later than </font><font color="#000000" size="2"><b>31
October 2016</b></font><font color="#000000" size="2">,
including:</font></span></p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2">
</font></span><ul><li><p style="margin-bottom:0cm"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#000000" size="2">List
of publications.</font></span></p></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#000000" size="2">Copies
of 2 major publications.</font></span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#000000" size="2">Outline
of past research (free format).</font></span></li><li>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#000000" size="2">Motivation
letter (free format).</font></span></li><li>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#000000" size="2">Outline
of prospective research (free format).</font></span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#000000" size="2">2
Reference letters.</font></span></li></ul><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2">
</font></span><p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#000000" size="2">Further
details about the available positions and admission procedures are
available on: </font></span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><font size="2"><a href="http://www.em.ci.ritsumei.ac.jp/info/call-for-phd-candidates-research-assistants-%E5%8D%9A%E5%A3%AB%E8%AA%B2%E7%A8%8B%E5%BE%8C%E6%9C%9F%E5%AD%A6%E7%94%9F%EF%BC%88%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%81%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B7" target="_blank">PhD Positions in Artificial Intelligence and Neuro-Cognitive Robotics</a></font></b><font size="2">.</font></span></p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2">
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Ritsumeikan University is a fast growing international research
environment with interdisciplinary research areas, and is the biggest
private </font></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2">university</font></span> in the west of Japan. The College of Information
Science and Engineering is the biggest college in the field of
Information Science in Japan, and the Graduate School is receiving a large number of KAKENHI
Japanese governmental </font></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2">research<span> </span></font></span>grants.
</font></span></p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2">
</font></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><b>IV. Related Papers</b><br><br>[1]
Tadahiro Taniguchi, Shogo Nagasaka, Ryo Nakashima, Nonparametric
Bayesian Double Articulation Analyzer for Direct Language Acquisition
from Continuous Speech Signals, IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and
Developmental Systems, Vol. PP (99) .(2016) DOI:
10.1109/TCDS.2016.2550591 <br><br>[2] Tadahiro Taniguchi, Takayuki
Nagai, Tomoaki Nakamura, Naoto Iwahashi, Tetsuya Ogata, and Hideki
Asoh, Symbol Emergence in Robotics: A Survey, Advanced Robotics,
Vol.30, (11-12) pp. 706-728 .(2016)
DOI:10.1080/01691864.2016.<wbr>1164622<br></font><br></span>----------------------------------------------<br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span>Amir Aly, Ph.D.<br>Postdoctoral Research Associate<br>Emergent Systems Laboratory<br>College of Information Science and Engineering - Ritsumeikan University<br>1-1-1 Noji Higashi, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577<br>Japan</span></font></div></div>
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