<div dir="ltr"><pre style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal"><font color="#222222"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><b>PhD studentship title: Computational modelling of spiking neural network self-organization</b></font></font>

<font color="#222222"><font style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">A </font><font style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">PhD studentship </font><font style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="en-GB">is availab</span></font><font style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">le</font><font style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </font><font style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="en-GB">in the lab of Dr </span></font><font style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="en-GB">Roman Bauer</span></font><font style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="en-GB"> </span></font><font style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">at </font><font style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="en-GB">the </span></font><font style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="en-GB">Department of Computer Science</span></font><font style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="en-GB"> at </span></font><font style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="en-GB">the </span></font><font style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="en-GB">University </span></font><font style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="en-GB">of Surrey </span></font><font style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="en-GB">(Guildford, UK)</span></font><font style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="en-GB">. The successful candidate will </span></font><span lang="en-GB"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">use computer simulations to study how spiking neural networks can give rise to function, such as classification/prediction of spatio-temporal (visual or auditory) signals. This will contribute to novel technologies for neurally inspired computing, an</font><font face="arial, sans-serif">d help shine light </font></span></font><font face="arial, sans-serif">shine on how neuronal circuits in the brain operate.</font></pre><pre style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal"><font color="#222222"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span lang="en-GB">This particular </span><span lang="en-GB">PhD studentship</span><span lang="en-GB"> will be conducted in co-operation with the BioDynaMo collaboration, </span><span lang="en-GB">where</span><span lang="en-GB"> open-source code for the </span><span lang="en-GB">neuroinformatics/computational neuroscience</span><span lang="en-GB"> research community </span><span lang="en-GB">is </span><span lang="en-GB">developed</span><span lang="en-GB">.</span></font></font>

<font color="#222222"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span lang="en-GB">Successful applicants will become part of a vibrant PhD community and will benefit from the strong research environment and high international visibility of the Department. </span><span lang="en-GB">Its </span><span lang="en-GB">researchers publish regularly in top conferences and journals and are renowned experts in their fields, developing innovative, practical solutions to real world problems. The Department has strong links with industry and active collaborations with academic institutions worldwide.</span></font></font>

<font color="#222222"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span lang="en-GB"><b>Background:</b></span><span lang="en-GB"> The ideal candidate will have experience in computer science / physics / mathematics </span><span lang="en-GB">or similar</span><span lang="en-GB">. </span><span lang="en-GB">Proficiency in an object-oriented programming language is required. </span><span lang="en-GB">Previous experience in the modelling and simulation of spiking neural networks would be desired. </span></font></font>

<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal"><font color="#222222"><span lang="en-GB"><b>Funding:</b></span></font></span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal"><font color="#222222"><span lang="en-GB"> </span></font></span><span lang="en-GB">Each PhD studentship comes with a stipend of £16,000 per annum plus tuition fees covered for the duration of 3 years for UK/EU candidates. International candidates are welcome to apply but will need to cover the difference between the UK/EU and overseas fees.</span></font>

<font color="#222222"><font face="Courier New"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span lang="en-GB">More details </span></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span lang="en-GB">including instructions for the application </span></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span lang="en-GB">can be found at: </span></font><a href="https://www.surrey.ac.uk/fees-and-funding/studentships/phd-studentships-computer-science" target="_blank"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">https://www.surrey.ac.uk/fees-and-funding/studentships/phd-studentships-computer-science</font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span lang="en-GB">. </span></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span lang="en-GB">Interested candidates are encouraged to contact the lead supervisor Dr Roman Bauer </span></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span lang="en-GB">(</span></font><a href="mailto:r.bauer@surrey.ac.uk" target="_blank"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span lang="en-GB">r.bauer@surrey.ac.uk</span></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span lang="en-GB">)</span></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span lang="en-GB">.</span></font></font></font>

<font color="#222222"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span lang="en-GB">Application deadline is 21</span>^{<span lang="en-GB">st</span>}<span lang="en-GB"> of February, 2021.</span></font></font></pre></div>