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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Dear colleagues,</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Two exciting (fully-funded) opportunities to pursue a PhD in AI at </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/university-of-manchester/"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white'>The University of Manchester</span></a><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'> (UoM). Both projects are available for UK and exceptional international students.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><br><br><b><span style='color:black;background:white'>1. AI for enhancing fit and development of body worn products</span></b><br></span>More info about project + application link: <a href="https://lnkd.in/gmN8u_pE"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white'>https://lnkd.in/gmN8u_pE</span></a><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><br><span style='color:black;background:white'>Submission deadline: </span><span style='color:red;background:white'>24 June</span><br><span style='color:black;background:white'>Keywords: AI, sizing, body scans, multi-objective optimisation, visualisation, inclusivity, FashionTech</span><br><span style='color:black;background:white'>Who is involved in the project: </span></span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/alliancembs/"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white'>Alliance Manchester Business School</span></a><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'> & UoM’s Department of Materials (</span><a href="https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/simeon.gill.html"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white'>Simeon Gill</span></a><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>)</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><br><br><b><span style='color:black;background:white'>2. Mitigation of reinforcement learning algorithms in changing environments</span></b><br></span>More info about project + application link: <span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'><a href="https://lnkd.in/gvPRpvJX">https://lnkd.in/gvPRpvJX</a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><br><span style='color:black;background:white'>Submission deadline: </span><span style='color:red;background:white'>10 June</span><br><span style='color:black;background:white'>Keywords: (Deep) reinforcement learning, generalisation, dynamic environments, safety, multitask/transfer/safe learning,</span><br><span style='color:black;background:white'>Who is involved in this project: </span></span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/alliancembs/"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white'>Alliance Manchester Business School</span></a><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>, </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/bae-systems/"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white'>BAE Systems</span></a><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'> (this is an EPSRC iCASE project), and UoM’s Department of Mathematics (</span><a href="https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/theodore.papamarkou.html"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white'>Theodore Papamarkou</span></a><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>) + Computer Science (</span><a href="https://panweihit.github.io/"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white'>Wei Pan</span></a><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>)</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><br><br></span>Best wishes, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Richard<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>------------<br><b>Dr Richard Allmendinger | Senior Lecturer in Decision Sciences | Alan Turing Fellow | School Business Engagement Lead</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Alliance Manchester Business School | The University of Manchester | Office: Room 3.017, Booth Street West, Manchester M15 6PB | Tel: +44(0)161 306 6598 | Email: <a href="mailto:richard.allmendinger@manchester.ac.uk" target="_blank">richard.allmendinger@manchester.ac.uk</a> | Web: <a href="https://personalpages.manchester.ac.uk/staff/Richard.Allmendinger/" target="_blank">https://personalpages.manchester.ac.uk/staff/Richard.Allmendinger/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>