<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">We are excited to offer <b>two fully-funded PhD positions</b> at the University of Plymouth in the fields of Neuromorphic AI, Brain-Computer Interaction, Optimization, and Biosignal Analysis. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Details of both opportunities are below. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">If you're interested, feel free to reach out! 😊😊<br><br>1️⃣ <b><u>Generative AI for image and video reconstructions from brain signals</u></b><br>Can we access our memories from brain signals and reconstruct their visual contents? <br>The project aims to develop an explainable and trustworthy Generative AI pipeline system capable of decoding in real-time electroencephalography (EEG) brain signals of human participants while they are passively viewing or imagining visual content (faces, animals, etc) and of reconstructing this visual content with high fidelity.<br>🔗 <u>Link</u>: <a href="https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/postgraduate-research-studentships/generative-ai-for-image-and-video-reconstructions-from-brain-signals">https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/postgraduate-research-studentships/generative-ai-for-image-and-video-reconstructions-from-brain-signals</a><br>👥 <u>Supervisors</u>: Vassilis Cutsuridis, Giorgio Ganis, Vivek Singh<br>📩 <u>Contact</u>: <a href="mailto:vassilis.cutsuridis@plymouth.ac.uk">vassilis.cutsuridis@plymouth.ac.uk</a><br><br>2️⃣ <b><u>Enhancing AI Performance with AMD's Neural Processing Units</u></b><br>The project aims to maximize the potential of AMD’s cutting-edge Neural Processing Units (NPUs) in the area of computer vision. This project is partially funded by AMD and the successful candidate will collaborate with AMD researchers.<br>🔗 <u>Link</u>: <a href="https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/postgraduate-research-studentships/enhancing-ai-performance-with-amd-s-neural-processing-units">https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/postgraduate-research-studentships/enhancing-ai-performance-with-amd-s-neural-processing-units</a><br>👥 <u>Supervisors</u>: Vasilios Kelefouras, Vassilis Cutsuridis, Krithika Anil<br>📩 <u>Contact:</u> <a href="mailto:vasilios.kelefouras@plymouth.ac.uk">vasilios.kelefouras@plymouth.ac.uk</a><br><br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><b>Requirements for PhD applicants</b>:<br><br>·       BSc or MSc in Computing, Physics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related area, by the agreed start date of the position (essential)<br><br>·       Excellent knowledge of Python (essential)<br><br>·       Experience with Matlab and/or R (desirable)<br><br>The successful candidates on either positions will have ample experience in programming, and a good publication record.<br><br>Feel free to share with anyone who might be interested!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Best,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Vassilis</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><div style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(153,153,153)">---</div><div style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(153,153,153)"><b>Dr Vassilis Cutsuridis</b></div><div style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(153,153,1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