JOB: ANALYSIS OF CARDIOLOGY BIOSIGNALS

[DJ EVANS]

Dear Connectionists,

I have been asked to post this job advert to the list on behalf of Dr. Ian Nabney.

For informal enquiries, please contact Dr. Nabney via e-mail (I.T.Nabney at aston.ac.uk).

Regards,

David Evans.

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Cardionetics Institute of Bioinformatics
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School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Aston University, Birmingham, UK


POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
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ANALYSIS OF CARDIOLOGY BIOSIGNALS
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We are looking for a highly motivated individual for a 3 year
postdoctoral research position in the area of analysis of clinical
biosignals, primarily in cardiology.  The emphasis of this research
will be on developing and applying data modelling, visualisation and
analysis algorithms to biosignals to generate clinically valuable
information.  

The Institute is funded by Cardionetics Ltd, a UK company that has
produced the world's first fully automatic portable electrocardiograph
machine specifically for GP use.  The aim of the Institute is to
develop the technology that will underpin the next generation of
products.  It is located alongside the Neural Computing Research Group
which has a worldwide reputation in practical and theoretical aspects
of information analysis.

Applicants should have strong mathematical and computational
skills; a background in biosignal processing (particularly ECG) would be
an advantage.


Salaries will be up to point 9 on the RA 1A scale, currently
21435 UK pounds. The salary scale is subject to annual increments.

If you wish to be considered for this Fellowship, please 
send a full CV and publications list, including full details and grades 
of academic qualifications, together with the names of 3 referees, to:


    Personnel Officer
    Aston University
    Birmingham B4 7ET, U.K.
    Tel: +44 (0)121 359 0870
    Fax: +44 (0)121 359 6470
 



Full details at http://www.ncrg.aston.ac.uk/.

Informal enquiries can be directed via e-mail to Dr. Ian Nabney (Institute
Director) e-mail: I.T.Nabney at aston.ac.uk.

Closing date: mid December 2000

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        FURTHER PARTICULARS

In this research programme, we will be developing leading edge pattern
analysis techniques for time series analysis, data fusion,
visualisation and data mining.  The technologies involved will include
neural networks, deterministic time series modelling, Bayesian belief
networks, temporal graphical models, component analysis and other related
techniques.  Development projects will normally progress to a proof of
concept stage; typically this will apply research software to data samples
sufficient to prove clinical reliability and relevance.  Planned topics for
research include:

quantification of ventricular repolarisation;

T wave modelling to improve offset detection;

temporal analysis of arrhythmia patterns;

data fusion for multiple channel ECG;

on-line learning to provide systems for post myocardial infarction patients.

The Cardionetics Institute of Bioinformatics (CIB) was established at
Aston University in October 2000.  The research will be carried out by
two Research Fellows and a Director (Dr. Ian Nabney) with appropriate
administrative and computing support.  The Institute has been formed
to act as the long term research arm of Cardionetics Ltd, a UK company
that has produced the C.Net2000, the first fully automatic portable
ECG machine for GP use.  It won a Millennium award and was runner up