2 open positions: Biosignal processing / cognitive robotics

[Georg Dorffner]

The Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence
(http://www.oefai.at) has an opening for a position in

    Biosignal processing

This position will be open starting Sep. 1, 2004 and will be limited to
2 years. Work will be done as part of the EU-commission
funded project SENSATION (Advanced Sensor Development for Attention, 
Stress, Vigilance & Sleep/Wakefulness Monitoring, www.sensation-eu.org).
In this project, work will focus on building novel models of a person's
sleep-wake cycle based on biosignal data like EEG, EOG or EMG.
This will be done based on probabilistic models of pattern recognition,
clustering and modeling, exploiting methods such as hidden Markov
models, Gaussian mixtures and the like.

Required background:

- know-how in signal processing (e.g. EEG)
- academic degree in computer science or engineering (with focus on
   signal processing) or equivalent degree
- motivation for and interest in application-oriented research
- basic programming skills (in particular, Matlab)
- proficiency in English

Desired background

- background in probabilistic pattern recognition methods
- research experience
- publications related to the field
- basic understanding of German (minor requirement)

A Ph.D. degree is not required but will be preferred.

Interested applicants should apply by email, mail or fax, no later
than August 20, 2004, at the address below. Include a short vita, a list
of publications, and any other information demonstrating your
qualification.

Send applications to:

Georg Dorffner
Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence
Freyung 6/6
A-1010 Vienna
fax: +43-1-5336112-77
email: georg at ai.univie.ac.at
[use the keyword 'SENSATION' in the subject line!]

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The Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence
(http://www.oefai.at) has an opening for a position in

    Cognitive robotics

This position will be open starting Sep. 1, 2004 and will be limited to
3 years. Work will be done as part of the EU-commission
funded project MACS (Multi-sensory Autonomous Cognitive Systems Interacting
with Dynamic Environments for Perceiving and Using Affordances) and/or
MindRACES (From Reactive to Anticipatory Cognitive Embodied
Systems).
These projects are in the domain of cognitive robotics dealing with
learning interaction-based representations of objects, with foci on
affordances (what a robot can do with objects) and anticipation of
actions as the major driving force behind robotic cognition.

Required background:

- know-how in and hands-on experience with robotics
- academic degree in computer science or engineering (with focus on
   autonomous robots) or equivalent degree
- motivation for and interest in cognitive science research
- basic programming skills (Matlab, C++, or Java)
- proficiency in English

Desired background

- research experience
- publications related to the field
- basic understanding of German (minor requirement)

A Ph.D. degree is not required but will be preferred.

Interested applicants should apply by email, mail or fax, no later
than August 20, 2004, at the address below. Include a short vita, a list
of publications, and any other information demonstrating your
qualification.

Send applications to:

Georg Dorffner
Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence
Freyung 6/6
A-1010 Vienna
fax: +43-1-5336112-77
email: georg at ai.univie.ac.at
[use the keyword 'Robots' in the subject line!]