Connectionists: Studentships available: MSc in Natural Computation

[sok@cs.york.ac.uk]

Fully Funded EPSRC Studentships/Scholarships for MSc Natural Computation

Department of Computer Science, University of York, UK

 http://www.cs.york.ac.uk/gsp/NC

Applications are invited for the advanced 12 month MSc programme in
Natural Computation - computing inspired by the natural world, by
biology, physics and chemistry. This course explores the state of
the art in natural computation from the perspective of nature-inspired
algorithms; by considering novel views of what constitute computation;
and examining how the physical and bio-chemical world provides new
foundations for computing. This MSc is intended to provide a route into
a PhD or research in this rapidly expanding field.

Students choose eight taught modules, covering Bio-inspired Computation
(neural and evolutionary algorithms, artificial immune systems, swarms,
L-systems, simulation of biosystems); Embodied Computation (quantum
conputing, DNA and chemical computing, and evolvable hardware); and
Complexity and Emergence (adaptive agents, dynamical systems and
emergence). This is followed by a research project.

The Department of Computer Science is a research intensive department
and was rated 6* in the last research assessment exercise. The
Non-Standard Computation Research Group has more than 20 researchers
(including teaching and research staff, and research students) working
on a wide range of topics in natural computation.

Details of how to apply are on the web at http://www.cs.york.ac.uk/gsp.
Typically you will have achieved at least a second class degree in
Computer Science or a related discipline with an appropriate
mathematical basis. We will also consider applicants who have
appropriate industrial experience instead.

The programme is supported by the EPSRC through its Collaborative
Training Account and by a number of leading companies including
Microsoft, Rolls-Royce and QinetiQ.

Support from the EPSRC and Microsoft mean we have a number of 
studentships to award to suitably qualified students, covering fees
 and maintenance costs (UK students) or fees only (EU students).

Programme commences October 2007. Applications will be considered until
places are filled, but studentships will be allocated in July.

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Dr Simon O'Keefe  PHONE +44 (0)1904 432762 EMAIL: sok at cs.york.ac.uk
Dept of Computer Science, University of York, York, YO10 5DD (U.K.)