Connectionists: Final call: IM-CLeVeR Spring School - deadline 21st February

[msh@aber.ac.uk]

This is the final call for the EU funded project 'IM-CLeVeR -
Intrinsically Motivated Cumulative Learning Versatile Robots’/
Aberystwyth University Spring School 2011,
to be held at the 2011 CapoCaccia
Cognitive Neuromorphic Engineering Workshop
in Sardinia from 1st to 7th May inclusive.

Applications are due by the 21st February -
there are only a few places left!

This year’s themes are intrinsic motivation, abstract
representations of sensorimotor data, hierarchical
architectures and cumulative learning.

The school is aimed at PhD students and young researchers
in the fields of computer science, robotics, autonomous systems,
machine vision, biologically inspired robotics, machine learning
and engineering but is open to interested students in biology,
psychology and neuroscience etc. with a reasonable background and
skills in robotics and programming.

It is intended as a platform for work exchange, for meeting other
students and learning from each other by working in small robotic
related research projects of a maximum of five people. The school
is a unique opportunity for students to see their own research from
a different angle and to gain the valuable experience of applying
competence and skills in new domains.

This year we are running the school in conjunction with the
2011 CapoCaccia Cognitive Neuromorphic Engineering Workshop
(http://capocaccia.ethz.ch/capo/wiki/2011 ).  Students of the
school will be registered to the workshop, and will be able to
attend workshop events and talks as well as those of the school.
The main school will run during the first 7 days of the workshop,
but we will provide space and supervision for students wishing to
stay until the end on the 14th May so that they may continue
working on their school projects.  The school will also host a
series of lectures by high-profile researchers, including:

- Andrew Barto, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Philippe Gaussier, Cergy-Pontoise University
- Peter Redgrave, The University of Sheffield
- Matthew Schlesinger, Southern Illinois University
- Leslie Smith, University of Stirling
- Jochen Triesch, Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies

Students wishing to attend the school should apply to
James Law (jxl at aber.ac.uk), with the following information:
- A covering letter indicating how your research relates to
the school topics and how you perceive attendance will benefit
you
- A letter of endorsement from your research supervisor, or
equivalent
- Your order of preference for the school projects
(http://www.im-clever.eu/announcements/events/first-im-clever-summer-school/projects)

Applications must be received by Monday 21st February.
Bursaries are available to assist with some of the costs.
For more details, and the list of confirmed speakers, please visit:
http://www.im-clever.eu/announcements/events/first-im-clever-summer-school-1


James Law

Spring School organiser