Connectionists: New MSc in Computational Intelligence and Computational Biology

[Yaochu.Jin@surrey.ac.uk]

Dear Colleagues,

A new MSc program in Computational Intelligence and Computational Biology (subject to validation) is going to be launched at the University of Surrey, UK in 2012. The MSc is run by the Department of Computing in close collaboration with the BioSciences Department. This MSc shares modules with an MSc in Systems Biology in the Biosciences Department. MSc dissertations can be co-supervised by academic staff from both Computing and Biosciences departments.
     
The programme aims to provide trainings in a cross-disciplinary research area of computational intelligence, computational biology, and computational and cognitive neurosciences. These trainings should foster students’ interest in and develop fundamental and up-to-date knowledge for performing research in a related interdisciplinary area. This program also aims to provide students with hands-on technical skills that are needed for finding employment opportunities in industry and research institutes involved in research and development in intelligent optimization and control, bioinformatics, brain research, and computational biology.

The MSc consists of the following compulsory modules:
                + Computational and Cognitive Neurosciences
                + Brain Machine Interface
                + Introduction to Computational Systems Biology
                + Bioinformatics and Bioinformatics Programming
                + Evolutionary Computation and Artificial Development

Students with a BSc in Computer Science, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, Physics and other engineering sciences are welcome. Students graduated from Neurosciences, Biosciences other relevant disciplines who have adequate mathematical and computing skills are also encouraged to apply. 
    
The MSc lasts for 12 months in full time mode.

Further queries regarding the MSc can be sent to the Program Director, Prof. Yaochu Jin. 

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Professor Yaochu Jin
Head of the Nature-Inspired Computing and Engineering (NICE) Group
Department of Computing, University of Surrey
Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH, United Kingdom
Room 35 BB02
Phone: +44(0)1483 686037   Fax:    +44(0)1483 686051
Email:  yaochu.jin at surrey.ac.uk  
http://www.surrey.ac.uk/computing/people/yaochu_jin/
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