Connectionists: call for proposals - funding of up to 2 milllion euros

[Razvan Valentin Florian]

The Romanian Institute of Science and Technology invites applications 
for research projects to be funded with up to 2 million euros for up to 
4 years with European structural funds awarded by the Romanian National 
Authority for Research and Innovation. The current call is targeted to 
fund projects led by scientists having research or doctoral experience 
outside Romania. About 50 projects will be funded.

Machine learning and related fields, and especially deep learning, 
recurrent neural networks, Bayesian approaches, general artificial 
intelligence, curiosity-based learning,  robotics, and computational 
neuroscience are strategic areas for our institute, although we welcome 
scientists working in all fields of science. The projects may include 
basic research and must include a component of applied research or 
development. Eligible application areas include analyzing and managing 
big data, internet of things, internet of the future, agricultural 
robotics, autonomous driving, autonomous transportation, intelligent 
cities, technologies and methods for software development, new 
computational models.

Scientists are invited to send us an expression of interest at 
office at rist.ro by June 30, 2015, including a brief abstract of the 
project, a CV and a list of publications, or links to webpages including 
this information.

Following the approval, scientists will write the full applications with 
the administrative assistance of our staff and the institute will submit 
the applications for assessment to the National Authority for Research 
and Innovation. The deadline for submitting the full proposals to the 
institute depends on the number of expressions of interest, and will 
likely be August 15, 2015. The deadline for the institute to submit the 
final applications is September 1, 2015.

More information is available at
http://rist.ro/en/details/news/call-for-scientists.html#pk_campaign=connectionists

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Razvan Valentin Florian
Director, Romanian Institute of Science and Technology