Connectionists: PhD position at AI-lab Brussels

[Bart de Boer]

PhD position in
Agent Based Modeling of
Cognitively Plausible Emergent Behavior

In the context of seed funding for AI research in Flanders prof. Bart de 
Boer is looking for a PhD student for the origins of language group of 
the AI-lab of the Vrije Universiteit Brussels.

PhD position offered
We offer a four year PhD position funded by a scholarship with a yearly 
bench fee. The PhD work will consist of building an agent-based 
simulation in which we can investigate emergence of behavior in a 
cognitively realistic setting. This means that the agents are not fully 
rational and that they show behavior similar to that of humans, and that 
interests of agents are not necessarily always aligned. The modeling 
will primarily focus on emergence of speech, but the simulation should 
be general enough that it can be easily adapted to other areas, such as 
traffic or economic interactions.

What we are looking for
We are looking for an enthusiastic student with a degree in artificial 
intelligence, cognitive science, linguistics or equivalent and who has 
experience programming agent-based or cognitive models, preferably in 
Python or C++. Knowledge of speech and speech processing is a bonus. The 
starting date is negotiable, but preferably no later than September 2019.

How to apply
Send a recent CV, detailing your academic record and your programming 
experience as well as a letter of motivation to prof. Bart de Boer. At 
this stage we ask you not to send copies of your diplomas or letters of 
reference. These we will request directly if we decide to further pursue 
your application, If you have any questions please email prof. Bart de Boer.

Links
Context: https://ai.vub.ac.be/node/1687
Email Bart de Boer: bart at ai.vub.ac.be