[iva] PhD studentships on interaction topics, available at the Edinburgh Centre of Robotics

[Hastie, Helen]

Recruitment for September 2020: Closing date is January 31st 2020

The EPSRC Centre of Doctoral Training in Robotics and Autonomous Systems at the Edinburgh Centre of Robotics is offering an exciting opportunity to study a PhD through an innovative 4-year PhD training programme, drawing on our extensive experience with postgraduate teaching and research supervision.   The Centre is composed of Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh and our goal is to train innovation-ready researchers to be part of a multi-disciplinary team, focusing on Safe Interaction, which includes topics such as:

  *   People Interactions: human-robot interaction, human-agent interaction, affective robotics and computing, smart spaces, human-robot teaming, collaborative decision-making, cobots, multimodal interfaces;
  *   Interaction Enablers: vision, machine learning for interaction, XAI, visual dialogue, Conversational AI, natural language processing (NLP) and generation (NLG), various aspects of speech.

Achieving impact requires non-technical skills, for example, an understanding of technology translation, creativity and entrepreneurial processes. These are an essential component of the CDT programme, captured in the #Cauldron training programme.
Why join us?

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Flexible programme structure allows students to tailor courses to match research area of interest in year one, ensuring students have a strong general grounding in responsible research, current theory, methods and applications as a solid foundation for their PhD research.
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Cohort approach with activities including group projects and away days.
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Equipment and travel funding.
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Opportunity for international placement in prestigious research laboratory in year three.
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Bespoke #Cauldron training programme to provide non-technical skills such as understanding of technology translation, creativity, and entrepreneurial processes.
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Gateway seminars with prestigious speakers.
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Fund to seed innovation.
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Fully funded posts available for UK/EU students; limited posts for overseas students

More information and how to apply: www.edinburgh-robotics.org/apply<http://www.edinburgh-robotics.org/apply>
How to Apply | Edinburgh Centre for Robotics<http://www.edinburgh-robotics.org/apply>
Studentships for September 2020
www.edinburgh-robotics.org




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Helen Hastie, Professor of Computer Science, Heriot-Watt University

Director, EPSRC CDT in Robotics & Autonomous Systems (2019-2028)

Tel: 0131 451 3344, Office: EM1.42

@hfhastie @EDINrobotics @ORCA_Hub




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