Applications due Jan 15; The PhD scholarships are funded for three years. Suggested projects include Designing active heuristics; Use of representation and meta-bias in machine learning algorithms.
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At: U. of Nottingham Ningbo, China
Location: Ningbo, China
Web: www.nottingham.edu.cn
The Division of Computer Science at the University of Nottingham Ningbo, (www.nottingham.edu.cn/) has a number of openings for PhD students in Computer Science in the area of Machine Learning. The PhD scholarships are funded (some fully funded and some partially funded) by the University of Nottingham for a period of three years. The position is expected to begin from October 2010. PhD topics are available on a number of areas, however strong candidate are encouraged to propose their own projects. Suggested projects include
1. Designing active heuristics.
2. Use of representation and meta-bias in machine learning algorithms
3. The automatic design of metaheuristic algorithms.
4. Examining new metrics over spaces of programs.
Applicants should have a degree in Computer Science or a related discipline. A strong programming background is required and a good mathematics background is desirable. Excellent communication skills and a high level English are required. Interested candidates are encouraged to make initial inquires to Dr John Woodward john.woodward@nottingham.edu.cn.
The deadline for applications is 15th Jan 2011, and should include a cover letter, a CV and a research statement.
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