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Transverse Activity on Intelligent Robotics University of Aveiro, Portugal =================================== Apply by 2015/04/07 Through previous projects, the Transverse Activity on Intelligent Robotics of the University of Aveiro (ATRI/UA) has been working on the integration of reactivity, deliberation, learning and interactivity for intelligent robots. We address the development of artificial cognitive systems able to build a high-level understanding of their world by storing and exploiting appropriate memories of their experiences. In this context, the following research scholarships are open for applications: 1) Post-doctoral research scholarship The work will focus on open-ended learning for intelligent service robots, addressing methods for continually learning and refining knowledge by gathering and conceptualizing different types of experiences. In collaboration with the existing research team, the work will address open-ended learning for different domains, including visual object learning and recognition, affordance learning, human activity learning for improved responsiveness and robot activity learning for improved task execution performance. Additional information on the scholarship: http://uaonline.ua.pt/pub/detail.asp?c=41863&lg=en 2) Research assistant scholarship This scholarship focuses on the design and development of mechanisms for conceptualizing activities in service robotics applications, including robot activities and human activities in the robot’s environment. As far as robot activities are concerned, there is a focus on problem solving and failure recovery, as well as on human-robot interaction for guiding plan-based robot experiences. Concerning human activities, the learned activity models can be used for anticipating future events and improving the reactivity of a robot to user needs. Additional information on the scholarship: http://uaonline.ua.pt/pub/detail.asp?c=41800&lg=en Applications must be submitted by April 7th, 2015, via e-mail to Luis Seabra Lopes (lsl at ua dot pt). The evaluation and ranking of candidates will be communicated via e-mail. ----------------------------------------------------------- UA and ATRI ----------------------------------------------------------- The University of Aveiro is in among the top 100 universities in the world with less than 50 years, according to "Times Higher Education". UA is attended by about 15,000 students on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. ATRI/UA has been conducting projects leading to the development of integrated architectures for intelligent robotic systems. This group is well known for its successful participation in many robotic competitions (RoboCup, Portuguese Robotics Festival, AAAI, SRVC, etc.) Additional information: http://www.ua.pt http://wiki.ieeta.pt/wiki/index.php/Transverse_Activity_on_Intelligent_Robotics
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