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Talk on Friday 2nd September 2011: The Ethical Roboticist: http://www.theiet.org/events/2011/taros.cfm
1. Funded PhD position in Computer Vision and Robotics at University of Birmingham, UK (Jeremy Wyatt) 2. 2 PhD Positions: Control and Planning for legged locomotion (in HyQ Project @ IIT) (Jonas Buchli)
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Funded PhD position available at University of Birmingham for 3 years, to start October 2011.
A funded research student position is available at the University of Birmingham, UK for three years in the area of computer vision and robotics.
The research by the candidate will focus on computer vision methods that will enable efficient and scalable learning and inference of objects and object categories in the context of robotic tasks such as object manipulation, grasping, and exploiting affordances. The main emphasis will be on developing and evaluating computational approaches to scalable visual recognition of 3D object classes, building on our previous work on compositional hierarchies [http://vicos.fri.uni-lj.si/alesl/research/].
Prospective applicants should have an exceptionally strong academic record, and a solid knowledge of computer science, and/or mathematics, physics and engineering. They must also have demonstrable interest in computer vision and/or pattern recognition and machine learning, as well as very strong programming skills.
Contact: In the first instance please contact Prof Ales Leonardis: ales.leonardis@fri.uni-lj.si and Dr Jeremy L Wyatt: jlw@cs.bham.ac.uk attaching a CV with your academic record.
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*Two PhD Positions in Control and Planning for autonomous dynamic legged locomotion within the HyQ Project (Hydraulic Quadruped robot) @ IIT*
The Department of Advanced Robotics (http://www.iit.it/en/advanced-robotics) at the Italian Institute of Technology IIT (an English language Institute) placed in Genoa has 2 PhD positions within the HyQ project. Starting date is in January 2012.
We are seeking two highly motivated PhD students to work on aspects of control and planning of dynamic locomotion through unstructured terrains (e.g. running through a forest, jumping, 'orienteering'). The students will be working in the framework of the HyQ project. This Hydraulic quadruped HyQ is a unique research platform. It is a fully torque controlled electric/hydraulic quadruped robot equipped with inertial measurement units, laser range finders and stereo cameras.
http://www.iit.it/en/advanced-robotics/hyq.html
Legged robots have an advantage over wheeled robots in difficult and unstructured environments (e.g. outdoors, accident and disaster sites, etc). While this is the motivation behind much of the research in legged robotics the actual solutions are still largely confined to rather simple 'laboratory conditions'. The reasons for this are many, ranging from mechanical and design aspects through software to challenges in control and theoretical difficulties. In the Department of Advanced Robotics at IIT we are working on the technology to change this. We are developing legged robots and the required control, planning and navigation algorithms to enable fully autonomous, fast and reliable operation for in- and outdoor settings.
The exact research program will be determined both based on the background and interests of the students and the need of the project. Possible research topics include but are not limited to: Control of floating base articulated robots, kino-dynamic planning, probabilistic planning & control, force & impedance control, learning and adaptive control of legged robots, dynamic terrain and obstacle perception and modeling, path planning.
The ideal candidate has an excellent background in Robotics, Control Engineering, Dynamical Systems or similar fields. Excellent programming skills are a prerequisite. It is furthermore desired that the student has a practical flair and a desire to do experimental work. The work will require elements of theoretical work, software implementation and field tests. The ability to collaborate across and beyond disciplines is a key to success in this research program.
For further details concerning the research project, please contact: jonas.buchli@iit.it, ioannis.havoutis@iit.it or claudio.semini@iit.it
Application Procedure:
Apply on-line through: no later than the
* 23rd of September, 2011 *
For administrative help with the application please contact Ms. Anastasia Bruzzone by email (anastasia.bruzzone@iit.it <mailto:anastasia.bruzzone@iit.it>) or phone (+39 010 71781 472) Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm.
International applications are encouraged.
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