The University of Bristol intend to appoint a Chair in Artificial Intelligence to head the AI group in the Department of Engineering Mathematics.
The Department of Engineering Mathematics has had a strong group in Artificial Intelligence (www.enm.bris.ac.uk/ai) over many years under the leadership of Professor Jim Baldwin (a past EPSRC Senior Research Fellow). Professor Baldwin retired in 2003 and now holds an honorary University Research Fellowship. The AI Group has an international reputation in theory and algorithms for the mathematical treatment of uncertainty and learning in intelligent systems. This includes pioneering and fundamental theoretical work in fuzzy and probabilistic uncertainty, and in neural networks and kernel methods. The Group is especially well known for development of the mathematical foundations of these topics with recent theories including those of soft Bayesian nets and label semantics. Their ethos is that of developing fundamental theory, implementing it, and applying it to novel engineering solutions. Intelligent systems are in the forefront of the revolution in computing and information. It is commonplace to see computer systems that control machinery, check documents, recognise voice input, play games at expert level, make decisions in finance, medicine, travel, entertainment, etc � all using technology developed in artificial intelligence laboratories through the application of discrete mathematics. We seek to appoint a research leader in this exciting area of research who will: � complement existing strengths in the AI Group � exploit new opportunities for research � enhance the research potential of existing researchers � actively collaborate and engage in interdisciplinary research, for example with the Departments of Mathematics, Computer Science or other parts of the Engineering Faculty. Further details can be obtained from http://www.enm.bris.ac.uk/admin/vacancies/ or contact: Professor Alan Champneys [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Head of Department) Dr Trevor Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dr Jonathan Lawry [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dr Colin Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
