PostDoc job in Planning under Uncertainty A postdoctoral research grant is available at the Institute for Systems and Robotics (ISR) of the Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon. The topic of the grant is planning under uncertainty in the context of multi-robot search and rescue. The goal is to develop methodology and algorithms for heterogeneous teams of robots involved in urban search-and-rescue tasks. Planning in such scenarios requires agents to handle uncertainty in acting, sensing as well as communication. Decentralized partially observable Markov decision processes form a state-of-the-art formal approach for multiagent planning, and we intend to apply them to multi-robot search-and-rescue tasks. More details can be found at http://www.isr.ist.utl.pt/~mtjspaan/decpucs/ .
ISR-Lisbon is a research institute of the Instituto Superior Técnico, the oldest and largest engineering school in Portugal. ISR-Lisbon has a long standing tradition of research and development and offers a modern and enthusiastic research environment with strong interdisciplinary and international links. The grant has duration of (a maximum of) two years, and candidates should have obtained a relevant PhD degree (e.g., Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Electrical Engineering). The ideal candidate has expertise in Markov decision processes and multiagent/multi-robot systems. Applications should include CV, a statement of research interests and two recommendation letters, and be sent to Dr. Matthijs Spaan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or fax: +351-21-8418291, who can also be contacted for more information. Application deadline is February 7, 2008. -- [ Matthijs Spaan ] [ http://www.isr.ist.utl.pt/~mtjspaan ] _______________________________________________ uai mailing list uai@ENGR.ORST.EDU https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
