The Informatics Institute at the University of Amsterdam invites applications for a fully funded position for a PhD student in the area of multi-objective reinforcement learning. The position is within the Intelligent Autonomous Systems group headed by Prof. Frans Groen, with daily supervision by Dr. Shimon Whiteson.
Application closing date: September 30, 2011. Starting date: November 30 2011 (later starting date is possible). Duration: 4 years. The research will focus on the development of multi-objective reinforcement learning methods for network capacity allocation problems, such as traffic control and packet routing, in which multiple, loosely coupled agents must efficiently coordinate their behavior while simultaneously considering multiple objectives such as maximizing speed and minimizing energy usage. The project is funded by a grant from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research. Applicants must have a master's degree in computer science or a closely related area. In addition, a successful candidate should have: * strong math skills. * good knowledge of modern machine learning methods (specific knowledge of reinforcement learning and/or decision-theoretic planning is a plus). * experience programming in at least one of the following languages: C, C++, Java, Python, or Perl. * excellent oral and written communication skills. The successful candidate will be based in the Intelligent Systems Lab Amsterdam (ISLA) within the Informatics Institute at the University of Amsterdam. The institute was recently ranked among the top 50 computer science departments in the world by the 2011 QS World University IT Rankings. ISLA consists of 20 members of faculty, 20 post-doctoral researchers, and more than 50 PhD students. Members of the lab are actively pursuing a variety of research initiatives, including machine learning, decision-theoretic planning and learning, multiagent systems, human-computer-interaction, natural language processing, information retrieval, and computer vision. Some of the things we have to offer: * competitive pay and excellent benefits * extremely friendly working environment * high-level of interaction * location near the city center (10 minutes by bicycle) of one Europe's most beautiful and lively cities * international environment (10+ nationalities in the group) * access to high-end computing facilities (cluster with 4,000+ cores) * brand-new building Since Amsterdam is a very international city where almost everybody speaks and understands English, candidates need not be afraid of the language barrier. For further information, including instructions on submitting an application, see the official job ad at http://bit.ly/pxokyK. Informal inquiries can be made by email to Shimon Whiteson ([email protected]). _______________________________________________ uai mailing list [email protected] https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
