[agents] Research Positions at the University of Southampton

[Alex Rogers]

3 Research Fellows - Decentralised Control of Multi-Agent Systems  

School of Electronics and Computer Science
University of Southampton.

http://www.jobs.soton.ac.uk/soton/jobboard/JobDetails.aspx?__ID=*0EB1C663F86643DF
 
£27,183 - £33,432 per annum

Applications are invited for three Research Fellows in the Intelligence, Agents, Multimedia Group, in the School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton. The School is the largest of its kind in the UK and in the last Research Assessment Exercise (in 2008) Computer Science was ranked joint second in the UK for the quality of its research, with 85 per cent of its research work receiving either the top 4* rating (defined as 'world leading') or the 3* rating ('internationally excellent').

The research positions will be associated with the Aladdin project (http://www.aladdinproject.org/). This is a large, collaborative projects concerned with the decentralized control and operation of complex, dynamic systems. Specifically, the project aims to study and apply multi-agent system techniques to the design, management, evolution and control of such systems.  To do so, they draw on techniques from the realms of: game theory, distributed optimisation, decision theory, adaptive systems and mechanism design. Particular attention will be paid to the application of these techniques in the domains of disaster response and sensor networks.

The posts will be based in the Intelligence, Agents, Multimedia research group (www.iam.ecs.soton.ac.uk) and will work with Professor Nick Jennings and Dr Alex Rogers. The successful candidate will join an internationally renowned team applying techniques from game theory, mechanism design, and multi-agent systems to a range of complex real-world problems. 

You should possess a PhD in a relevant discipline (Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Operations Research, or Economics) and have established a strong research pedigree in your area (as evidenced by publications in top quality journals and conferences). In particular, expertise in one or more of the following areas will be an advantage: multi-agent systems, game theory, decision theory, adaptive systems, and/or machine learning.

The duration of the post will be until the project finish date (Sept 2010).

Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Nick Jennings (nrj at ecs.soton.ac.uk) or Dr Alex Rogers (acr at ecs.soton.ac.uk)

The closing date for completed applications is 03 July 2009 at 12.00 noon. Please quote reference number 3534-09-E on all correspondence.


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Dr. Alex Rogers
Intelligence, Agents, Multimedia Group
Electronics & Computer Science
University of Southampton
Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK.
Web: http://users.ecs.soton.ac.uk/acr/
Email : acr at ecs.soton.ac.uk
Telephone : +44 (0) 23 8059 9008
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