[agents] post-doctoral position: sensor networks/University of Bath

[Julian Padget]

University of Bath

Post-doctoral Researcher in Formal Techniques for Sensor Network
Design, Management and Optimization

Departments of Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering

Salary scale: £29,704 - £35,469

Job description and application forms:
http://www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/job_desc.cgi?09248JK

The apointee will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team of
Chris Bowen (sensor design), Alicia Kim (aerospace structures) Aydin
Nassehi (intelligent manufacturing) and Julian Padget (computer
science). This 3 year project is funded by Leverhulme Trust and is
joint between computer science and mechanical engineering at Bath.
The aim is to develop new formal techniques for sensor network design,
management and optimization informed by two case studies: one on
structural integrity and the other in intelligent manufacturing.  The
aim is to use ideas from the fields of software agents/autonomic
systems and from multidisciplinary optimization to govern, adapt and
improve the performance of sensor networks.

You should have, or have nearly completed, a PhD in Computer Science
in an area of relevance to the topics mentioned above. Demonstrated
experience in software agents, optimization and engineering approaches
to problem solving would be an advantage, along with some knowledge of
interfacing to low-level devices.  The preferred start date is the
beginning of January 2010 or otherwise subject to negotiation.

Contact information: informal enquiries may be directed to Julian
Padget, eml: jap at cs.bath.ac.uk or 'phone +44 1225 386 971.

Closing date: 18th October 2009

--Julian Padget.