<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Syeda Fatima</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:S.S.Fatima@lboro.ac.uk">S.S.Fatima@lboro.ac.uk</a>></span><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div bgcolor="white" lang="EN-GB" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="m_2889996388839300767WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Funded PhD</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">: <b>Rational interaction in autonomous systems</b><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Department of Computer Science, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, UK<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Loughborough University is a top-ten rated university in England for research intensity (REF2014) and an outstanding 66% of the work of Loughborough’s academic staff who were eligible to be submitted to the
REF was judged as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’, compared to a national average figure of 43%.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">In choosing Loughborough for your research, you’ll work alongside academics who are leaders in their field. You will benefit from comprehensive support and guidance from our <a href="http://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/research-degrees/student-support/" target="_blank">Doctoral
College</a>, including tailored careers advice, to help you succeed in your research and future career. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Project detail</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">You will work in the Vision, Autonomous and Human-Computer Systems research group where Dr Fatima and many others work on a variety of related projects in multi-agent systems, machine learning, robotics, and
digital imaging, funded from a range of sources and with links to industrial partners. Collaboration with others, especially from other disciplines, will be encouraged.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Department of Computer Science is part of the School of Science, and has attracted staff and students from all over the world, making it a diverse and stimulating environment in which to study. Research
ranges from underlying formal methods to the practical creation and operation of distributed autonomous systems. The Department has an international reputation for research with projects funded by government bodies such as EPSRC and EU, and industries such
as BAE, Rolls Royce, and ARM. Further information may be found <a href="http://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/research-degrees/funded/rational-interaction-autonomous-systems/%20http:/www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/compsci/" target="_blank">online</a>.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Many emerging applications of AI require interaction, cooperation, and coordination between machines. Within this context, this research is aimed at building multi-agent systems comprised of autonomous decision-making
components. Each individual component must be designed to accomplish its own goals despite possible conflicts with the goals of others. Focus will be on modelling <i>rational interaction</i> and devising effective<i> interaction mechanisms</i> for enabling <i>autonomous
conflict resolution</i>. The project will involve formal models from <i>game theory</i> together with <i>machine learning</i>, but the ultimate focus will be on real-world applications such as building a team of humans and manned/unmanned vehicles (UAVs),
or a team of robots in which each robot must adapt its behaviour in accordance with the behaviours of the others. The research involves theoretical modelling as well as simulations.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Fees and funding</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">: <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Tuition fees cover the cost of your teaching, assessment and operating University facilities such as the library, IT equipment and other support services. University fees and charges can be paid in advance
and there are several methods of payment, including online payments and payment by instalment. Special arrangements are made for payments by part-time students.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">This studentship will be awarded on a competitive basis to applicants who have applied to this project and/or any of the advertised projects prioritised for funding by the School of Science.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The 3-year studentship provides a tax-free stipend of £14,553 (2017 rate) per annum (in line with the standard research council rates) for the duration of the studentship plus tuition fees at the UK/EU rate.
International (non-EU) students may apply however the total value of the studentship will be used towards the cost of the International tuition fee in the first instance<b>.</b><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Full time 3 yrs<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Supervisor: Dr S Fatima<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Reference number: SF/CO/2018<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Start date: 01 Oct 2018<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Application deadline: 16 February 2018<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">For further project details email <a href="mailto:s.s.fatima@lboro.ac.uk" target="_blank">Dr Shaheen Fatima</a> or <a href="http://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/register-interest/" target="_blank">register your interest and ask us a
question</a>.</span></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline"> </div><span style="font-size:11pt">To find out more about postgraduate research in the School of Science please visit our </span><a href="http://www.lboro.ac.uk/science/study/postgraduate-research/studentships/" target="_blank" style="font-size:11pt">website</a><span style="font-size:11pt">.</span><p></p>
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