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PostDoc/PhD Jobs Opening at IDSIA http://www.idsia.ch/luca/CAS2002.htm
Biology-Inspired Techniques for Self Organization in Dynamic Networks:
Ant Colony Optimization and Immune Networks for routing and
optimization in Ad-Hoc networks and Grid computing systems.
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IDSIA
Istituto Dalle Molle di Studi sull'Intelligenza Artificiale
Galleria 2, 6928 Manno-Lugano, Switzerland
A RESEARCH ASSISTANT and one PHD STUDENT position with 3 years funding with
possible extensions is open for applications.
We are looking for an outstanding postdoc (and one Ph.D. student) to work
on a new FET (Future and Emerging Technologies Program) European Project
starting December 2002.
The project will explore the use of ideas derived from complex adaptive
systems (Ant Colony Optimization and Immune Networks) to enable the
construction of robust and self-organizing information systems for
deployment in highly dynamic network environments. The project will cast
solutions to important problems arising in Ad-Hoc and Virtual networks, P2P
and Grid computing systems as desirable global properties that systems
should exhibit. There is travel funding in case of papers accepted at
important conferences. The official language at IDSIA is English.
Education: PHD in computer science, artificial intelligence, operational
research, mathematics, physics.
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APPLICATION DEADLINE
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October 15th 2002
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CONTACT INFORMATION
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If you wish to apply, please send
(i) Detailed curriculum vitae
(ii) List of three references (and their email addresses)
(iii) Transcripts of undergraduate and graduate (if applicable) studies
(iv) Concise statement of your research interests (two pages max).
Candidates are also encouraged to submit their scores in the Graduate
Record Examination (GRE) general test (if available).
Applications can also be submitted electronically with subject “CAS2002” to
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Please send all documents to Luca Maria Gambardella:
Luca Maria Gambardella
IDSIA
Galleria 2
6928 Manno-Lugano
Switzerland
Phone : +41 91 - 610 8663
Fax : +41 91 - 610 8661
Secretary: +41 91 - 6108660
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http://www.idsia.ch/luca
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SHORT DESCRIPTION OF IDSIA
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IDSIA , Istituto Dalle Molle di Studi sull'Intelligenza Artificiale, is a
non-profit oriented research institute. Thanks to the Fondazione Dalle
Molle per la Qualità della Vita it was founded in 1988 to conduct basic
research in artificial intelligence and to contribute to the advancement of
the scientific and technological culture of the Italian-speaking
Switzerland. IDSIA is affiliated with the Swiss Italian University (USI)
and the Swiss Italian University for Applied Science (SUPSI). The "X-Lab
Survey" by Business Week Magazine ranks IDSIA among the world's top ten
labs in Artificial Intelligence. The main research activities of the
institute are: (i) the study of different metaheuristic approaches to solve
combinatorial optimization problems. (ii) basic and applied research on the
modeling, simulation and optimization of transport systems. (iii) the
development of learning algorithms that focus on collective behavior and
lifelong learning. (iv) the development of neural network algorithms for
generalization starting from small training sets, based on information
theory, statistics and. (v) complexity theory, applied to forecasting and
image recognition. IDSIA develops and participates in projects funded by
the Swiss National Science Foundation (FNR), by the European Commission
(EU) and by the Swiss Commission for Technology and Innovation (CTI). IDSIA
also consults private firms and enterprises.
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