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PhD position on Robotic Interaction Language
Project Description
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This project focuses on the development of the artificial RObot Interaction LAnguage (ROILA) to improve human robot interaction. Similar to other artificial languages, such as Esperanto, an initial investment from the users is necessary. The research goal of this project is to find the right balances between the effort necessary to learn the language and the resulting benefit of robust communication. The language should be as closely related to existing languages as possible to allow for a steep learning curve but must take the limitations of current robotic technology into account. Robotsą speech recognition, language understanding and gesture recognition are far below the abilities of humans. Philipsą iCat robot will be used as a first reference platform since it is composed of standard components, such as cameras and microphones. Through cycles of language design and quantitative communication evaluations an optimal solution will be approached. An empirical benchmark test will be performed to compare the ROILA against other interaction methods, such as pure natural language or graphical user interfaces.
The project will start with a thorough literature review in the fields of theory of formal languages, artificial intelligence, learning theory. The student then will go through three cycles, each consisting of four phases:
requirements; design; implementation; evaluation. Each iteration cycle will deliver a demonstrator that can be formally evaluated and be presented to the scientific community.
The Department of Industrial Design
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The Department of Industrial Design (ID) of the Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TU/e), founded in 2001, is a rapidly growing department. The department consists of 500 students at the bachelor, master and PhD level in addition to around 80 faculty members. ID focuses on intelligent products, services and networks. These innovative products enable people to interact with the environment in an optimal and flexible way. This project will be embedded into the Designed Intelligent Group (DI), which is a multidisciplinary group addressing the design of the intelligence in adaptive systems, products and related services. The cooperating disciplines include computer science, electrical engineering, neural computing, software engineering, psychology and industrial design. Compared to the other groups of the department ID, the Designed Intelligence group has the strongest emphasis on technology.
Requirements
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The candidate should have a Masters degree in one of the following areas:
industrial design, human-computer interaction, computer science, linguistics. He/she should be seriously interested in both robotics and artificial languages, as witnessed by project results or relevant activities. The candidate must be able to co-operate in a multidisciplinary team.
Appointment and Salary
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We offer a position for a period of 4 years. PhD students will receive a monthly salary of 1,956 Euro in their first year, which will rise to 2,502 Euro (gross) in the final (fourth) year. Eindhoven University of Technology has an excellent package of attractive benefits for employees, a child-care facility, and a modern sports complex.
Further Information and Application
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Further information about the project, including a full project description, can be obtained from Dr Christoph Bartneck (+31 40 247 5175; [log in to unmask]). General information about the organization and the hiring process can be requested from Ms. Julma Braat, personnel assistant,
(+31 40 247 5883; [log in to unmask])
Please send your application either as a printed version to the mailing address below or as a PDF version by email to Julma Braat ([log in to unmask]). Your application must include a letter explaining your specific interest in the project, an extensive curriculum vitae, a list of three references, and the vacancy code V51.045. Application will be accepted until May 1st, 2007.
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Department of Industrial Design, Attn.
Ms. J. Braat, room HG 3.92, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands, E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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