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The Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TU/e) has the following vacancy
Two PhD positions in the field of socially assistive robots (V 39.489)
at Human-Technology Interaction, Department of Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences.
Two 4-year PhD positions are available in the area of socially assistive robots for the aging population on an EU-funded FP7 project “Knowledgeable SErvice Robots for Aging” (KSERA). The KSERA consortium is lead by the TU/e and brings together seven multidisciplinary partners from universities, research, healthcare, and the ICT-industry.
The project aims to design and prototype a socially assistive robot that helps elderly people with their daily activities of life, their care needs, and provision of a means to live as long as possible independently in their own homes. The approach taken in the KSERA project is to take tele-monitoring and assistive technology one step further and include mobile service robotics. A mobile device and sensor technology are used to monitor the elderly and provide relevant information when needed at an appropriate time and place.
Task description
The focus for the PhD position Modeling proactive navigation in socially assistive robots is to study, model and test robot navigation based on context awareness and intention reading. The mobile device should be capable of engaging a person in a variable domestic environment and thus be aware of the users’ immediate environment and personal state to make decisions about where and whether to engage the user for interaction. In such a model intention recognition and goal inference are necessities to partake in a fluent and meaningful interaction with humans. The path planning model will be based on forward modeling of observed user actions and functional models of the mirror neuron system and its development will be done in collaboration with the robotics group at the University of Hamburg.
The focus for the PhD position Modeling human robot interaction is to enable easy and fun user-robot interaction with an adaptable multimodal interface. The interaction studies address the variations in usage and in user’s abilities and preferences by considering different modalities such as voice, gestures, tactile, video and audio. For a smooth and natural interaction between robot and human the robot should be keenly aware of the human’s attention through gaze monitoring and simple gesture recognition. Conversely, the robot should facilitate interaction by providing clear cues to the focus of attention. The PhD candidate will work on models of joint attention, gaze tracking and simple gesture recognition. Furthermore, the candidate will conduct psychophysical experiments with humans and robot experiments to validate and develop these models.
Requirements
The candidates should be interested in embedding scientific knowledge in industrial research and development. The PhD candidates are expected to deliver a PhD thesis and a number of scientific publications within a period of 4 years.
For the PhD position Modeling proactive navigation in socially assistive robots we are interested in candidates with a solid formal background in modeling, reasoning and decision making mechanisms, Bayesian statistics and programming skills. Knowledge about experimental psychology or cognitive psychology is an asset. Candidates with a masters in artificial intelligence, human movement science, mechanical engineering, computer science, or related programs are invited to apply.
For the PhD position Modeling human robot interaction we are interested in candidates with a solid background in experimental psychology or cognitive psychology and an interest in human-robot interaction design. Knowledge about user and technical aspects of socially assistive robots is an asset. Candidates with a masters in Experimental Psychology, Cognitive Psychology or related programs are invited to apply.
Appointment and Salary
• a full-time temporary appointment for a period of 4 years starting on 1 February 2010;
• a gross monthly salary of € 2.042 during the first year up to € 2.612 during the fourth year of the appointment;
• a broad package of fringe benefits, including an excellent technical infrastructure, child care, savings schemes, and excellent sports facilities.
Information
More information about this position is available from Raymond Cuijpers, email [log in to unmask], phone +31 40 2472911, Jim Juola, email [log in to unmask] or Lydia Meesters, email [log in to unmask], phone +31 40 2473531. Further information: Caren van Overdijk personnel officer, phone +31 40 2475204, e-mail [log in to unmask]
Application
Your written application has to consist of the following parts:
• a motivation for your application;
• extended curriculum vitae;
• a description of your obtained scientific degree,
• or the moment at which the graduation is expected;
• a list of courses and marks.
• A list of potential references for your work
Please send your application to:
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
Department of Technology Management
Personnel Department, Paviljoen C 0.17
PO Box 513
5600 MB Eindhoven
The Netherlands
Please include the job vacancy code: V 39.498
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Please send us your application before December 16th 2010
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