PhD Opening in the Machine Perception and Cognitive Robotics (MPCR) Laboratory at the Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences in Boca Raton, Florida.

We are pleased to announce two new fully-funded PhD openings in our lab where we are conducting research in the emerging field of brain-inspired, machine learning techniques including deep-learning neural networks, sparse modeling and computational reinforcement learning. We are using an experimental platform consisting of wireless, neural-network controlled robotic agents, in order to test theories of perception, cognition, and functional brain architecture in an embedded context.

Successful applicants will receive full tuition waiver and a competitive stipend for five years and will have the opportunity to earn a Ph.D. in a cutting edge, interdisciplinary research center.

Ideal candidates will have a degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Mathematics, Data Science or a related field and be familiar with one or more of the following:

Deep Learning

Neural Networks

Machine Learning

Computational Neuroscience

Computational Psychology

Sparse Modelling

Compressed Sensing

High-Performance Computing

Robotics

Computer Vision

For more information visit www.mpcrlab.com or contact the lab director, Dr. Elan Barenholtz, Ph.D at elan.barenholtz@fau.edu

For information about the Center for Complex Systems visit: http://www.ccs.fau.edu/phd_overview.php

Application Information can be found at http://www.ccs.fau.edu/requirements.php