[robocup-worldwide] IST-EPFL Joint Doctoral Initiative - year 2

[Pedro M. U. A. Lima]

[apologies for duplicates]

         IST-EPFL Joint Doctoral Initiative
          Call for PhD Student Applications
      Distributed and Cognitive Robotics Focus Area


The Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) and the Ecole Polytechnique 
Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have established a Joint Doctoral 
Initiative. The PhD program, comprises a curricular component as well as 
a strong research activity. During the duration the PhD program, 
students will spend about 50% of the time at IST and 50% of the time at 
EPFL and be advised by faculty members from both institutions.

The Joint Doctoral Initiative is oriented towards seven Focus Areas. The 
choice of areas was, in some cases, grounded on existing or long 
standing collaborations and correspond to areas where both EPFL and IST 
have strong competences and have the ambition to work together to build 
synergies and take advantages from research and complementarities. The 
Focus Areas in the Initiative are the following:

Biological and Medical Imaging
*Distributed and Cognitive Robotics*
Computational and Stochastic Mathematics
Antennas and EM devices for Wireless Applications
Environmental Hydraulics
Plasma Physics
Architecture

The focus area of Distributed and Cognitive Robotics is highly 
interdisciplinary and involves two main research lines: (i) distributed, 
networked robots and (ii) cognitive personal assistant robots and 
devices capable of interacting with humans and understanding human actions.


Deadline for application: July 15th to September 15th (24.00 TMG)
Additional information: 
http://www.ist.utl.pt/en/about-IST/global-cooperation/IST-EPFL/

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Pedro U. Lima
Instituto de Sistemas e Robotica,
Instituto Superior Tecnico - Torre Norte
Av. Rovisco Pais, 1
1049-001 Lisboa
PORTUGAL

Tel. +351-21-8418274 (office)
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