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<p><strong><span lang="EN-US">Robotics, Brain and Cognitive Sciences Research Line at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia in Erzelli, Genoa, is seeking to appoint one postdoctoral position focusing on the use of the iCub humanoid robot to investigate the role of
body-mediated (embodied) social signals in human-robot collaborative interaction and to identify the minimum subset of signals enabling mutual understanding in human-robot communication in realistic, application oriented, scenarios. The research activities
will be carry out under the supervision of Dr. Francesco Rea and Prof. Giulio Sandini.</span></strong><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang="EN-US">The selected candidate will work with the humanoid robot iCub by implementing robot’s behavioural primitives encoding social messages as well as perceptual primitives allowing the robot to decode social signs. These social primitives
will be tested in realistic scenarios to measure their relative contribution to mutual understanding and to identify the minimum subset, which could be used for gestural communication in specific application domains such as automotive.</span></strong><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US">The activity will be carried out within a Joint Lab recently established between IIT and a major producer in the automotive sector, dedicated scientific and technical activities, including training, in the field of signs-based social communication
mediated by robots. Research will be carried in a fully equipped laboratory, including motion capture and eye-tracking devices, in a group with a variety of competences ranging from robotics to designing of experimental studies on humans.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US">The research for this Postdoctoral position will involve:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span lang="EN-US">the development of methods and relative software to generate robot behaviors for natural mutual understanding<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span lang="EN-US">the design and implementation of novel models of immediate perception of the human partner state<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span lang="EN-US">the design of experiments, testing and analysis/validation in human-robot interaction experiments.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><span lang="EN-US">The first goal of the research is modelling how the robot could adapt its perception and behaviour to the individual needs of the partner during an interaction, with potential implications for communicative technology. The second goal
of the research is to exploit how these models can be transferred to novel robotic designs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><em><b>Required qualifications/skills</b></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">PhD in computer science, robotics, computer engineering or related fields;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span lang="EN-US">Knowledge of C/C++ programming languages and Linux/Windows development tools;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span lang="EN-US">Ability to communicate proficiently in English (written and spoken);<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
Experience in robotics.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<span lang="EN-US">Experience in human-robot interaction experiments;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<span lang="EN-US">Knowledge of middleware for robotics (e.g. YARP or ROS);<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<span lang="EN-US">Experience in human measures and data analysis<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><strong><span lang="EN-US">The successful candidate will be offered a salary commensurate to experience and skills.</span></strong><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Interested applicants should submit CV, list of publications, name and contacts of 2 referees and a statement of research interest to </span><a href="mailto:jobpost.76520@iit.it"><span lang="EN-US">jobpost.76520@iit.it</span></a><span lang="EN-US">
by 27 March, 2019<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> quoting Postdoctoral position in “The role of Social Signals in human-robot communication” - CB 76520” in the subject line.
</span></strong><span class="opening-date">Added on: 11/03/2019 - Expires on: 27/03/2019</span> (<a href="https://www.iit.it/careers/openings/opening/969-postdoctoral-position-in-the-role-of-social-signals-in-human-robot-communication">https://www.iit.it/careers/openings/opening/969-postdoctoral-position-in-the-role-of-social-signals-in-human-robot-communication</a>)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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IIT’s scientific program is based on the combination of basic scientific research with the development of technical applications, a major inspirational principle. The research areas cover scientific topics of high innovative content, representing the most
advanced frontiers of modern technology, with wide application possibilities in various fields ranging from medicine to industry, from computer science to robotics, life sciences and nanobiotechnology.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h5><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">Contacts<br>
<a href="mailto:jobpost.76520@iit.it">jobpost.76520@iit.it</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h5>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:IT">Francesco Rea (PhD)<br>
Robotics Brain and Cognitive Sciences Unit <br>
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia<br>
Center for Human Technologies <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-fareast-language:IT">Via Enrico Melen 83, Building B<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-fareast-language:IT">16152 Genova, Italy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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