<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">Swansea
University, department of Computer Science is accepting applications for a
fully funded PhD in artificial intelligence under the supervision of Dr. Joseph
MacInnes and Prof. Xianghua Xie. The
project is titled “Machine Networks of Attention from HuMan Networks of
Attention (MNUH MNU)” and is scheduled to start on October 1, 2023. Funding is provided by EPSRC DTP and the
Faculty of Science and Engineering and is open to UK or international students.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US">Project
description:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">The
addition of 'attention' to machine learning has recently improved many
algorithms with the potential to transform a wide range of machine learning
approaches (transformers, perceivers).
Attention, simply, allows an algorithm to allocate more weight to input
that is relevant for certain tasks, and less weight to the irrelevant. Attention mechanisms in machine learning will
become increasingly important as the volume of input data increases, and even
efficient algorithms will have to make informed choices about which input
should receive priority or actively inhibited.
We will apply current theories of human attention to improve machine
learning algorithms that adjust to the goals of the agent. We will use high
quality eye tracking data in various tasks as a proxy for human attention and
use these data to inform novel attentional mechanisms for machine
learning. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">The
deadline for applications is Feb 1, 2023, Full project and application details can
be found at</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate/scholarships/research/computer-science-epsrc-su-phd-machine-2023-rs200.php">https://www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate/scholarships/research/computer-science-epsrc-su-phd-machine-2023-rs200.php</a> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">For
informal inquiries, please contact Dr. Joe MacInnes (william.macinnes (at)
<a href="http://swansea.ac.uk">swansea.ac.uk</a>)</span></p></div></div>