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Microsoft Research Funded PhD Fellowship at Goldsmiths, University of London

Application deadline: 28 February 2017
PhD start date: September 2017
Supervisor: Dr. Rebecca Fiebrink

Goldsmiths’ Department of Computing is offering a fully-funded PhD studentship supported by a prestigious Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship, under the supervision of Dr Rebecca Fiebrink (Goldsmiths, Embodied Audiovisual Interaction Group) and Dr Cecily Morrison (Microsoft Research, Human Experience & Design Group).

The project has the mission of developing technology that allows blind and partially sighted people to tune their understanding of their surroundings through being able to query the social, physical and textual environment. You would join a project team that brings together researchers with backgrounds in machine learning, artificial intelligence, and human computer interaction. Starting from a rich understanding of human-agent interaction and advances in machine learning and artificial intelligence, you will devise novel solutions that allow artificial agents to adapt to and empower their users.

The research will focus on developing novel human-centered machine learning approaches that enable people who are blind and partially sighted to interact with and personalise intelligent agents. Your work may draw on research areas including end-user creation and personalization of machine learning systems—human-in-the-loop/interactive machine learning, transfer learning, and/or novel approaches to supporting end-user ideation, validation, debugging, and sharing of machine learning systems—and/or audio-based interfaces, including but not limited to data sonification and/or spatial audio interfaces.

Candidate Profile and Proposed Research
We are especially looking for candidates who fit the following profile:
* Bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred) in Computer Science or related field.
* Prior experience with machine learning, artificial intelligence, digital audio and sonification, and/or computer vision. This work may be evidenced by publications, internships or employment in industry, development of significant software projects, and/or academic coursework.
* Strong interest in employing human-computer interaction methodologies alongside machine learning and/or computer vision techniques to create next-generation interactions between people and technology. You are not satisfied with developing techniques that only work in theory or in the lab! Rather, you are driven by a desire to deeply understand people’s real-world needs and to meet those needs through well-designed computational approaches and user interfaces. 
* Demonstrated capability for research (such as publications) and system building.

The Team
This Fellowship will be supervised by Dr. Rebecca Fiebrink at Goldsmiths, University of London. You will also work with a larger team from Microsoft Research Cambridge (led by Dr. Cecily Morrison  and other partner institutions. Furthermore, at Goldsmiths you will benefit from being a member of the Embodied Audiovisual Interaction (EAVI) group within the Department of Computing. EAVI is a vibrant community of students and researchers whose work spans creative practice, accessible interface design, end-user machine learning, and other topics related to computing, media, and the body.

Provisions of the award
* Tuition: The fellowship award will cover tuition and fees for three academic years at the home/EU rate. Applicants who will be liable for fees at the overseas rate are welcome, but will have to make up the difference between home/EU and overseas fees.
* Living Expenses:  The award includes a stipend of at least £15,133 per annum.
* Internship: Recipients have the opportunity to apply for salaried internships with Microsoft. See more about Microsoft Research Internships at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/careers/ .
* Travel: Some travel funding is available to attend conferences. 

How to apply
Please apply using Goldsmiths’ online application for the MPhil/PhD Programme in Computer Science: http://www.gold.ac.uk/pg/mphil-phd-computer-science/ 

In the application form, please indicate “Rebecca Fiebrink” as your preferred supervisor, and upload the following documents:
* A covering letter explaining why you want this studentship and why you have a suitable background for this research. (Upload this under the “personal statement” document.)
* Your CV
* Your university transcript(s) with courses and marks
* A 2-3 page research statement describing your hypothesis or key research focus, your proposed research methods, and your research motivations and relevant experience
* Contact information for 2 referees to upload letters of recommendation

If you have any questions about the research programme, the studentship, or the application process, please contact Rebecca Fiebrink at [log in to unmask] . 

We are seeking a diverse set of applicants and encourage people who are familiar with visual disabilities or have experience with relevant research in this area to apply.

All materials should be submitted to the Goldsmiths application system in full by 28th February, 2017.

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