15 August: fyi -- phd funding, Australia
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We're recruiting PhD students to work on computational linguistics and
machine learning at *Macquarie University* in *Sydney, Australia*.
We're looking for strong candidates with good mathematical and
computational skills interested in human language comprehension,
acquisition and its instantiation in the brain.
A strong background in mathematical analysis (multivariate calculus
and linear algebra) and computer science (algorithms and data
structures, as well as programming experience) is important; prior
experience in machine learning and/or statistics is desirable.
Various funding sources are available for both Australian and overseas
candidates. I especially encourage overseas applicants to apply for an
International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS) ;
applications for these are due on the *31st August 2011*.
The areas we are especially targeting are:
* *Computational models of language acquisition:* (especially
non-parametric Bayesian models). This project involves developing
new models of language acquisition and applying them to child
language development data. It involves working with language
acquisition researchers as well as computational linguists and
machine learning experts.
* *Computational models of incremental syntactic and semantic
processing:* (especially on-line processing of both text and
speech). These projects require a good background in statistical
parsing and/or language modelling. Possible projects include
coreference resolution, semantic role labelling and incremental
syntactic parsing.
* *Machine learning and computational neurolinguistics:* This
project involves applying statistical models and machine learning
methods to neural imaging data from our on-campus MEG and fMRI
facilities. We're especially interested in developing new methods
for applying machine learning techniques to address questions of
basic scientific interest. This project will involve working
closely with neuroscientists as well as machine learning experts.
Contact *Mark.Johnson@MQ.edu.au* for more information.
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