please distribute to potentially interested students.
Thank you very much.

kind regards, Tomas Klos.

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Tomas Klos
Computational Intelligence and Multi-Agent Games
CWI, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
http://homepages.cwi.nl/~tomas/

You don't need eyes to see, you need vision - Maxi
Jazz (Faithless)



PhD Scholarships at IIIA-CSIC, Barcelona
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The Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (IIIA)
offers one four-year PhD scholarship for students
pursuing a full-time PhD degree in Artificial
Intelligence in the area of multiagent systems,
specifically on the field of computational trust and
reputation models.

The IIIA belongs to the Spanish Scientific Research
Council (CSIC), Spain’s largest public institution
devoted to research and technological development. The
IIIA is a leading research centre in Europe in the
areas of multiagent systems (Prof. Carles Sierra),
machine learning (Prof. Ramon López de Mántaras), and
uncertainty reasoning (Prof. Francesc Esteva and Prof.
Lluís Godo). It attracts funding from the European,
Spanish, and regional governments and has substantial
collaborative research projects with industry. The
IIIA is located in the campus of the Autonomous
University of Barcelona (UAB) and leads the
university’s doctoral studies in artificial
intelligence.

Requirements
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Candidates are required to have a high-quality degree
in Computer Science (or have completed equivalent
qualifications), have good communication skills in
English, and be able to demonstrate strong motivation
to conduct research.

Stipend
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The annual stipend is 14,000 EUR plus health
insurance. In addition, generous allowances are given
to support presentation of work at international
conferences and to attend seminars and tutorials.

Scholarships are conditional on satisfactory progress,
which is reviewed every six months.

Start date
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The start date is 1 April 2006. However, it may be
possible to start later than this depending on the
candidates’ circumstances (for example, students
finishing their degree next June 2006)

Application
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Please fill out the web application form at
www.iiia.csic.es/scholarships/form.html with

* your personal data,
* a short statement, in English, of why you are
interested in joining IIIA-CSIC,
* name and contact information of one or two persons
who are willing to provide confidential academic
references.

At the same time you will be required to upload a
zip-file containing, in PDF or MS-Word format,

* a complete CV,
* an academic transcript with grade point average,
* any relevant scientific publications, if applicable.

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Closing date for application: 5 March 2006.
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For further information please visit our website at
www.iiia.csic.es, or contact
Dr. Jordi Sabater-Mir (jsabater@...).


Tomas Klos
http://homepages.cwi.nl/~tomas/

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