University of Aberdeen

Department of Engineering

Research Studentship available:

Neural systems engineering for embedded machine vision

Applications are invited for a fully-funded, three-year PhD
studentship. The work will be researching future artificial neural
network (ANN) architectures based on our neural hardware.

The types of vision application which will form the basis for mass
implementation over the next few years are those requiring the
embedding
of intelligent pattern recognition systems into industrial processes,
instrumentation and portable systems. These systems will make extreme
demands on the hardware, requiring the integration of traditional
image
processing with ANN techniques, and implemented in designs with small
footprint and low power consumption. The project will research
methods
for the efficient embedding of imaging algorithms into hardware and
neural arrays. A hardware implementation of the system will be
developed.
The work will be motivated by industrially relevant demonstrator
applications, and will include collaboration with system developers
and
end users.

The studentship is partly funded by AXEON Ltd who are developing novel
processor systems. The student would join a lively and rapidly
expanding novel architectures research group in the Department of
Engineering.
http://www.eng.abdn.ac.uk/dept/research.html

The funding of the studentship covers UK/EU tuition fees and a
maintenance grant equivalent to standard Research Council rates.
Applicants should have a good first degree (equivalent of UK 1st class
or upper second) in electronic engineering, physics or computational
science. Informal enquiries may be directed to Dr Alastair Allen.
Email: a.allen@.... Tel: +44 1224 272501. Fax: +44 1224
272497.

Application forms: Postgraduate Office, Department of Engineering,
Fraser Noble Building, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3UE,
UK.
Tel: +44 1224 272513. Fax: +44 1224 273895. Email:
pgoffice@...