Computer Science: Fully Funded EPSRC DTP PhD Scholarship: Real-Time Spoken Language Understanding for Social Care Robots

Job title:

Computer Science: Fully Funded EPSRC DTP PhD Scholarship: Real-Time Spoken Language Understanding for Social Care Robots

Company

Swansea University

Job description

Job Information Organisation/CompanySwansea University DepartmentCentral Research FieldComputer science » Other Researcher ProfileFirst Stage Researcher (R1) CountryUnited Kingdom Application Deadline12 Jun 2024 – 23:59 (Europe/London) Type of ContractOther Job StatusFull-time Hours Per Week35 Offer Starting Date1 Oct 2024 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?Not funded by an EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?NoOffer DescriptionComputer Science: Fully Funded EPSRC DTP PhD Scholarship: Real-Time Spoken Language Understanding for Social Care RobotsThis PhD project will investigate and build spoken language understanding (SLU) models from data for a social care robot simulation, to react quickly and effectively to instructions in a home environment. The models built will respond to instructions like “please put the remote control on the table” and follow-up repairs like “no, the left-hand table” when the speaker realizes the robot has made a mistake, in real time and without delay.To build these SLU algorithms, the project will involve collecting data with pairs of human participants in a Virtual Reality environment. The models built will aim to give the most accurate user intention word-by-word, but also a continuous measure of confidence corresponding to human reaction times. The models will be tested both in the simulation environment and real-world equivalent robots.The successful candidate will join the new Intelligent Robotics group in the Computer Science Department in the Computational Foundry in the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Swansea University, in addition to interfacing with the established Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) FIT lab. The candidate will be working alongside other researchers on the FLUIDITY project on human-robot interaction, and those working on other real-world applications.RequirementsResearch Field Computer science » Other Education Level Bachelor Degree or equivalentSkills/QualificationsCandidates must hold an undergraduate degree at 2.1 level in Computer Science; Mathematics; Linguistics or Psychology/Cognitive Science (with evidence of programming and/or NLP/computational linguistics experience), or an appropriate master’s degree with a minimum overall grade at ‘Merit’ (or Non-UK equivalent as defined by Swansea University). Evidence of publishable standard projects is also desirable.Specific RequirementsIf you are eligible to apply for the scholarship but do not hold a UK degree, you can check our comparison entry requirements. Please note that you may need to provide evidence of your English Language proficiency.Due to funding restrictions, this scholarship is open to applicants eligible to pay tuition fees at the UK rate only, as defined by .Additional InformationBenefitsThis scholarship covers the full cost of UK tuition fees and an annual stipend of £19,237.Additional research expenses will also be available.Eligibility criteriaCandidates must hold an undergraduate degree at 2.1 level in Computer Science; Mathematics; Linguistics or Psychology/Cognitive Science (with evidence of programming and/or NLP/computational linguistics experience), or an appropriate master’s degree with a minimum overall grade at ‘Merit’ (or Non-UK equivalent as defined by Swansea University). Evidence of publishable standard projects is also desirable. If you are eligible to apply for the scholarship but do not hold a UK degree, you can check our comparison entry requirements. Please note that you may need to provide evidence of your English Language proficiency.Due to funding restrictions, this scholarship is open to applicants eligible to pay tuition fees at the UK rate only, as defined by .Selection processPlease see our website for more information.Website for additional job detailsWork Location(s)Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Swansea University Country United Kingdom City Swansea Postal Code SA2 8PP GeofieldWhere to apply WebsiteContact CitySwansea WebsiteStreetSingleton Park Postal CodeSA28PP E-Mailjulian.hough@swansea.ac.ukSTATUS: EXPIRED

Expected salary

£19237 per year

Location

Swansea

Job date

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 04:51:50 GMT

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