Postdoc Positions in Explainable AI and Machine Learning at the Univ. of Surrey, UK (deadline: 23 Mar 2023)
Alireza Tamaddoni-Nezhad
Two exciting opportunities has arisen to join the Dept. of Computer Science and the Surrey Institute for People-Centred Artificial Intelligence (https://www.surrey.ac.uk/ai) as Postdoctoral Research Fellow working on our EPSRC-funded project "Human-machine learning of ambiguities to support safe, effective, and legal decision making". This is a multi-disciplinary project aiming to improve the trustworthiness of the next-generation autonomous systems using the latest advances in AI and machine learning.
About the project:
Autonomous robotic systems offer huge potential to help humans in a wide range of real-world applications. However, there is an acute lack of trust in robot autonomy in the real world - in terms of operational performance, adherence to the rules of law and safety, and human values. Furthermore, poor transparency and lack of explainability (particularly with popular deep learning methods) add to the mistrust when autonomous decisions do not align with human "common sense". We will be achieving this through the logical and probabilistic machine learning approach of Bayesian meta-interpretive learning (BMIL). This approach uses a logic-based representation that is akin to human language. It is through the logical representation and human-like reasoning of BMIL that it will be possible to encode expert human knowledge into the perceptive world model and deliberative planner of the robot's AI.
About the ideal candidates and how to apply:
You have research track record in a subject area of direct relevance for the project, i.e., AI, Machine Learning or Law, and a relevant PhD degree. Experience or knowledge of relational learning and logic programming would be a bonus. Applications must include a cover letter describing how you match the person specification, and a link to your Google Scholar page and select one paper that you would like the selection panel to read.
Further information and links to the online applications are available from the following links:
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Explainable AI and Machine Learning (1 year)
http://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/009623
Application deadline: Thursday 23 March 2023
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Explainable AI and Machine Learning (3 years)
http://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/009723
Application deadline: Thursday 23 March 2023
These are fixed term contracts for up to 1 and 3 years with the possibility of extension. The project is expected to start in May 2023, but there are some flexibilities with the start date of these posts.
For informal queries, please contact Dr Alireza Tamaddoni-Nezhad:
About the University of Surrey, Dept. of Computer Science, and the Surrey Institute for People-Centred AI
The University of Surrey is located on a beautiful campus in Guildford, benefitting from excellent road and rail connections (just 35 minutes train journey from London). We are an ambitious, research-led organisation, committed to research excellence and to the application of our research for the benefit of society. Dept. of Computer Science was ranked 7th in the country for our research outputs according to the latest UK Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021). The successful candidate will also join our new multi-disciplinary Institute for People-Centred Artificial Intelligence (www.surrey.ac.uk/ai) which builds on the 35-years of world-leading AI research through the Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing (CVSSP). The University of Surrey is ranked 1st in the UK for Computer Vision, 4th for Robotics and 6th for Machine Learning (csrankings.org).