Dear Colleagues, We are recruiting PhD students for the Fall of 2021 in the Department of Cognitive Sciences and the Department of Computer Science at the University of California, Irvine. Students will have the opportunity to work in the Cognitive Anteater Robotics Laboratory, which conducts research in assistive robotics, computational neuroscience, machine learning, neural networks, neuromorphic engineering and neurorobotics. Applicants should have a strong mathematical and computer programming background, as well as good communication skills. Current Federally funded projects include: · Artificial Intelligence for Novelty Detection · Cognitive Maps in Rats, Robots and Men · Lifelong Learning Machines · Sparse Predictive Coding for Efficient Visual Navigation More information about the lab, recent publications, software, and videos can be found at: · http://www.socsci.uci.edu/~jkrichma · https://www.youtube.com/user/cognitiveroboticsuci/videos Successful applicants will receive funding toward their Ph.D. for at least 5 years. Students interested in applying can contact me at: jkrichma@uci.edu Details about the graduate programs can be found at: · https://www.cogsci.uci.edu/graduate/index.php · https://www.ics.uci.edu/grad/admissions/index About UCI (www.uci.edu): In 1965, the University of California, Irvine was founded with a mission to catalyze the community and enhance lives through rigorous academics, cutting-edge research, and dedicated public service. Today, we draw on the unyielding spirit of our pioneering faculty, staff and students who arrived on campus with a dream to inspire change and generate new ideas. We believe that true progress is made when different perspectives come together to advance our understanding of the world around us. And we enlighten our communities and point the way to a better future. At UCI, we shine brighter. Jeff Krichmar Department of Cognitive Sciences 2328 Social & Behavioral Sciences Gateway University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA 92697-5100 jkrichma@uci.edu http://www.socsci.uci.edu/~jkrichma