Sheffield Hallam University is advertising two positions to work on the Horizon Europe project PRIMI: Performance in Human Robot Interaction via Mental Imagery, led by Professor Alessandro Di Nuovo (scientific coordinator). The project aims to create the next-gen humanoid robots with efficient computation, high cognition and autonomy, by synergistically combining interdisciplinary research development in neurophysiology, psychology, machine intelligence, cognitive mechatronics, neuromorphic engineering, and humanoid robotics. The PRIMI project seeks to create more capable interactive robots with advanced abilities, able to provide innovative and personalised services. Prototypes will be used in stroke rehabilitation studies.

SHU unit will focus on machine intelligence techniques and neuromorphic computing technologies to create active inference models for interactive learning in robots with human-like performance.

You will also join the Smart Interactive Technologies (SIT) research laboratory; a vibrant interdisciplinary group, led by Prof. Alessandro Di Nuovo, that conducts world-leading research on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. The group is currently running several research projects worth over £2.5 million funding from the European Commission and UKRI.

As a Senior Research Fellow, https://bit.ly/SnrResFellMachIntell, you are expected to work alongside the scientific coordinator of the PRIMI project, Prof. Di Nuovo, and support him in the high-level management of the project activities.   It will also be your responsibility to carry out independent research as required by the project and provide leadership and support to the other staff, along with the supervision of a PhD student’s research on the topics of the PRIMI project. It will be your responsibility to guarantee the delivery of research objectives, including the day-to-day management and implementation of the research tasks, e.g. design and carry-out neuro-robotic experiments, assist with data collection and perform both quantitative and qualitative analysis, develop and maintain open-source software, prepare high-quality scientific outputs, and present and organise at international events.

As a Research Fellow https://bit.ly/ResFellNeuroRobot, you will carry out independent research as required by the project, provide leadership, and support the supervision of a PhD student researching on the topics of the PRIMI project. Under the mentorship of Prof. Di Nuovo, the research fellow will guarantee the delivery of the research objectives, including the day-to-day management and implementation of the research tasks, e.g. design and carry out neuro-robotic experiments, assist with data collection and perform both quantitative and qualitative analysis, develop and maintain open-source software, prepare high-quality scientific outputs, present and organise at international events.

Please read the job information pack in the links above, which includes the full job description and person specification, available on our website for more details: https://www.shu.ac.uk/jobs/apply-for-jobs

Alessandro Di Nuovo, PhD

Professor of Machine Intelligence

Leader of Technological and Digital Innovations, Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre

College of Business, Technology and Engineering

Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom

Email: a.dinuovo@shu.ac.uk