chaib fcgfyiftulavalca open position 2 positions phd student within field complex decision making open 3 years positions part project complex decisionmaking uncertainty experiments robotic assistant persons disabilities details found httpwwwdamasiftulavalcachaibsujetsphdspdf project supported provincial agency québec fqrnt le fonds québécois de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies project goals project twofold first part aims design agent learn determine update states actions transitions rewards via partially observable markov decision process pomdp model ii make robust sequential decisions iii interact entities environment via spoken dialogue system second part aims validate techniques generated first step context robotic assistant individuals disabilities objective maximize mobility reduce cognitive load target population quality environment training members team charge project currently supervising substantial number postdoctoral graduate undergraduate students students integrated various aspects pertaining complex decision making machine learning robotics therefore able support new phd students qualifications applicants must relevant background research interest fitting project activities group charge project phd students must hold master degree equivalent specialization optimization machine learning formal ai oriented complex decision making duties financial support phd students must take part computer science department approved phd program laval universityquébec canada financial support 18 000cndyear assured period 3 years application interested candidates requested contact professor brahim chaibdraa email fcgfyiftulavalca thu 07 aug 2008 204341 0400 uai phd positions