Paladyn. Journal of Behavioral Robotics

Paladyn. Journal of Behavioral Robotics is a new journal launched by Versita (www.versita.com/pjbr), a science publisher in Central and Eastern Europe and distributed by Springer.

Paladyn is a peer-reviewed, electronic-only journal that publishes the original research results on topics broadly related to biologically and psychologically inspired robots and other behavior-based autonomous systems. The journal focuses especially on cognitive developmental robotics which emerges from developmental psychology, embodied cognition, autonomous mental development and social behavior.

The journal publishes research that covers such topics as: developmental robotics, cognitive robotics, evolutionary robotics, artificial embodied agents, self-organizing robot swarms, robot learning and adaptation, human-robot interaction and bio-inspired robot vision.

The first two issues of the PJBR are already online:
Vol.1 iss.1: www.springerlink.com/content/2080-9778/1/1/
Vol.1 iss.2: www.springerlink.com/content/2080-9778/1/2/

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Season's Greetings from XCR-1 robot

The XCR-1 Robot by Pentti Haikonen performs a candle search task to wish you a happy Xmas!

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Season's Greetings from XCR-1 robot

The XCR-1 Robot by Pentti Haikonen performs a "Christmas Present Task" to wish you a happy Xmas!

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Postdoctoral positions at Imperial College London in Bioinspired Social Learning Mechanisms for Human Robot Interaction

Two postdoctoral positions are immediately available at Imperial's Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, to work on bionspired social learning algorithms for  human-robot interaction. You will be working in a new EU FP7 STREP project, EFAA, to develop bioinspired algorithms for enabling humanoid robots to learn transferable sensorimotor and cognitive skills through multimodal interaction with human users in the context of tabletop games. Experience with modelling biological learning processes (particularly in the context of social cognitive neuroscience), for example using neural networks or bayesian models, and/or programming and control of complex humanoid robots (e.g. the icub) would be beneficial.

The positions offer an exciting research topic and an excellent working environment in one of the world's top research universities; the positions are for the project's duration of 3 years.

More information (and links to the application website) at:

http://www.iis.ee.ic.ac.uk/yiannis/webcontent/EFAAPostdoctoralPositions/Welcome.html

Deadline for receipt of applications is  the 16th of January 2011, but candidates are encouraged to apply as early as possible.

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MC2011

Machine Consciousness 2011: Self, Integration and Explanation
Call for Papers

Abstract submission deadline: December 31st, 2010.

Extended Abstract submission deadline: **January 9th, 2011** 

Submissions are invited for presentation at MC2011, a two-day symposium to be held in conjunction with Artificial Intelligence and the Simulation of Behaviour 2011 (AISB 2011), April 4-7 2011, University of York, UK.

Machine Consciousness (MC) concerns itself with the creation of artefacts which have, or model, mental characteristics typically associated with consciousness such as (self-) awareness, emotion, affect, phenomenal states, imagination, etc.

Specific Foci:
We encourage submissions falling under one of more of these topics:
        • MC and Self modelling
        • MC and Information integration
        • The explanatory power of MC models
        • MC and Neuroscience
        • MC and Functional versus phenomenal consciousness
        • MC Ethics

Click the READ MORE button below to see the complete Call For Papers.

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University of Birmingham UK,
Centre for Computational Neuroscience and Cognitive Robotics

A new Centre for Computational Neuroscience and Cognitive Robotics (CN-CR, www.psychology.bham.ac.uk/cncr) has been launched, with a multimillion pound investment. The Centre combines research on human cognition, sensory and motor systems, and computational modelling with research on robotic systems leading towards a better understanding of both brain function and advanced robotics. The research will also be translated into innovative treatments for brain injuries and those with degenerative or developmental neurological disorders.

We now seek applications for up to four posts associated with this centre.

Chair in Computational Neuroscience (1 or 2 posts).
Competitive package for an outstanding candidate. (Ref: 38207) You should have an international research record and be making a cutting-edge contribution to the field.

Senior Lectureships or Lectureships (equivalent to US Associate and Assistant Professor respectively) in Computational Neuroscience (2 posts).
Salary from £45,155 to £68,302 a year or from £36,715 to £49,342 a year (Ref: 47252) You will have a growing reputation in the field, a strong publication record and the potential to become a world leader.

Informal enquiries: Professor Glyn Humphreys
(0121 414 4930; g.w dot humphreys -at bham.ac.uk), Professor Chris Miall, Head of School of Psychology
(0121 414 2867; r.c dot miall at. bham.ac.uk) and/or Dr Jeremy Wyatt, School of Computer Science
(0121 414 4788; j.l dot wyatt at. bham.ac.uk)

To download the details and submit an electronic application online visit: www.hr.bham.ac.uk/jobs

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