Subject: Research positions in music technology and computational From: Perfecto Herrera-Boyer <pherrera(at)iua.upf.es> Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 14:59:12 +0100Please, feel free to distribute this call, and sorry for crosspostings. Research positions in music technology and computational neuroscience ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Music Technology and the Computational Neuroscience groups of the Department of Technology (http://www.upf.edu/dtecn/english) and the Audiovisual Institute (http://www.iua.upf.es) of the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) are looking for 2 Ph.D. students and 2 post-doc researchers for a three year research project in Neuroscience and Music. The goal of the project is to investigate how complex cognitive behaviour in artificial systems can emerge through interacting with an environment. . We will investigate music cognition through perceptual experiments and computational modelling studies, embodying our understanding in the construction of an emergent interactive music system, which will learn to develop representations and expectations in response to the music it experiences. The Ph.D. candidates will enrol in the doctoral program in Computer Science and Digital Communication (http://www.iua.upf.es/docencia/doctorat/doctorat_Informatica_a.htm) and the post-doc researcher could also get involved in teaching in the School of Computer Science or the School of Telecomunications of the UPF. The candidates should have experience in at least one of the following research areas: Audio Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Musicology, Cognitive Psychology and Computational Neuroscience. Applicants should send a CV and a covering letter to Xavier Serra (xserra(at)iua.upf.es) or Gustavo Deco (Gustavo.deco(at)upf.edu). Questions or requests for further details can be sent to the same email addresses. <> Prof. Gustavo Deco Computational Neuroscience Group Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona, Spain <> Prof. Xavier Serra Music Technology Group Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona, Spain