Subject: PhD studentship opportunities in instrument and timbre modelling From: Niall Griffith <niall.griffith(at)UL.IE> Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 11:48:58 +0100Please Excuse Multiple Postings -------------- Synthesising Consistent Instrument and Voice Sounds using Physically Informed Spectral Models and Evolutionary Learning. 2 PhD studentships are available to start as soon as possible at the University of Limerick, Ireland for the above project. The studentships cover fees and a monthly stipend (tax-free) of 11,700 Euro for a duration of 3 years. Applicants must be EU nationals, and have some background in either one or all of Evolutionary Computation, Artificial Neural Networks or Music. The project involves three main strands. The strands being 1) DSP & Hidden Markov Models, 2) Evolutionary Learning, and 3) Cognitive and Neural Modelling. The open positions are in areas 2 and 3 above. Applicants are encouraged to forward their CV's and a statement of their research interests and background to either: niall.griffith(at)ul.ie OR michael.oneill(at)ul.ie Closing date for applications is 10 June 2005.