OPEN POSITIONS - MACHINE LEARNING LAB
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PhDs and Post-doctoral fellowship on learning algorithms for deep AI architectures.
Deep architectures mimic how the brain works by decomposing
intelligence into a
processing hierarchy with multiple
levels of abstractions representing
concepts
that the computer learns mostly by
itself. Deep learning is a
relatively new
trend in artificial intelligence and we believe it is key to solve
longstanding
problems in machine vision and natural language processing. See
Yoshua's research page and
www.iro.umontreal.ca/~lisa/deepLearning
for more details and pointers. See also the NSF's
recent
appraisal of the importance of this
research.
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Learning representions for immersive video games
We have several projects in partnership with Ubisoft,
a major developer of video games. They all involve the application of
machine learning to video games: modeling plyers and modeling
animations and virtual worlds. We are looking for students at all levels
for these projects: bachelor-level internships, Master's-level internships,
M.Sc students, PhD students, or post-docs.
Applicants typically have a background in computer science but
interdisciplinary
perspectives are welcome. Mathematical skills (especially probability,
linear algebra, statistics and optimization) are important for
understanding
and analyzing learning algorithms. Programming skills (especially
working on large software projects involving many researchers) are
also important to master the kind of large-scale simulations we run. We value creative individuals
interested
in working with others.
At the University of Montreal, courses are generally given in French
with the option
for turning in homework, exams and theses/dissertations in English.
Within the LISA group, both English and French are used
Many English-speaking
students have learned French in the course of their studies and through
subsidized French classes.
Please get in touch for more information!
Yoshua Bengio
<my first name> (dot) <my
last name> (at sign) umontreal (dot) ca