Multiagent Systems

Research Fellow
Self-Organizing Multi-Agent Systems
School of Electronics and Computer Science
£25,134 - £30,913

Applications are invited for a Senior Research Assistant/Research Fellow in the Intelligence, Agents, Multimedia Group, in the School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton. The School is the largest of its kind in the UK and was awarded the top grade of 5* for both Computer Science and Electronics in the 2001 national assessment of research in UK universities.

The research position will be on the Aladdin project (http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/research/projects/aladdin), a multi-million pound project on Decentralised Data and Information Systems that is funded as part of the BAE Systems/EPSRC Strategic Initiative. The project is led by Southampton and involves three other universities (Bristol, Imperial and Oxford) and BAE Systems. The project aims to study and apply multi-agent system techniques to the design, management, evolution and control of complex, distributed computational systems. To do so, it will draw on game theory, decision theory, adaptive systems and mechanism design. Specifically, we aim to increase the agility and flexibility in open systems of self-interested autonomous agents and the results of the research will be exemplified in the domain of disaster recovery.

The post will be based in the Intelligence, Agents, Multimedia research group (www.iam.ecs.soton.ac.uk) and will work with Professor Nick Jennings and Dr Alex Rogers. The successful candidate will join an internationally renowned team applying techniques from game theory, mechanism design, and multi-agent systems to a range of complex systems.

You should possess a PhD in a relevant discipline (Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or Economics) and have established a strong research pedigree in your area. In particular, expertise in one or more of the following areas will be an advantage: multi-agent systems, game theory, decision theory, adaptive systems, and/or machine learning.

The post is for three years in the first instance.

Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Nick Jennings: nrj@ecs.soton.ac.uk

The closing date for this position is 18 September at 12 noon. Please quote reference number 1478-07-E on all correspondence.

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