24 Nov
2014
24 Nov
'14
9:46 a.m.
Linköping University, Sweden, represented by the departments of
Electrical Engineering and Behavioral Science, in cooperation with
Oticon A/S, Denmark, represented by Eriksholm Research Centre, is
seeking to fill a vacant position of a Postdoctoral Research Fellow.
The position is supported by a grant from the Oticon Foundation with
support from the Linnaeus Excellence Centre CADICS at Linköping
University. This full-time position is available from 01.02.2015,
initially for 12 months, with a possibility for extension to 24 months.
Salary will be according to qualifications and experience. The main part
of the research work will be carried out at the department of Electrical
Engineering, division of Automatic Control, Linköping,
https://www.control.isy.liu.se/. The position includes close cooperation
with other research groups in Europe and in the US, and the industry.
*About the position*
We are seeking a Post Doc researcher with a fairly recent PhD, who
has excellent skills in machine learning and having an interest in
applied research. The application area of interest is audio data
combined with Electroencephalogram (EEG) data. The area of interest for
the position is EEG measures in relation to hearing impairment and
hearing aids.
Recent studies have shown that the EEG can be used as a brain-computer
interface (BCI) in several applications. EarEEG is a new possibility to
record EEG signals from the ear canal. This project aims at maturing
EarEEG BCI methods towards specified tasks.
Physiological measures of cognitive processing in users of
rehabilitative technology have the potential to reveal the user’s focus
of attention. This could be used to e.g. steer beamformers towards
sources of interest to help hard of hearing person to communicate in
difficult listening situations. During the first year of this
appointment, the Research Fellow will work on new models for attention
classification using an established EEG/audio data set. Machine learning
approaches may include e.g. principal component analysis (PCA),
independent component analysis (ICA), beamforming, common spatial
patterns (CSP), canonical correlation analysis (CCA), time-frequency
analysis, linear discriminant analysis (LDA), support vector machines
(SVM) and system identification methodologies.
Further in the project new data collected in a Horizon 2020 EU (COCOHA -
COgnitive COntrol of a Hearing Aid, project under start-up) may also be
used. The project may also involve implementation in an experimental
chipset. Extensive collaboration with groups working in related areas is
expected, with visits and stays in Denmark (Eriksholm Research Centre
and Danish Technical University, DTU) as well as in the US.
The objective for the projects is to build up world-leading expertise in
classification of attended sound objects using physical and
physiological data.
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*Your background*
We are seeking candidates with a PhD degree (or equivalent research
experience) in machine learning, automatic control, signal processing or
a related discipline, who have an excellent research and publication
record. A strong interest in interdisciplinary and application-oriented
work, team-work, as well as good English language skills is required.
Apart from initiating cutting-edge research leading to journal
publications, the experienced researcher is expected to be a part of the
research group in the two Linnaeus Excellence centre CADICS (Department
of Electrical Engineering), as well as the Linnaeus excellence centre
HEAD (Department of Behavioral Science), both at Linköping University.
*Want to join Linköping University?*
If this opportunity appeals to you, then submit your application as soon
as possible (emails below) and no later than 1^st January, 2015. Please
be aware that we are holding interviews on a continuous basis, so do not
hesitate submitting your application. Please include the following
documents: Letter of motivation; CV; a list of publications; copies of
University diplomas and course transcripts; 2 -3 references (if possible).
If you would like to know more about the position or apply, you are
welcome to contact Professor Fredrik Gustafsson at
Fredrik.gustafsson(a)liu.se <mailto:Fredrik.gustafsson@liu.se>or Professor
Thomas Lunner at tlu(a)eriksholm.com <mailto:tlu@eriksholm.com>Phone: +45
4829 8918.
*/About Linköping University
/*Linköping University (in Swedish
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_language>: Linköpings universitet,
LiU) is a state university <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University> in
Linköping <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link%C3%B6ping>, Sweden
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden>. Linköping University was granted
full university status in 1975 and is now one of Sweden's larger
academic institutions. Education, research and PhD training are the
mission of four faculties: Arts and Sciences, Educational Sciences,
Health Sciences and the Institute of Technology. In order to facilitate
interdisciplinary work, there are 14 large departments combining
knowledge from several disciplines and often belonging under more than
one faculty. Linköping University emphasises dialogue with the
surrounding business sphere and the community at large, both in terms of
research and education. In 2013, Linköping University was home to 27,000
students and 4,000 employees.