Could you please publicise these studentships via CVNET? Thanks.
Steve Beet
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EPSRC Studentships - Research
Department of AUTOMATIC CONTROL and SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY of
SHEFFIELD
The following two research studentships, in the foremost UK Control
Engineering=20
Department in the UK, will provide payment for tuition fees plus a
maintenance=20
allowance to the student of =F68000 per year (UK students only). Both
programmes of study=20
are for a duration of three years, leading to the degree of Ph.D..
The projects are supported by Aculab plc, currently the largest supplier
of ISDN computer=20
telephony systems to Europe, and the successful candidates will enjoy
the technical=20
support, practical experience and relevant resources of the company
throughout the=20
project. There is a possibility of employment by the company on
completion.
To be eligible for consideration you must be a UK or European Union
resident and have,=20
or expect to achieve, at least a B.Sc. (Hons.) class 2:1 or equivalent
in a relevant science,=20
maths or engineering subject.
Noise and Echo Cancellation in Telephone Systems
This programme aims at the development of a sophisticated method for
noise and echo=20
cancellation in telephone systems. It is envisaged that this will
involve nonlinear=20
modeling approaches for the dynamic characterisation of such systems,
and radial basis=20
function neural networks for the modeling and control components. The
scheme is to be=20
extended to cope with acoustic feedback in hands-free telephone and
public address=20
systems.
Verification is to be carried out at various stages of the research both
at a theoretical level,=20
using simulations, and at practical level, using state-of-the-art Analog
Devices SHARCT=20
digital signal processing devices.=20
Automatic Intelligent Speech Recognition
This programme looks at the development of a new and powerful method for
speech=20
recognition in telephone systems. It is intended to investigate methods
of analysis for=20
characterisation, representation and recognition of speech signals,
taking full account of=20
their dynamic aspects. This will be based on a family of algorithms
developed 'in-house',=20
which will be extended to perform recognition using statistical models
designed to cope=20
with the non-Gaussian nature of speech parameter distributions. A range
of approaches=20
will be investigated, but the emphasis will be on trainable systems with
analytic solutions.
Verification is to be carried out at various stages of the research both
at a theoretical level,=20
using simulations, and at practical level, using state-of-the-art Analog
Devices SHARCT=20
digital signal processing devices.=20
For an informal discussion about these topics, or to obtain an
application form, please=20
contact either:
Dr. Osman Tokhi
(0114) 222-5617
o.tokhi@sheffield.ac.uk
http://www.shef.ac.uk/uni/academic/A-C/acse/
Dr. Steve Beet
(01908) 273963
email: steve.beet@aculab.com
http://www.aculab.com/
If you wish to apply for either of these research studentships, please
indicate the name of=20
the research project you are interested in on the Department of
Automatic Control and=20
Systems Engineering application form (section 27).
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Dr S W Beet Tel: +44 1908 273963
Aculab plc Fax: +44 1908 273801
Lakeside
Bramley Road
Mount Farm
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK1 1PT
UK _______________________ Steve.Beet@Aculab.com