DIFAI ERC Project

GitHub - mkl4r/iaif: JAX-based implementation of Intermittent Active Inference. JAX-based implementation of Intermittent Active Inference. - mkl4r/iaif

Feel free to check out the open source code (Python with JAX) here: github.com/mkl4r/iaif

Although our paper focusses on intermittent planning, intermittency can also be applied to other cognitive processes performed by an agent, such as sensing, inference, or acting (see Fig). Combinations of different types of intermittency may be suitable for different environments, tasks, or agent.

This is a practical approach, which can have significant computational savings, but is also motivated by the fact that natural agents like humans often update their control strategies intermittently rather than continuously, leading to a different style of behavioural variability.

Intermittent Active Inference (IAIF)—a variant of active inference in which agents update plans only when prediction error exceeds a predefined threshold or the expected free energy surpasses prior estimates, indicating that following the current plan is not viable anymore.

We are happy to announce the latest DIFAI publication: M. Klar, S. Stein, F. Paterson, J. H. Williamson, H. Gollee, R. Murray-Smith, Intermittent Active Inference, Entropy, 28(3), 269, 2026. doi.org/10.3390/e280... @markusklarhci.bsky.social @jhnhw.bsky.social @ssteinresearch.bsky.social

A great opportunity for students, and a new, expanded format with an academic Symposium in parallel. Come and join us in Glasgow in June! @idaglasgow.bsky.social @uofgcompsci.bsky.social

Active Inference and Human–Computer Interaction | ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction Active Inference is a closed-loop computational theoretical basis for understanding behaviour, based on agents with internal probabilistic generative models that encode their beliefs about how hidden ...

Our paper "Active Inference and Human–Computer Interaction" has been accepted in @acmtochi.bsky.social
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2 year postdoc position on the DIFAI Project. difai-project.org Deadline 17th Sept. The ideal candidate will be someone with a strong background in HCI theory, strong development skills, able to prototype new interactive systems with ML & sensors. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOF599/r...

Apply for a fully-funded PhD developing “mediating mechanisms” as a way to link machine learning to human-computer interaction in tightly-coupled control loops. All nationalities can apply. Supervised by
@jhnhw.bsky.social in the DIFAI Project. Deadline 31st August. t.co/7Ckua9dCyO

Internships are available for existing Ph.D. students on the DIFAI project in Glasgow, to work on HCI and Active Inference. (Deadline 31st July 2025) difai-project.org/index.html#v...

Ph.D. studentship available at
@GlasgowCS
with Aegean Airlines. Model-based shared autonomy via active inference, Supervised by
@ssteinresearch
and
@MurraySmithRod
Application deadline, 30th June 2025. Fully funded PhD studentship (fees + stipend). difai-project.org/aegeanphd.html

PhD in Computing Science - Optimal mechanism design and active inference for advanced human-computer interfaces to machine learning at University of Glasgow on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - PhD in Computing Science - Optimal mechanism design and active inference for advanced human-computer interfaces to machine learning at University of Glasgow, listed on FindAPhD.com

Apply for a fully-funded PhD developing “mediating mechanisms” as a way to link machine learning to human-computer interaction in tightly-coupled control loops. All nationalities can apply. Supervised by @jhnhw.bsky.social in difai-project.org ERC project. Deadline 7th April 2025.

These posts are highly relevant for academics working in Active inference research. @activeinference.bsky.social

Active Inference and Human--Computer Interaction Active Inference is a closed-loop computational theoretical basis for understanding behaviour, based on agents with internal probabilistic generative models that encode their beliefs about how hidden ...

We review Active Inference and how it could be applied to model the human-computer interaction loop.
Active Inference and Human-Computer Interaction arxiv.org/abs/2412.14741 with @rodmurraysmith.bsky.social @jhnhw.bsky.social @ssteinresearch.bsky.social in the DIFAI ERC project, difai-project.org

Ph.D. studentship available at @idaglasgow.bsky.social with Aegean Airlines. Model-based shared autonomy via active inference, Supervised by @ssteinresearch.bsky.social and
@rodmurraysmith.bsky.social. Deadline, 31st January 2025. Fully funded (fees + stipend).
difai-project.org/aegeanphd.html

Marco Aversa presented 'Is One GPU Enough? Pushing Image Generation at Higher-Resolutions with Foundation Models' at
@neuripsconf.bsky.social, jointly led with Athanasios Tragakis, with Chaitanya Kaul, @dfaccio.bsky.social & myself. Demos, paper and code:
thanos-db.github.io/Pixelsmith/
QuantIC

PhD in Computing Science - Optimal mechanism design and active inference for advanced human-computer interfaces to machine learning at University of Glasgow on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - PhD in Computing Science - Optimal mechanism design and active inference for advanced human-computer interfaces to machine learning at University of Glasgow, listed on FindAPhD.com

A Ph.D. studentship with @jhnhw.bsky.social & @rodmurraysmith.bsky.social at @uofglasgow.bsky.social in the ERC DIFAI project will look at developing “mediating mechanisms” as a way to link machine learning to HCI in tightly-coupled control loops. Deadline 14th Jan. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Kasper Hornbæk on LinkedIn: Dear HCI community (please share, forward) We are seeking two Outreach… Dear HCI community (please share, forward) We are seeking two Outreach Editors for ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI). The Outreach Editor…

ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction is looking for outreach editors, i.e., junior researchers who wants to rethink and implement how the journal engages online with readers and authors. Deadline for applications is Dec 11. Call at www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... or ask me for more info.