This year, the proof of A* optimality in our AI class happens to be scheduled for a wintery 8:30am lecture. The random few who make it and tune in will be legendary.

YouTube video by Computerphile Solve Markov Decision Processes with the Value Iteration Algorithm - Computerphile

I'm back on @computerphile.bsky.social this week with another video about Markov decision processes and related algorithms www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ0S...

What is a UNIQ+ Research Internship? | University of Oxford What is UNIQ+?UNIQ+ Research Internships are designed to provide students from under-represented and disadvantaged backgrounds who are ordinarily resident in the UK with the opportunity to experience

UNIQ+ research internships are designed to provide students from under-represented and disadvantaged backgrounds who are ordinarily resident in the UK with the opportunity to experience postgraduate study.

More information here: www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...

The GOALS group is offering a UNIQ+ postgraduate research internship this year. We are project "Engineering 11" which is investigating the application of graph-based machine learning methods to robot maps, working closely with Victor-Alexandru Darvariu (victor.darvariu.me).

exactingHRI The STRANDS robot interacting with diverse users in the reception area of Haus der Barmherzigkeit, Vienna [Hawes et al. 2017]

The submission deadline for the workshop has been extended to 20 Jan 2025 (23:59 AoE). We accept both long and short contributions.

Please check our website for more information and submission instructions: sites.google.com/monash.edu/e...

exactingHRI The STRANDS robot interacting with diverse users in the reception area of Haus der Barmherzigkeit, Vienna [Hawes et al. 2017]

... as well as, the limitations of the robot's autonomy, the knowledge and data availability, and the hardware and software design, as well as the missing theoretical, methodological, or governance frameworks to investigate exactingHRI.

The workshop focuses on the difficult cases where HRI is tested in the wild, over extended periods, at target locations, or with target users. We invite discussions on challenges brought by the complexities in the human, task, and environmental factors.

exactingHRI The STRANDS robot interacting with diverse users in the reception area of Haus der Barmherzigkeit, Vienna [Hawes et al. 2017]

The user is a huge part of any robotics use-case. That's why I'm part of a team running a workshop on human-robot interaction in extreme and challenging environments (exactingHRI) at HRI 2025 (3 Mar 2025 in Melbourne, Australia & online).

Please share this information with UK and Irelands students who may be considering a PhD in robotics and AI. Applicants only need a BSc/BEng or equivalent experience

We have four RAINZ positions at the Oxford Robotics Institute. They are listed at the link below, along with more information on the application process.

ori.ox.ac.uk/rainz

We are currently recruiting to fill funded PhD positions on the EPSRC RAINZ CDT (www.rainz-cdt.ac.uk). These are positions for students from the UK and Ireland, and involve one year of training at the University of Manchester before moving to study for a PhD at Oxford, Glasgow, or Manchester.

Apply now for this Associate Professorship in Oxford (Engineering Science/Keble College)! Particularly good for experts on Digital Twins (modelling, trust, in-the-loop simulation, world models), but generic ML/CV/robotics is also in scope. D/L 27 Jan—please share! my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...