The Visual Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at Oxford Brookes University, led by Professor Fabio Cuzzolin, is seeking a Research Fellow in Epistemic Artificial Intelligence, to be appointed as soon as possible after March 1st 2021, full-time, for four years (48 months).

The deadline for application is March 28 2021.

Salary: ��32,817 rising annually to ��35,845.

The Research Fellow will lead the Lab���s efforts in the context of a new Horizon 2020 FET project ���Epistemic AI��� coordinated by Oxford Brookes. The project���s overarching objective is to develop a new paradigm for a next-generation artificial intelligence providing worst-case guarantees on its predictions thanks to a proper modelling of real-world uncertainties. The project re-imagines AI from the foundations, with the aim of providing a proper treatment of the ���epistemic��� uncertainty stemming from a machine���s forcibly partial knowledge of the world by means of advanced uncertainty theory.

In particular, the work will focus on employing uncertainty measures (such as non-additive probabilities and random sets) to ���robustify��� statistical learning and unsupervised learning (e.g. by generalising generative adversarial networks), create a robust theory of supervised learning (e.g. by devising suitable loss functions for random sets and convex sets of probabilities) and propose an epistemic reinforcement learning framework by reformulating sequential decision making under second-order uncertainty. The new epistemic learning paradigms will be validated in the autonomous driving application scenario.

The Visual Artificial Intelligence Laboratory

http://cms.brookes.ac.uk/staff/FabioCuzzolin/

is a fast-growing research unit currently running on a budget of ��3 million from eight live projects funded by the EU (2), Innovate UK (2), Leverhulme, and others. We are leaders in the field of deep learning for action detection, but our research interests span artificial intelligence, uncertainty theory, machine learning, computer vision, autonomous driving, surgical and mobile robotics, AI for healthcare. The Lab is currently pioneering frontier topics in AI such as machine theory of mind, self-supervised learning, continual learning and future event prediction. The Laboratory is part of the University���s new Institute for Ethical AI and is in the process of launching a new start-up to develop the world���s first AI-powered coaching app for competitive sports.

For an overview of our research themes and projects, please consult

https://cms.brookes.ac.uk/staff/FabioCuzzolin/files/Our%20research%20strategies.pdf

You will join a vibrant and fast growing team foreseen to comprise 35+ people in 2021. You will support Prof Cuzzolin in the overall management of the project, and will be assisted by another research fellow and two PhD students on the project. You will be working on a network of cutting edge 4-GPU and 8-GPU workstations, mentor PhD and MSc students and seek additional external funding to complement the Lab���s existing activities.

You are encouraged to contact Prof Cuzzolin at fabio.cuzzolin@brookes.ac.uk for more information and an informal feedback on your application.

To formally apply, please follow the instructions provided here:

https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/CEM856/research-fellow-in-epistemic-artificial-intelligence