Subject: Funded PhD studentship in =?windows-1252?Q?=93Signal_Processing__and_Data_Mining_Tools_for_the_Analysis_of_Music_al_Evolution=94?= From: Matthias Mauch <matthiasmauch@xxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 15:31:20 +0000 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--Apple-Mail=_9FE97D1E-2E84-45AB-9AEF-B4A3967501EF Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Dear Auditory list, I'm very pleased to announce this funded PhD position (see below) at = Queen Mary, please pass the news on to anyone interested. And sorry for = cross postings, of course. This is submitted to http://www.jobs.ac.uk/ as well, so should be up = there shortly. Cheers, Matthias Queen Mary, School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science PhD studentship in =93Signal Processing and Data Mining Tools for the = Analysis of Musical Evolution=94 Applications are invited from all nationalities for a funded PhD = Studentship starting September 2014 within the Centre for Digital Music = (C4DM) in the field of music informatics research (MIR). Research Project. The goal of the PhD is to study the emergence of = musical styles, and to study empirically what causes styles to change = using an evolutionary framework. The successful candidate will research = and develop robust audio feature extractors and music data mining = methods, and then apply them to the study of evolution in music corpora = (Jazz, World, Popular, Classical). Supervision. The candidate will be supervised by Dr Matthias Mauch = (http://www.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/people/view/2932/dr-matthias-mauch) and will = join a group of around 60 full-time PhD students, post-doctoral = researchers and academics in the C4DM (http://c4dm.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/). = The candidate will receive further advice on the study of evolution from = external advisor Prof. Armand Leroi at Imperial College. Background. Music informatics research (MIR) encompasses research in = computational methods related to music; it is an engineering discipline = with an emphasis on digital signal processing and machine learning. = Combining engineering methods from MIR with evolutionary biology and = musicology allows us to empirically study how music changes as it is = created and selected by composers and listeners. Our prize-winning paper = =93Evolution of Music by Public Choice=94 (MacCallum et al., PNAS, 2012, = http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2012/06/12/1203182109) exemplifies = this new cross-disciplinary approach. Skills. Candidates should have a first class honours degree or = equivalent and/or a strong MSc degree in computer science, mathematics, = physics, bioinformatics, evolutionary biology or engineering. Good = programming skills in either Matlab, R, Python or similar are essential, = as is a passion for music. Knowledge of machine learning/data mining = methods is desirable, but not essential if the candidate otherwise = demonstrates good technical/mathematical skills. Two sources of funding are available: =B7 An EPSRC studentship is available to candidates with UK = residency. This studentship is for 3.5 years and will cover student fees = and a tax-free stipend starting at =A315,720 per annum. Full details and = eligibility conditions can be found at = http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/skills/students/help/Pages/eligibility.aspx. = Candidates should state if they are eligible for this studentship. =B7 An International studentship is available to candidates without = UK residency and is for 3 years. This studentship covers student fees = and a tax-free stipend of =A315,720 per annum. Please apply on-line at = http://www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/applyresearchdegrees/index.html by = selecting =93Computer Science=94 in the =93A-Z list of research = opportunities=94 and following the instructions on the right hand side = of the web page.=20 Please note that instead of the =91Research Proposal=92 we request a = =91Statement of Research Interests=92, which should answer two = questions: (i) Why are you interested in the proposed area? (ii) What is = your experience in the proposed area, including probabilistic model and = programming? Your statement should be brief: no more than 500 words or = one side of A4 paper. In addition we would also like you to send a = sample of your written work. This might be a chapter of your final year = dissertation, or a published conference or journal paper. More details = can be found at: www.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/phd/apply.php The closing date for the applications is 31 January 2014. Interviews = are expected to take place during February 2014. Please contact Dr = Matthias Mauch (matthias.mauch@xxxxxxxx) with any queries. --- Dr. Matthias Mauch Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow, Lecturer. Queen Mary, University of London. matthias.mauch@xxxxxxxx http://matthiasmauch.net For private email, please use: matthiasmauch@xxxxxxxx= --Apple-Mail=_9FE97D1E-2E84-45AB-9AEF-B4A3967501EF Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 <html><head></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; = "><div><div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Dear Auditory list,</div><div = style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br></div><div>I'm very = pleased to announce this funded PhD position (see below) at Queen Mary, = please pass the news on to anyone interested. And sorry for cross = postings, of course.</div><div><br></div><div>This is submitted = to <a = href=3D"http://www.jobs.ac.uk/">http://www.jobs.ac.uk/</a> as well, = so should be up there = shortly.</div><div><br></div><div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Matthias</div></d= iv><div><br></div><div>Queen Mary, School of Electronic Engineering = and Computer Science<br><b>PhD studentship in =93Signal Processing and = Data Mining Tools for the Analysis of Musical = Evolution=94</b><br><br>Applications are invited from = all nationalities for a funded PhD Studentship starting September = 2014 within the Centre for Digital Music (C4DM) in the field = of music informatics research (MIR).</div><div><br><b>Research = Project.</b> The goal of the PhD is to study the emergence of = musical styles, and to study empirically what causes styles to = change using an evolutionary framework. The successful candidate = will research and develop robust audio feature extractors and = music data mining methods, and then apply them to the study = of evolution in music corpora (Jazz, World, Popular, = Classical).</div><div><br><b>Supervision.</b> The candidate will be = supervised by Dr Matthias Mauch (<a = href=3D"http://www.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/people/view/2932/dr-matthias-mauch">htt= p://www.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/people/view/2932/dr-matthias-mauch</a>) and = will join a group of around 60 full-time PhD students, = post-doctoral researchers and academics in the C4DM (<a = href=3D"http://c4dm.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/">http://c4dm.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/</a>).&n= bsp;The candidate will receive further advice on the study of evolution = from external advisor Prof. Armand Leroi at Imperial = College.</div><div><br><b>Background. </b>Music informatics = research (MIR) encompasses research in computational methods = related to music; it is an engineering discipline with an = emphasis on digital signal processing and machine = learning. Combining engineering methods from MIR with = evolutionary biology and musicology allows us to empirically = study how music changes as it is created and selected by composers = and listeners. Our prize-winning paper =93Evolution of Music by = Public Choice=94 (MacCallum et al., PNAS, 2012, <a = href=3D"http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2012/06/12/1203182109">http://ww= w.pnas.org/content/early/2012/06/12/1203182109</a>) exemplifies = this new = cross-disciplinary approach.<br><br></div><div><b>Skills.</b> Ca= ndidates should have a first class honours degree or equivalent = and/or a strong MSc degree in computer science, = mathematics, physics, bioinformatics, evolutionary biology or = engineering. Good programming skills in either Matlab, R, = Python or similar are essential, as is a passion for music. = Knowledge of machine learning/data mining methods is desirable, = but not essential if the candidate otherwise demonstrates = good technical/mathematical skills.<br><br></div><div>Two sources = of funding are available:<br>=B7 An EPSRC studentship = is available to candidates with UK residency. This studentship is = for 3.5 years and will cover student fees and a = tax-free stipend starting at =A315,720 per annum. Full details = and eligibility conditions can be found at <a = href=3D"http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/skills/students/help/Pages/eligibility.aspx= ">http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/skills/students/help/Pages/eligibility.aspx</a>.&= nbsp;Candidates should state if they are eligible for this = studentship.<br>=B7 An International studentship is = available to candidates without UK residency and is for 3 = years. This studentship covers student fees and a = tax-free stipend of =A315,720 per annum.</div><div><br>Please apply = on-line at <a = href=3D"http://www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/applyresearchdegrees/index.html= ">http://www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/applyresearchdegrees/index.html</a>&n= bsp;by selecting =93Computer Science=94 in the =93A-Z list of = research opportunities=94 and following the instructions on the = right hand side of the web = page. <br><br></div><div><b>Please note</b> that instead = of the =91Research Proposal=92 we request a =91Statement of = Research Interests=92, which should answer two questions: (i) = Why are you interested in the proposed area? (ii) What is your = experience in the proposed area, including probabilistic model and = programming? Your statement should be brief: no more than 500 = words or one side of A4 paper. <b>In addition </b>we = would also like you to send a sample of your written work. = This might be a chapter of your final year dissertation, or a = published conference or journal paper. More details can = be found at: <a = href=3D"http://www.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/phd/apply.php">www.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/phd/= apply.php</a><br>The closing date for the applications is = <b>31 January 2014</b>. Interviews are expected = to take place during February 2014. Please contact Dr = Matthias Mauch (<a = href=3D"mailto:matthias.mauch@xxxxxxxx">matthias.mauch@xxxxxxxx= .uk</a>) with any queries.</div><div><br><div = apple-content-edited=3D"true"> <div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style=3D"word-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: = normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: = normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; = text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; = word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div = style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">---<br><br>Dr. Matthias = Mauch<br><br></div><div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Royal = Academy of Engineering Research Fellow, Lecturer.<br>Queen = Mary, University of London.</div><div style=3D"word-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space; "><a = href=3D"mailto:matthias.mauch@xxxxxxxx">matthias.mauch@xxxxxxxx= .uk</a></div><div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: = space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><a = href=3D"http://matthiasmauch.net/">http://matthiasmauch.net</a></div><div = style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br></div><div = style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">For private email, please = use:</div><div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><a = href=3D"mailto:matthiasmauch@xxxxxxxx">matthiasmauch@xxxxxxxx</a></div></s= pan></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_9FE97D1E-2E84-45AB-9AEF-B4A3967501EF--