Research Position in Telecooperation / Distributed Systems July 12th 1999

On behalf of the Management Board of GMD Japan Research Laboratory (GMD-JRL) in Kitakyushu/Japan, the current speaker Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Thomas Christaller invites applications for one position on the researcher level in the area of telecooperation. The position will be filled at the earliest convenience. The GMD-JRL with a team of 6 scientists and 4 supporting staff founded in November 1998, is dedicated to original research. GMD-JRL is based on long term cooperation with the Japanese research community and focuses on the following areas: - Autonomous Robust Robots - Telecoorperation Beside the appreciation for the obvious need for theories, we are deeply concerned with the physical world, where one needs to be encouraged enough to leave the track of well founded theories from time to time. Investigated topics (in the area of telecooperation) are: - Distributed systems - Awareness in remote or global situations - Remote operation - Non-verbal communications (also in relation to CSCW) - Virtual environments Although we are an independent research group, there are of course close connections to GMD in Germany (German National Research Center for Information Technology - http://www.gmd.fhg.de/). GMD Japan Research Laboratory is participating in the currently established Japan Gigabit-network project as a part of joint international collaboration Qualified candidates should have a - Ph.D. or M.Sc. degree in computer sciences, electrical engineering, physics, mathematics, or related disciplines. Also experiences on one or multiple of the following fields - Experimenting and programming in distributed environments. - Theoretical foundations in mathematics, control, protocols or systems theory. - Interest in joining an international team of motivated researchers. Salary depends on qualification and experience starting at 6.5 Mill Yen/year. Support concerning the transfer to the Japanese environment is provided. Interested applicants should send a resume, two letters of recommendation, copies of two recent publications, and a "letter of interest" stating clearly the current research focus by 23rd of July 1999. Please forward the application and further information regarding the position to: Dr. Maki K. Habib (e-mail@gmd.gr.jp no longer valid) GMD - Japan Research Laboratory AIM Building 8F, 3-8-1, Asano, Kokurakita-ku Kitakyushu-city, 802-0001, Japan Voice: +81 93 512 1566 - Fax: +81 93 512 1588 GMD - Japan Research Laboratory P.S. Preferred formats for applications: pdf, ps.z, or FrameMaker

Post-Doctoral Research Positions in Distributed Systems February 4th 1999

-------------------------------------------------------- Post-Doctoral Research Positions in Distributed Systems -------------------------------------------------------- Two new post-doctoral positions are open at GMD Japan Research Laboratory, Kitakyushu, Japan and will be filled at the earliest convenience. The new laboratory (started in November '98 with a team of 8 scientists and 4 support staff, where these first 8 positions should be filled until April '99) is based on long term cooperations with the Japanese research community and focuses on the robotics and the telecooperation research fields. Investigated topics (in the area of telecooperation) are: - Distributed systems - Awareness in remote or of global situations - Remote operation - Non-verbal communications (also in relation to CSCW) - Virtual environments Computer science aspects of distributed systems, several application layers (currently open for discussion) as well as connected psychological constraints and effects need to be considered simultaneously (but not necessarily by every individual researcher). Although we are an independent research group, there are of course close connections to GMD in Germany (German National Research Center for Information Technology - http://www.gmd.fhg.de/). GMD Japan Research Laboratory is participating in the currently established Gigabit-network project in Japan. If the above challenges rose your interest, please proceed to our expectations regarding the ideal candidate: - Ph.D. / doctoral degree in computer sciences, electrical engineering, physics, mathematics, psychology or related disciplines. - Experiences in experimenting in distributed environments - Theoretical foundations in mathematics, control, protocols, coding, or systems theory. - Interest in joining an international team of motivated researchers. Furthermore it is expected that the candidate evolves/introduces her/his own perspective on the topic, and pushes the goals of the whole group at the same time. Salary starts at 8 Mill. Yen per year depending on experience. Support concerning the transfer to the Japanese environment is provided. For any further information, and applications (including addresses of referees, two recent publications, and a letter of interest!) please contact: Uwe R. Zimmer (address below) P.S. preferred formats for applications: pdf, ps.z, or FrameMaker ___________________________________________ ____________________________| Dr. Uwe R. Zimmer ___| GMD - Japan Research Laboratory | _________________________________________________________________|

Post-Doctoral Research Positions in Autonomous Robotics in Open Environments September 11th 1998

-------------------------------------------------------- Post-Doctoral Research Positions in Autonomous Robotics in Open Environments -------------------------------------------------------- Two new post-doctoral positions are open at GMD Japan Research Laboratory, Kitakyushu, Japan and will be filled at the earliest convenience. The new laboratory (starting officially at first of November with a team of 8 scientists and 3 support staff, where these first 8 positions should be filled completely until March '99) is based on long term cooperations with the Japanese research community and focuses on the robotics and the telecommunications research fields. Investigated questions (in the area of robotics) are: - How to localize and move in many DoF without global correlation? - Interpretation / integration / abstraction / compression of complex sensor signals? - How to build models of previously unknown environments? - Direct sensor-actuator prediction - How to coordinate multiple loosely coupled robots? Underwater robotics is regarded as one of the most promising experimental and application environment in this context. Real six degrees of freedom, real dynamic environments and real autonomy (which is required in most setups here), settle these questions in a fruitful area. The overall goal is of course not 'just' implementing prototype systems, but to get a better understanding of autonomy, and situatedness. Modeling, adaptation, clustering, prediction, communication, or - from the perspective of robotics - spatial and behavioral modeling, localization, navigation, and exploration are cross-topics addressed in most questions. Although we are an independent research group, there are of course close connections to the robotics activities in the institute of Thomas Christaller at GMD (German National Research Center for Information Technology) in Sankt Augustin, Germany. Techniques employed and developed up to now include dynamical systems, connectionist approaches, behavior-based techniques, rule based systems, and systems theory. Experiments are based on physical robots (not yet underwater!). Thus the discussion of experimental setups and particularly the meaning of embodiment became topics in itself. If the above challenges rose your interest, please proceed to our expectations regarding the ideal candidate: - Ph.D. / doctoral degree in computer sciences, electrical engineering, physics, mathematics, biology, or related disciplines. - Experiences in experimenting with autonomous systems - Theoretical foundations in mathematics, control, connectionism, dynamical systems, or systems theory - Interest in joining an international team of motivated researchers Furthermore it is expected that the candidate evolves/introduces her/his own perspective on the topic, and pushes the goals of the whole group at the same time. Salary starts at 8 Mill. Yen per year depending on experience. For any further information, and applications (including addresses of referees, two recent publications, and a letter of interest!) please contact: Uwe R. Zimmer (address below) link to related activities: http://www.gmd.fhg.de/AutoSys/ ___________________________________________ ____________________________| Dr. Uwe R. Zimmer - GMD ___| Schloss Birlinghoven | 53754 St. Augustin, Germany | _______________________________________________________________. Voice: +49 2241 14 2373 - Fax: +49 2241 14 2384 |

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