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Fully Funded PhD Scholarship: Continuous Self-monitoring of Simulated Robot Motion for Intent Expression
3 months ago
Funding providers: Swansea University
Subject areas: Intelligent Robotics and Virtual Reality
Project description:
When robots move, human interaction partners and observers ascribe an intention to the robot. For example, in a simple pick-and-place scenario where a robot is facing two different objects, as its arm begins to move towards one of the objects, human observers ascribe a probability to the robot's intention of picking up one or the other object, a probability which changes over time (Dragan et al, The degree to which a robot's intention becomes clearer as it moves, or its legibility, depends on several factors, including the task at hand, the capabilities of the robot, trajectories of its motion and the viewing perspective of the observer (Nikolaidis et al, This project will develop continuous models of action legibility using these sources of information from data collected in a virtual reality (VR) Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) scenario. The models' measure of action legibility will be evaluated against human response times of user confirmations in a variety of scenarios, using appropriate statistical testing to test the efficacy of the models. The project forms part of a wider effort for developing an effective VR HRI toolkit for improving interactive fluidity between robots and humans. The successful candidate will join the new Intelligent Robotics group in the Computer Science Department in the Computational Foundry in the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Swansea University, in addition to interfacing with the established Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) FIT lab. The candidate will be working alongside other researchers on the FLUIDITY project on human-robot interaction, and those working on other real-world applications.
Eligibility
Academically, ideally the candidate should hold a degree, of be predicted with certainty to hold a degree this academic year, of an equivalent of at least a UK high 2.1 undergraduate degree, or master's degree at least 'Merit' level, in any of the following disciplines: Computer Science; Robotics; Engineering; Virtual Reality; Mathematics; Physics. Evidence of publishable standard projects is also desirable. If you are eligible to apply for the scholarship but do not hold a UK degree, you can check our comparison entry requirements. Please note that you may need to provide evidence of your English Language proficiency.
English Language: IELTS 6.5 Overall (with no individual component below 6.0) or Swansea University recognised equivalent.
This scholarship is open to candidates of any nationality.
Please visit our website for more information on eligibility.
Additional Funding Information
This scholarship covers the full cost of tuition fees and an annual stipend of £19,237.
Additional research expenses will also be available.
£19,237 p.a.
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