The PhD candidate will develop Raman spectroscopy down to the single molecule level using photonic crystals. A quarter of a century ago it could take an expert several hours to record a single Raman spectrum of a highly purified concentrated solution of a biological molecule. Today spectra of tissue can be obtained in vivo in a matter of seconds, with instant signal analysis, and by operators with a minimum of training.

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The Department of Engineering Cybernetics at The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in cooperation with the Center for Integrated Operations in the Petroleum Industry, invites applications for a PhD scholarship in Model Predictive Control for Managed Pressure Drilling.

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PhD in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
Graz University of Technology
Dateline 02 Agustus 2007
PhD position available in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
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Project Description:
Learning Vector Quantization (LVQ) is a family of appealing algorithms used in a variety of classification problems. An iterative training process determines from a given set of example data a set of prototypes which represent typical features and parameterize a distance based classification scheme. A key difficulty is the choice of an appropriate distance measure. Frequently, Euclidean metrics are employed without further justification, or different measures are compared in a trial-and-error approach. An appealing solution to this problem is the use of adaptive metrics. Relevance learning schemes have been proposed which assign a relevance factor to each dimension in feature space. These factors and the prototypes are updated at the same time during training. One aim of the project is a better theoretical understanding of relevance learning. To this end, we will extend our previous mathematical description of the learning dynamics and performance of LVQ.

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Deadline: 30 June 2007
U21Global, together with MasterCard Worldwide, is delighted to present the joint scholarship programme exclusively for women in the Travel and Tourism industry.

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