********************************************************************* [分子科学会速報21-063] PhD scholarships in Physics ********************************************************************* 速報発信者：安松久登（豊田工業大学） PhD scholarships in Physics ニュージーランドUniversity of CanterburyのSimon Brown教授から、 下記の通り、PhD scholarships募集の案内をいただきました。 締め切りまで2週間ほどですが、ご興味をお持ちの方々にお知らせ いただければありがたく存じます。よろしくお願い致します。 豊田工業大学 安松 久登 --------------------------------------------------------------------- PhD scholarships in Physics in New Zealand Neuromorphic Computing: A Computer Chip That Thinks Like The Brain TWO PhD scholarships in Physics in New Zealand TWO 3-year PhD Scholarships are available to work on brain-like (or "neuromorphic") computing using electronic devices that are self- assembled from nanoparticles (or "clusters"). We have recently shown that these complex networks of memristor-like elements have both brain-like structures and strongly correlated brain-like patterns of electrical signals [1-3]. The main research goals of the project are to exploit these signals in order to implement on-chip computational processes such as pattern recognition and time series prediction. Projects are available that focus on each of * Nanoscale physics in the devices * Network properties / percolation theory * Brain-like computation * Computer simulations of the devices This work builds on fifteen years of experience in building cluster- based electronic devices and is part of a project that has recently been funded by both New Zealand's Marsden Fund and the MacDiarmid Institute which is a national Centre of Research Excellence. The successful applicant will enjoy access to the facilities and programs of the Institute. The scholarship is worth $27,500 per annum and includes allstudent fees. The successful candidate will have enthusiasm, a good honours or masters degree in physics (or related subject such as electrical engineering or computer science), and a desire to work in a multi- institutional, multi-disciplinary, collaborative environment. Covid-19: New Zealand is essentially covid-free. Please note that all applications must include: - A full Curriculum Vitae, INCLUDING your University transcript (i.e. list of grades awarded). - The names of at least two people who are prepared to act as referees. Applications received before the 30 June 2021 will be given preference. All applications should be emailed to Simon.Brown@canterbury.ac.nz <mailto:Simon.Brown@canterbury.ac.nz>. For further information go to: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/science/schools-and-dpartments/phys-chem/research/nano/ 1. M. D. Pike, S. K. Bose, J. B. Mallinson, S. K. Acharya, S. Shirai, E. Galli, S. J. Weddell, P. J. Bones, M. D. Arnold and S. A. Brown, 'Atomic scale dynamics drive brain-like avalanches in percolating nanostructured networks', Nano Letters 20, 3935 (2020). 2. S. Shirai, S. K. Acharya, S. K. Bose, J. Mallinson, E. Galli, M. Pike, M. D. Arnold and S. A. Brown, 'Long-range temporal correlations in scale-free neuromorphic networks', Network Neuroscience 4, 432 (2020). 3. J. B. Mallinson, S. Shirai, S. K. Acharya, S. K. Bose, E. Galli and S. A. Brown, 'Avalanches and criticality in self-organised nanoscale networks', Science Advances 5, eaaw8438 (2019). ********************************************************************* 分子科学会速報 発行：分子科学会 http://www.molsci.jp/index.html 速報投稿規程等は下記をご覧下さい。 http://www.molsci.jp/bulletin.html ********************************************************************* 大学院生募集中 分子科学研究所／総合研究大学院大学 https://www.ims.ac.jp/ Mail：r7139@orion.ac.jp Tel:0564-55-7139 *********************************************************************