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Three PhD student positions on algorithmic techniques for automated planning, Delft (The Netherlands), Deadline: 28 Feb 2017

Dear colleagues and students,

The Algorithmics research group of Delft University of Technology offers 
three PhD positions on the development of algorithmic techniques for 
automated planning and scheduling.

Deadline: February 28, 2017
URL: http://www.alg.ewi.tudelft.nl/vacancies/

Automated decision-making is a key capability of any intelligent system. 
Intelligent systems (e.g. for traffic planning, energy systems, robots, 
automated negotiation) must plan ahead, which is particularly challenging 
when either the future is uncertain, or they interact with many other 
agents. To tackle such problems, the Algorithmics group focuses on two 
lines of research.

We develop new algorithms and solvers for automated planning and 
scheduling, improve upon existing techniques such as reinforcement 
learning, Markov decision processes, and mathematical programming, and 
integrate our results in working prototypes and toolboxes to be used by 
other researchers and industry.

Furthermore, we develop game-theoretical mechanisms which govern the 
interaction between multiple self-interested systems or users, and provide 
computationally efficient algorithms to compute equilibria in these 
interactions.

By tackling these fundamental challenges at the intersection of sequential 
decision-making, machine learning, and algorithmic mechanism design, we 
contribute to more efficient energy use, reducing highway congestion, and 
reducing the cost of asset maintenance in various industries. Our results 
are published in the internationally leading conferences and journals in 
planning and scheduling, multi-agent systems, and artificial intelligence.

Best regards,
Mathijs de Weerdt

PS: Please forward this email to potential candidates.
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