From: tecuci@gmuvax2.gmu.edu (George Tecuci)
Subject: Graduate Research Assistantship in Machine Learning
Organization: George Mason University, Fairfax, Va.
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 20:45:22 GMT

GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP
IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

We are looking for a Graduate Research Assistant to do basic 
research in Multistrategy Learning which is one of the newest and 
most promising research directions in Machine Learning. 
Multistrategy learning is concerned with the development of 
methods and systems that integrate several learning strategies in 
order to overcome the limitations of the single strategy learning 
methods such as empirical inductive learning, explanation-based 
learning, case-based learning, abductive learning, and others.
The research will be mainly supported by a grant from the National 
Science Foundation and will be done at the Center for Artificial 
Intelligence, under the supervision of Dr. George Tecuci.
The Center for Artificial Intelligence is one of the leading centers of 
research in multistrategy learning. It has organized the First 
International Workshop on Multistrategy Learning, in November 
1991, and will organize the second one in May 1993. It has also 
produced the first book on this subject, to be published by Morgan 
Kaufmann in Fall 1992.

The candidate should have the following qualities:
 o interest in obtaining a PhD degree in Multistrategy Learning;
 o a dedication to excellence;
 o basic knowledge in AI and good programming skills
   (LISP and/or PROLOG);
 o solid background in Computer Science
   reflected by high Grade Point Average.

He/she should submit the following documents:
 o application letter and statement of interests;
 o detailed resume (including the list of courses taken
   in the MS/BS program);
 o description of his/her knowledge in Artificial Intelligence
   and Programming;
 o a list of references (names, addresses, phones, faxes,
   and/or e-mails).
to
Dr. George Tecuci
Center for Artificial Intelligence,
Department of Computer Science
School of Information Technology and Engineering
George Mason University, 4400 University Dr.,
Fairfax, VA 22030, USA
e-mail: tecuci@aic.gmu.edu
fax: (703) 993-3729


General information:

The School of Information Technology and Engineering at George 
Mason University is one of the fastest growing and most dynamic 
educational and research organizations covering all basic areas of 
information science and engineering, including computer science 
and artificial intelligence. With five academic departments, 
approximately 85 faculty members, around 1000 masters students and 
300 doctoral students, the school offers a very versatile and 
challenging environment for research and education at the Masters 
and Ph.D. level.
Recognizing the importance of Artificial Intelligence, the School has 
created, in 1988, an interdisciplinary Center for Artificial 
Intelligence that conducts advanced research in artificial 
intelligence and cognitive science. The Center has a leading and 
internationally recognized research laboratory for machine learning 
and inference, and offers its researchers and students an outstanding 
environment and state-of-the-art computer facilities.

George Mason University is located 16 miles west of Washington 
D.C., close to the Blue Ridge Mountains, Chesapeake Bay, historic 
mount Vernon and picturesque Alexandria. It is also near the Dulles 
Corridor and Tyson's Corner, which are among the largest centers 
of high technology in the US.


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