From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.science.mathematics.categories/8820 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Alessio Guglielmi Newsgroups: gmane.science.mathematics.categories Subject: PhD positions from October 2016 at the University of Bath Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2016 07:58:09 +0000 Message-ID: Reply-To: Alessio Guglielmi NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 9.2 \(3112\)) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1454939566 30248 80.91.229.3 (8 Feb 2016 13:52:46 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2016 13:52:46 +0000 (UTC) To: categories Original-X-From: majordomo@mlist.mta.ca Mon Feb 08 14:52:31 2016 Return-path: Envelope-to: gsmc-categories@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from smtp3.mta.ca ([138.73.7.22]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1aSmEv-0008Ao-3N for gsmc-categories@m.gmane.org; Mon, 08 Feb 2016 14:52:29 +0100 Original-Received: from mlist.mta.ca ([138.73.1.63]:58755) by smtp3.mta.ca with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1aSmE2-0003Bq-3W; Mon, 08 Feb 2016 09:51:34 -0400 Original-Received: from majordomo by mlist.mta.ca with local (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aSmDv-0005Rg-JW for categories-list@mlist.mta.ca; Mon, 08 Feb 2016 09:51:27 -0400 Precedence: bulk Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.science.mathematics.categories:8820 Archived-At: The Department of Computer Science of the University of Bath is offering = several fully funded PhD studentships for an October 2016 start. An illustrative PhD project in proof theory is outlined below. Up to = three studentships are available for this project. Applicants should = have or expect to gain at least the equivalent of a 2.1 BSc/MSc in a = relevant subject area and must satisfy RCUK residency rules for the full = studentship (fees + stipend): https://www.epsrc.ac.uk/skills/students/help/eligibility/ Deadline: 5 March 2016, but studentships might be allocated before the = deadline. Research team: Mathematical Foundations (Proofs, Categories, Semantics, = Geometry and Computer Algebra) http://www.bath.ac.uk/comp-sci/research/mathematical-foundations/ To apply: = http://www.bath.ac.uk/science/graduate-school/research-programmes/how-to-a= pply/how-to-apply-computer-science.html Proofs and algorithms are everyday objects in our discipline, but they = are still very mysterious. Suffice to say that we are currently unable = to decide whether two given proofs or two given algorithms are the same; = this is an old problem that dates back to Hilbert. Also, proofs and = algorithms are intimately connected in the most famous open problem in = mathematics: P vs NP. We make progress by trying to unveil the fundamental structure behind = proofs and algorithms, what we call their semantics. In other words, we = are interested in the following questions: What is a proof? What is an algorithm? How can we define them so that they have efficient and natural = semantics? The questions above are interesting in their own right, but we note that = answering them will enable technological advances of great impact on the = society and the economy. For example, it will be possible to build a = worldwide, universal tool for developing, validating, communicating and = teaching mathematics. Also, quickly producing provably bug-free and = secure software will become possible, so solving one of the most complex = and important open engineering problems. In order to understand proofs and algorithms we create new mathematics = starting from proof theory and semantics. The methods we use are mostly = discrete, algebraic and combinatorial, but there is a growing = geometrical component. The recent advances which our methods are mostly = based on are linear logic, game semantics and deep inference. You can find more information at http://alessio.guglielmi.name/res/cos/ http://www.cs.bath.ac.uk/ag/ENPS/ Our group is very well financed via several grants. Thanks to our = international relations, working with us means having a truly = multicultural experience together with all the researchers at the = forefront of this worldwide research effort. As a result, all our = graduates work and publish at the highest level. The facilities at the = University of Bath are outstanding and the city is so beautiful that = UNESCO recognises it as a World Heritage Site. To obtain more information and to apply, please follow the link above. = Feel free to contact Alessio Guglielmi (A.Guglielmi AT Bath.Ac.UK). [For admin and other information see: http://www.mta.ca/~cat-dist/ ]