jimh@cvaxa.UUCP (Jim Hunter) (01/14/86)
University of Sussex
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN MEDICINE GROUP
Research Assistant
A post is available immediately at the 1B level on the Alvey-funded
'Harvey' project. The objectives of this project are to design and
implement a prototype model-based system which would enable a hospital
physician to explore his or her understanding of complex cases in the
domain of cardiology. The specific research issues are:
The combination of different kinds of knowledge and meta-
knowledge.
The construction of detailed qualitative causal models of cardiac
physiology expressed as a network of constraints.
The use of assumption based constraint propagation in this net-
work.
The investigation of non-quantitative approaches to uncertainty.
The ability to represent and reason with changes over time.
The Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Group currently has eight
members; close contact is maintained with the other AI groups at
Sussex. Programming within 'Harvey' is in POPLOG, running on SUN
workstations.
Applicants would preferably have a masters degree in AI (or some vari-
ant thereof) but a relevant first degree in Computing or AI would also
be considered. In would be possible for the person selected to regis-
ter for a part time D.Phil.
Anyone wishing to be considered for this post should write as soon as
possible including CV and names of referees, to:
Dr. Jim Hunter,
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
University of Sussex,
Brighton, BN1 9QT,
UK. (Phone (0273 678051)
JANET/ARPA address: jimh@svga or jimh@uk.ac.svga
There may be other posts available within the group, both at this and
at the 1A (post doctoral) levels, and anyone interested should contact
Jim Hunter.