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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=PT link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:PT'>CALL FOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS FOR MASTERS UNDER THE C&D SafeForest PROJECT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:PT'>Scholarship: 1 (One) Research Grant (BI) for Master<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:PT'>Reference: nº / 045931/2020<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:PT'>Application period: 14 to 31 December, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:150%;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:PT'>The Systems and Robotics Institute - University of Coimbra (ISR-UC) opens the call for applications for one (1) scholarship Research Grant (BI) for Masters in the scope of the Industrial R&D Project on the European Scale: SafeForest - Semi-Robotics Autonomous Forest Cleaning and Fire Prevention System, with reference number / 045931/2020 financed by the European Fund for Regional Development, within the scope of the CENTRO-01-0247-FEDER-045931 call and by public funds from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education</span>.<span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:PT'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:PT'>Scientific Area:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:PT'> Electrical and Computer Engineering, or similar.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:150%;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:PT'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:150%;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:PT'>Admission requirements: </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:PT'>This contest can compete for Masters in the areas of Electrical and Computer Engineering, or similar, which are eligible under the rules of the FCT, IP Research Scholarship Regulation, in effect (https://www.fct.pt / support / scholarships / regulation.phtml.pt).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:PT'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:PT'>Workplan:</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:PT'> </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:PT'>The selected candidate will work on the development of a self-locating / SLAM system for a Forest Cleaning Robot (FCR), whose work plan comprises the following tasks:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:PT'>1) Development / Integration of algorithms for the FCR auto-location system using data from multimodal sensory equipment;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:PT'>2) Application of artificial intelligence, signal processing and machine learning methodologies to solve the location determination problem;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:PT'>3) Conducting experimental tests and validation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:PT'>For more information on the project, selection criteria, documentation to send and formalization of the application, please refer to: </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/719312">https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/719312</a><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:PT'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:PT'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:PT'>Cumprimentos,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:PT'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:PT'>Lara Costa<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:PT'>Gestora de Ciência<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:PT'>Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:PT'>Departamento de Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:PT'>Pólo II, Universidade de Coimbra<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:PT'>3030-290 Coimbra<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:PT'>Tel: 239 796 217 (Ext: 421113)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>