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Finally, the book Computers in Sport (edited by P. Dabnicki and A. Baca) appeared. In this book, my colleagues and I have a chapter “Approaching a Formal Soccer Theory from the Behavior Specification in Robotic Soccer“, where we discuss a top-down approach to modelling soccer knowledge, as it can be found in soccer theory books. The goal is to model soccer strategies and tactics in a way that they are usable for multiple robotic soccer leagues in the RoboCup. We investigate if and how soccer theory can be formalized such that specification and execution are possible. The advantage is clear: theory abstracts from hardware and from specific situations in different leagues. We introduce basic primitives compliant with the terminology known in soccer theory, discuss an example on an abstract level and formalize it. The formalization of soccer presented here is appealing. It goes beyond the behaviour specification of soccer playing robots. For sports science a unified formal soccer theory might help to better understand and to formulate basic concepts in soccer. The possibility of the formalization to develop computer programs, which allow to simulate and to reason about soccer moves, might also take sports science a step further.
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The Idiap research institute (http://www.idiap.ch) seeks several PhD
students in the field of brain-computer interfaces (BCI) to work in the
team of Prof. José del R. Millán (http://people.epfl.ch/jose.millan).

The doctoral student will work in the framework of European and Swiss
projects related to the development of noninvasive brain-actuated
devices in areas ranging from communication to neuroprostheses, and from
interaction to rehabilitation. Projects aim at developing practical BCI
technology, but will also investigate basic questions such as online
adaptation, cognitive processes, multimodal signal fusion, and
brain-robot interaction.

Interested candidates should apply through the Idiap online recruitment
system http://jobs.idiap.ch and send the requested material.

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At CSIRO, we have an open position for a Sensor and Sensor Networks Platform Leader.

CSIRO has identified four capability platforms of strategic importance to its future. One of these is Sensors & Sensor Networks which has the potential to radically transform the way science is done by measuring parameters at spatial and temporal scales not previously feasible. Improved data will lead to improved models and understanding of natural systems and to greatly improved management outcomes. The platform has a strong research program comprising sensor development, energy harvesting, communications, programming tools, signal processing and semantic query to drive real-world applications. With more than 50 scientists and engineers working across CSIRO we are building one the largest Sensor and Sensor Networks research team in the world. See the whole advertisement here.

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