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-== GPU-based Parallelization of Numerical Optimization Techniques (BA/MA/HiWi)== +== Kitchen Activity Games in a Realistic Robotic Simulator (BA/MA)==
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-In the field of Machine Learning, numerical optimization techniques play a focal role. However, as models grow larger, traditional implementations on single-core CPUs suffer from sequential execution causing a severe slow-down. In this thesis, state-of-the-art GPU frameworks (e.g. CUDA) are to be investigated in order implement numerical optimizers that substantially profit from parallel execution. +
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-Requirements: +
-  * Skills in numerical optimization algorithms +
-  * Good programming skills in Python and C/C++ +
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-Contact: [[team:daniel_nyga|Daniel Nyga]] +
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-== Online Learning of Markov Logic Networks for Natural-Language Understanding (MA)== +
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-Markov Logic Networks (MLNs) combine the expressive power of first-order logic and probabilistic graphical models. In the past, they have been successfully applied to the problem of semantically interpreting and completing natural-language instructions from the web. State-of-the-art learning techniques mostly operate in batch mode, i.e. all training instances need to be known in the beginning of the learning process. In context of this thesis, online learning methods for MLNs are to be investigated, which allow incremental learning, when new examples come in one-by-one. +
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-Requirements: +
-  * Experience in Machine Learning. +
-  * Experience with statistical relational learning (e.g. MLNs) is helpful. +
-  * Good programming skills in Python. +
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-Contact: [[team:daniel_nyga|Daniel Nyga]] +
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-==HiWi-Position: Knowledge Representation & Language Understanding for Intelligent Robots== +
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-In the context of the European research project RoboHow.Cog [1,2] we +
-are investigating methods for combining multimodal sources of knowledge (e.g. video, natural-language recipes or computer games), in order to enable mobile robots to autonomously acquire new high level skills like cooking meals or straightening up rooms.   +
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-The Institute for Artificial Intelligence is hiring a student researcher for the +
-development and the integration of probabilistic methods in AI, which enable intelligent robots to understand, interpret and execute natural-language instructions from recipes from the World Wide Web. +
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-This HiWi-Position can serve as a starting point for future Bachelor's, Master's or Diploma Theses. +
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-Tasks: +
-  * Implementation of an interface to the Robot Operating System (ROS). +
-  * Linkage of the knowledge base to the executive of the robot. +
-  * Support for the scientific staff in extending and integrating components onto the robot platform PR2. +
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-Requirements: +
-  * Studies in Computer Science (Bachelor's, Master's or Diploma) +
-  * Basic skills in Artificial Intelligence +
-  * Optional: basic skills in Probability Theory +
-  * Optional: basic skills in Machine Learning +
-  * Good programming skills in Python and Java +
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-Hours: 10-20 h/week +
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-Contact: [[team:daniel_nyga|Daniel Nyga]] +
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-[1] www.robohow.eu\\ +
-[2] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eIryyzlRwA +
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-== Kitchen Activity Games in a Realistic Robotic Simulator (BA/MA/HiWi)==+
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-== Automated sensor calibration toolkit (MA)==+== Automated sensor calibration toolkit (BA/MA)==
  
 Computer vision is an important part of autonomous robots. For robots the image sensors are the main source of information of the surrounding world. Each camera is different, even if they are from the same production line. For computer vision, especially for robots manipulating their environment, it is important that the parameters for the cameras in use are well known. The calibration of a camera is a time consuming task, and the result depends highly on the chosen setup and the accuracy of the operator. Computer vision is an important part of autonomous robots. For robots the image sensors are the main source of information of the surrounding world. Each camera is different, even if they are from the same production line. For computer vision, especially for robots manipulating their environment, it is important that the parameters for the cameras in use are well known. The calibration of a camera is a time consuming task, and the result depends highly on the chosen setup and the accuracy of the operator.
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 Contact: [[team:ferenc_balint-benczedi|Ferenc Balint-Benczedi]] Contact: [[team:ferenc_balint-benczedi|Ferenc Balint-Benczedi]]
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 +== Robot control systems in underwater robotics ==
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 +The use of robots in underwater missions shows a challenging task. The dynamic terrain and its different conditions makes it difficult for robots to perform tasks correctly. In order to accomplish tasks in a proper way, the robot control routines have to be coordinated. The topic of this thesis is to develop robot control systems for underwater robotics in an underwater mission in order to navigate and to execute tasks correctly in the terrain.
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 +Requirements: 
 +  * Good programming skills in C/C++ or JAVA
 +  * basic knowledge of ROS, OpenCV
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 +Contact: [[team:fereshta_yazdani|Fereshta Yazdani]]
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