DIFAI ERC Project

Just a reminder to students to get their applications in for the summer school. After the 14th March it will be a 'first-come-first served' process!

@jhnhw @ssteinresearch @MurraySmithRod Feel free to check out the open source code (Python with JAX) here: github.com/mkl4r/iaif

@jhnhw @ssteinresearch @MurraySmithRod Although we focus on intermittent planning, intermittency can be applied to other cognitive processes performed by an agent, such as sensing, inference, or acting . Combinations of different types of intermittency may be suitable for different environments, tasks, or agent.

We are happy to announce the latest DIFAI publication: M. Klar, S. Stein, F. Paterson, J. H. Williamson, H. Gollee, R. Murray-Smith, Intermittent Active Inference, Entropy, 28(3), 269, 2026. mdpi.com/1099-4300/28/3… @jhnhw @ssteinresearch @MurraySmithRod

Call for participation: 10th Summer School & Symposium on Computational Interaction (S³CIX), University of Glasgow, Scotland. June 16-20, 2026. Summer School expanded to include Symposium. Call for Workshops (14th Feb) & Student Attendence (14th March). s3cix.computationalinteraction.org

Deadline has been extended to 24th October 2025

Our paper "Active Inference and Human–Computer Interaction" has been accepted in @acmtochi dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/37… @jhnhw @ssteinresearch @MurraySmithRod

2 year postdoc position on the DIFAI Project. difai-project.org Deadline 17th Sept. The ideal candidate will be someone with a strong background in HCI theory, strong development skills, able to prototype new interactive systems with ML & sensors jobs.ac.uk/job/DOF599/res…

Apply for a fully-funded PhD developing “mediating mechanisms” as a way to link machine learning to human-computer interaction in tightly-coupled control loops. All nationalities can apply. Supervised by @jhnhw in the DIFAI Project. Deadline 31st August. findaphd.com/phds/project/p…

Internships are available for existing Ph.D. students on the DIFAI project in Glasgow. (Deadline 31st July 2025) #vacancies" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">difai-project.org/index.html#vac…

Ph.D. studentship available at @GlasgowCS with Aegean Airlines. Model-based shared autonomy via active inference, Supervised by @ssteinresearch and @MurraySmithRod Application deadline, 30th June 2025. Fully funded PhD studentship (fees + stipend). difai-project.org/aegeanphd.html

Apply for a fully-funded PhD developing “mediating mechanisms” as a way to link machine learning to human-computer interaction in tightly-coupled control loops. All nationalities can apply. Supervised by @jhnhw in the DIFAI Project. Deadline 7th April. shorturl.at/MAMKH

📣9th Summer School on Computational Interaction in June in Paris🇫🇷. Speakers include Lydia Chilton, John Williamson, Laure Soulier, Jean Claude Dreher and myself. Application deadline March 14th. cixschool2025.isir.upmc.fr

These posts are highly relevant for academics working in Active inference research

Reflecting on 20 years of #MobileHCI papers: How has the community evolved? My blog post examines submission trends, global collaborations, and the challenges shaping MobileHCI. Read more: sven-mayer.com/2025/01/12/20-… #HCI #AcademicResearch @ACMMobileHCI @sigchi @TheOfficialACM

We review Active Inference and how it could be applied to model the human-computer interaction loop. Active Inference and Human-Computer Interaction arxiv.org/abs/2412.14741 with @MurraySmithRod @jhnhw @ssteinresearch in the DIFAI ERC project, difai-project.org

Want to study human models for AI and interactive systems? We have a postdoc position open👇