PhD in Emotion-Based Decision Making & Evolutionary AI

University of Exeter; Exeter; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Exeter invites applications for a PhD studentship exploring the evolutionary basis of emotions and mood in decision-making. The project uses evolutionary modelling and neural networks to identify adaptive emotion‑based systems for real‑world scenarios.

It compares these systems with unemotional Bayesian approaches across contexts like foraging in dangerous environments and mating competition to reveal when emotions are evolutionarily advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Use evolutionary modelling and artificial neural networks to identify adaptive emotion-based decision systems for real-world scenarios.

Skills

Evolutionary modelling

Artificial neural networks

Decision making

Foraging in risky environments

Job description

The University of Exeter invites applications for a PhD studentship exploring the evolutionary basis of emotions and mood in decision-making. The project uses evolutionary modelling and neural networks to identify adaptive emotion‑based systems for real‑world scenarios.

It compares these systems with unemotional Bayesian approaches across contexts like foraging in dangerous environments and mating competition to reveal when emotions are evolutionarily advantageous.