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From: Edward Engler 
Subject: Research and development positions, Software Debvelopers
Date: Mon, 20 May 1996 11:05:59 +0200
To: fisc@univ-lille3.fr


                      Empirical Media Corporation
                            Pittsburgh, PA

Positions Available:
Research Scientists and Software Developers

Empirical Media Corporation is a venture capital-backed software
startup directed at bringing the latest technology in machine
learning and collaborative filtering to the Internet.  EMC has
positions open in both product development and scientific
research for highly qualified candidates.

EMC's web-based service provides highly personalized information
filtering to general and vertical market Internet users.  User
feedback regarding content is collected and used to increase the
system's understanding of the user's interests.

The work in the product development area includes user interface
development, machine learning, collaborative filtering,
information retrieval, agent technology, and distributed systems.

EMC is pushing the edge of research particularly hard in the
areas of machine learning, neural networks, collaborative
filtering, and virtual society communications (a branch of HCI).

Candidates must have a research background in one of the relevant
areas, have extensive programming experience, excellent analytical
skills, strong interpersonal and communication skills, and be
self-motivated.

Ideal Candidates will have experience in object-oriented design
and C++ programming.  Experience with Oracle, Windows NT,
Visual C++, RPC technology, and Internet-related areas is also
beneficial.

For further information, please contact Ed Engler at (412)688-8870.

Additional information can be found at http://www.empirical.com,
however our service is currently in a limited beta, and has not yet
been made available to the general public.

Edward Engler
{M( -- Empirical Media Corporation
5001 Centre Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Voice: (412) 688-8870 Fax:(412) 688-8853