DM: PhD Studentships in Data Mining

[Melanie Hilario]

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Group of the University of Geneva 
offers two PhD studentships and one software development post, all to
be filled as soon as possible:

The 2 PhD studentships focus on machine learning and data mining. 
The first (Ref. AI1) concerns a European long-term research project 
entitled "A Meta-Learning Assistant for Providing User Guidance in 
Machine Learning and Data Mining". The main research themes of the 
project are: model selection (choice of an appropriate learning 
model/algorithm for a given application task), data screening and 
data 
transformation prior to knowledge extraction, meta-learning 
approaches 
to model selection and data transformation. The second post (Ref. 
AI2) 
involves model combination rather than model selection; the selected 
candidate will work for a national project on hybrid neurosymbolic 
learning, i.e., on combining symbolic and neural network models in 
machine learning/data mining systems.  

For the above posts, the successful candidate is expected to prepare 
a thesis related to the corresponding project's research goals. 
Ideally, 
candidates should have: (1) a Master's degree in Computer Science; 
(2) a strong background in artificial intelligence, machine learning 
(both symbolic and numeric), and data modelling/analysis/mining; 
(3) experience in software development using C++; (4) an aptitude to
pursue independent personal research while participating actively 
in project prototype development.

In addition, applications are invited for a position as programmer 
or software developer for a European project on tele-teaching and 
self-evaluation. This post (Ref. AI3) is to be filled for a duration 
of one year.

Starting gross salary for an MSc graduate is around 57000 CHF/year 
(Currency converter: http://www.oanda.com/). If you wish to be 
considered for any of these positions, please send your curriculum
vitae, 
together with the names and addresses of 2 references, to the
following contact persons:

Prof. Christian R. PELLEGRINI    Christian.Pellegrini@cui.unige.ch
Dr. Melanie Hilario              Melanie.Hilario@cui.unige.ch   

Electronic applications are encouraged for reasons of speed; please 
specify the reference of the post for which you are applying. 
For those with no e-mail facilities, applications can be sent by
by fax or regular mail to the above contact persons (address and
fax number below):
 
          CUI - University of Geneva                       
          24 rue General-Dufour                            
          CH-1211 Geneva 4,
Switzerland                                         
          Fax: +41 22/705 7780

Applications will be accepted until positions are filled.