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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#212121">Dear ACT-R community,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#212121">Leendert van Maanen and I are currently recruiting two PhD candidates at the intersection of AI, Cognitive Science, HCI, and Mobility. The PhD candidates would work in multidisciplinary teams at
Utrecht University. Modeling experience is greatly appreciated.</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:#212121">Please see below for their description and links to the advertisements (through which you can apply). Both positions would start this fall.</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:#212121">Best wishes,</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:#212121">Chris Janssen</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:#212121">Utrecht University</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#212121">PhD position 1: Cooperation between Human Operators and AI Algorithms in the Railway Sector</span></b><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:#212121">Deadline: May 21<sup>st</sup></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">This PhD research project will investigate how humans operate in the logistical planning process of the railways, as well as how the contribution of automated planners can be made insightful for human operators and vice versa.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#212121">T</span><span style="color:#212121">he
PhD candidate will use a variety of social science and AI methods, with a particular emphasis on computational cognitive modeling of decision-making and controlled experiments on human decision-making. Moreover, through collaboration with external partners
(NS and ProRail) the PhD candidate has a unique opportunity to conduct qualitative and quantitative studies with operators that are responsible for rail planning.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#212121">Supervision
is by Dr. Chris Janssen, Dr. Leendert van Maanen, Dr. Silja Renooij, and Prof. Dr. Mehdi Dastani.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="break-words"><span style="color:#212121">The project is part of the wider LTP Robust project and
the RAIL</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#212121"> </span></span><span class="break-words"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#212121">lab.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#212121"> </span></span><span class="break-words"><span style="color:#212121">Note
that the position has</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#212121"> </span></span><span class="break-words"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#212121">a</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#212121"> </span></span><span class="break-words"><span style="color:#212121">Dutch
language requirement</span></span><span class="break-words"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#212121">.</span></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="break-words"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#212121">More information:</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#212121"> </span></span><span class="break-words"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#212121"><a href="https://www.uu.nl/organisatie/werken-bij-de-universiteit-utrecht/vacatures/phd-position-cooperation-between-human-operators-and-ai-algorithms-in-the-railway-sector-10-fte" title="https://www.uu.nl/organisatie/werken-bij-de-universiteit-utrecht/vacatures/phd-position-cooperation-between-human-operators-and-ai-algorithms-in-the-railway-sector-10-fte"><span style="color:#0078D7">https://www.uu.nl/organisatie/werken-bij-de-universiteit-utrecht/vacatures/phd-position-cooperation-between-human-operators-and-ai-algorithms-in-the-railway-sector-10-fte</span></a></span></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="break-words"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#212121">PhD position 2:</span></b></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#212121"> </span></b></span><b><span style="color:#212121">Psychologically validated
digital twins of human decision-making in urban mobility</span></b><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:#212121">Deadline:<span class="apple-converted-space"> May 31<sup>st</sup></span></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">Digital twins of urban mobility are widely used to understand and predict traffic flow in and through cities</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#212121">.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121">The
PhD research project will investigate how individual differences in decision-making can be modeled in digital twins of urban mobility (e.g., cars, pedestrians, cyclists, and public transportation in different urban settings) in a validated, more psychologically
plausible way. The project offers an exciting opportunity for interdisciplinary research at the intersection of AI, Cognitive Science, Geosciences, and Computer Science. Moreover, there is active collaboration between Utrecht University, the</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#212121"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#212121">research
institute TNO,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121">crowd simulation company<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#212121">uCrowds,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121">and
the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#212121">municipality of Utrecht. Supervision is by Dr. Chris Janssen, Dr. Leendert van Maanen, Dr. Bas Spierings, Dr. Roland Geraerts, and Dr. Taoufik Bakri (TNO The Hague).
The project is funded through the Utrecht AI Labs and TNO.</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:#212121">More information:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121"><a href="https://www.uu.nl/organisatie/werken-bij-de-universiteit-utrecht/vacatures/phd-position-psychologically-validated-digital-twins-of-human-decision-making-in-urban-mobility-10" title="https://www.uu.nl/organisatie/werken-bij-de-universiteit-utrecht/vacatures/phd-position-psychologically-validated-digital-twins-of-human-decision-making-in-urban-mobility-10"><span style="color:#0078D7">https://www.uu.nl/organisatie/werken-bij-de-universiteit-utrecht/vacatures/phd-position-psychologically-validated-digital-twins-of-human-decision-making-in-urban-mobility-10</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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