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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">PHD POSITION IN MSCA ETN AUTOBARGE: SAFETY ASSURANCE OF MACHINE LEARNING MODELS IN REMOTELY OPERATED AND FULLY AUTONOMOUS INLAND VESSELS</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">The M-Group at KU Leuven Bruges Campus has an open PhD position for an Early Stage Researcher in the framework of the MSCA European Training Network AUTOBarge (<a href="https://etn-autobarge.eu" title="https://etn-autobarge.eu/"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://etn-autobarge.eu</span></a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">The objective of this position as MSCA ETN Early Stage Researcher is to investigate how possible safety risks of machine learning models are linked to existing safety assurance principles, and how
these issues can be addressed by the development of appropriate model robustness strategies. In this way, the aim is to increase the run-time safety of machine learning models in remotely operated and fully autonomous inland vessels and arrive at a substantiated
safety assurance argument for these models.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">The full job description, including an elaborate description of the topic, the profile and the offer can be found via
<a href="https://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/jobs/60098188" title="https://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/jobs/60098188">
<span style="color:#0563C1">https://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/jobs/60098188</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Only complete applications made through KU Leuven’s online application tool will be considered.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Contact for further information:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Prof. dr. ir. Davy Pissoort
(<a href="mailto:davy.pissoort@kuleuven.be" title="mailto:davy.pissoort@kuleuven.be"><span style="color:#0563C1">davy.pissoort@kuleuven.be</span></a>) and Prof. dr.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Mathias Verbeke (<a href="mailto:mathias.verbeke@kuleuven.be" title="mailto:mathias.verbeke@kuleuven.be"><span style="color:#0563C1">mathias.verbeke@kuleuven.be</span></a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Mathias Verbeke<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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