Connectionists: 10 PhD places in Data Science at the University of Edinburgh

[Charles Sutton]

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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Data Science, University of 
Edinburgh
10 funded PhD places in Data Science
Website: datascience.inf.ed.ac.uk
Deadlines:
  * 11 December 2015 (non-EU applicants)
  * 29 January 2016 (primary deadline)
  * 18 March 2016 (any remaining places)
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The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Data Science is now 
inviting applications for 10 fully-funded PhD studentships at the 
University of Edinburgh, to start in September 2016. Students with a 
strong background in computer science, mathematics, physics, or 
engineering are particularly encouraged to apply.

The CDT focuses on the computational principles, methods, and systems 
for extracting knowledge from data. Large data sets are now generated by 
almost every activity in science, society, and commerce --- ranging from 
molecular biology to social media, from sustainable energy to health 
care. Data science asks: How can we efficiently find patterns in these 
vast streams of data? Many research areas have tackled parts of this 
problem:

* machine learning focuses on finding patterns and making predictions 
from data;
* databases are needed for efficiently accessing data and ensuring its 
quality;
* ideas from algorithms are required to build systems that scale to big 
data streams;
* the mathematical fields of statistics and optimization provide 
foundational tools and theory;
* natural language processing, computer vision, and speech processing 
consider the analysis of different types of unstructured data.

Recently, these distinct disciplines have begun to converge into a 
single field called data science.

The CDT is a 4-year programme: the first year provides Masters level 
training in the core areas of data science, along with a significant 
project. In years 2-4 students will carry out PhD research in Data 
Science, guided by PhD supervisors from within the centre. The CDT is 
funded by EPSRC and the University of Edinburgh.

Edinburgh has a large, world-class research community in data science to 
support the work of the CDT student cohort.  The city of Edinburgh has 
often been voted the 'best place to live in Britain', and has many 
exciting cultural and student activities.

Because of constraints from funding agencies, there are different rules 
for funding depending on your fee status:

  * UK and EU students: Full funding (fees and stipend) is available.
  * Non-EU students: Funding is significantly more competitive; for 
details, please see 
datascience.inf.ed.ac.uk/apply/information-for-non-eu-students/

Application Deadlines:
  * 11 December 2015 -- all overseas applicants are encouraged to apply 
by this deadline for full consideration
  * 29 January 2016 -- all UK and EU applicants should apply by this 
deadline for full consideration
  * 18 March 2016 -- any remaining UK and EU studentships will be 
allocated in this round

See datascience.inf.ed.ac.uk/apply for further information and 
application forms.

Chat with us online during the Virtual CDT Open Days on 13 January 2016 
and 24 February 2016 - datascience.inf.ed.ac.uk/events

-- 
Charles Sutton * csutton at inf.ed.ac.uk * 
http://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/csutton
Reader * School of Informatics * University of Edinburgh
Deputy Director, EPSRC CDT in Data Science * 
http://datascience.inf.ed.ac.uk/

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