Connectionists: PhD position at VU Amsterdam on Meaning and Understanding in Human-centric AI

[Alessandro Adamou]

Dear fellow Connectionists,

A full-time, research position is available at Vrije Universiteit 
Amsterdam on developing hybrid, human-centric intelligent systems in the 
EU funded MUHAI project (/Meaning and Understanding in Human-centric AI/).

https://workingat.vu.nl/ad/phd-student-position-on-meaning-and-understanding-in-human-centric-ai-systems/jmabk3*

Location: * AMSTERDAM
*FTE: * 1


    Job description

The MUHAI project aims to create human-centric AI technologies able to 
better convey meaning and understanding. We will investigate how to 
create meaning of experiences through descriptions of events, actors, 
entities and their roles; intentions, values and motivations of the 
actors; and temporal, spatial and causal relations between events. These 
representations will be cast into coherent narratives that will allow an 
intelligent system to understand new situations through past 
experiences. This innovative project  will significantly advance the 
systems’ ability to capture rich and complex understanding by combining 
a number of AI techniques (deep networks, knowledge graphs, simulation 
engines).


    Requirements

Candidates are expected to have a background (Master or completed Ph.D.) 
in Computer Science or Artificial Intelligence. Expertise in data 
modelling and semantic technologies is required, knowledge of machine 
learning is a plus. Good communication and presentation skills in 
English are required, as well as the ability to work in an international 
team.

*Your duties*

The position will be held in collaboration with prof. Frank van Harmelen 
and dr. Annette ten Teije in the Knowledge Representation & Reasoning 
group, a world-leading group in knowledge representation and semantic 
technologies. Regular contacts with the project partners (University of 
Bremen, Venice International University, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 
Sony Europe BV) are also foreseen.

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