Connectionists: PhD Position on Machine Learning and Virtual relaity

Mon Jun 29 03:23:58 EDT 2020

Dear All, 
We are seeking excellent candidates for a Ph.D student position in the Virtual Reality team of Lispen lab, France ( [ https://lispen.ensam.eu/ | https://lispen.ensam.eu/ ] ), to work in the general area of virtual reality and focus on sense of presence analysis. For further details and to apply (deadline September 1, 2020) please visit : [ https://doctorat.campusfrance.org/CF202018273 ] 
[ https://doctorat.campusfrance.org/en/CF202018273 | PhD proposal: Individualized model of interaction by analyzing the sense of presence for the optimization of virtual immersion ] 
For any questions please contact at [ mailto:christophe.guilet at u-bourgogne.fr | christophe.guillet at u-bourgogne.fr ] or [ mailto:frederic.merienne at ensam.eu | frederic.merienne at ensam.eu ] 
Best regards, 

Christophe GUILLET 
Maître de Conférences 
Responsable [ https://iutchalon.u-bourgogne.fr/licence-professionnelle-techniques-et-activites-de-limage-et-du-son | Licence professionnelle TSI / IUT Chalon sur Saône ] 
[ http://lispen.ensam.eu/ | Laboratoire Lispen (EA 7515) ] 
Université de Bourgogne / UBFC / Institut Image 
Institut Image 2, rue Thomas Dumorey 71100 Chalon / Saône 
Tel: +33 (0) 618 19 43 92 / +33 (0) 385 42 43 15 / +33 (0) 385 90 98 69 

De: "Marcio Dorn" <marcdorn at gmail.com> 
À: connectionists at cs.cmu.edu 
Envoyé: Lundi 29 Juin 2020 05:07:27 
Objet: Connectionists: PhD Position: Machine Learning and Bioinformatics 

Dear Colleagues, 

http://sbcb.inf.ufrgs.br 

The Laboratory of Structural Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, 
Institute of Informatics, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, 
Porto Alegre, Brazil is looking for Ph.D. candidates on one of the 
following topics: 

- Machine Learning models for Forensic Genetics. 
- Machine Learning for System Biology, Mutation Detection, and/or 
Gene Expression Analysis 
- Interpretability in AI and ML. 
- Machine Learning and Metaheuristics. 

Candidates should be highly motivated and have strong academic 
backgrounds in Computer Science or Bioinformatics and excellent 
writing skills, including documentation skills to maintain software 
and support documentation. A high degree of energy, accuracy, and 
attention to details. The candidate will participate in 
multidisciplinary studies focusing on the design of novel methods and 
computational strategies for Bioinformatics problems. Interested 
candidates are encouraged to contact Prof. Dorn (mdorn at inf.ufrgs.br ) 
with a short introduction of her/his academic backgrounds, research 
interests, and career goal. 

Regards, 

Márcio 
-- 
Prof. Dr. Márcio Dorn 
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Institute of Informatics 
Structural Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Lab - SBCB - 
http://sbcb.inf.ufrgs.br 
Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, 
91501-970 - Porto Alegre, RS - Brasil 
Prédio 72 Sala 217 
Tel: +55 51 3308-6824 
Lattes CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6355224981962273 

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The Post-Graduate Program in Computing at the Institute of 
Informatics-PPGC, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto 
Alegre, Brazil, is taking PhD applications from June 25th to November 
10th. 
Admission is immediate, starting at the beginning of each month, 
according to the selection process and registration procedures 
described in https://www.inf.ufrgs.br/ppgc/en/noticia/coming-soon-call-for-phd-applications/ 

Detailed information about PPGC, UFRGS Institute of Informatics, areas 
of research, topics of interest, and advisors can be found on our 
website https://www.inf.ufrgs.br/ppgc/en. 

About PPGC / UFRGS 
================== 

PPGC/UFRGS is one of the largest, oldest, and most comprehensive 
graduate programs in Computing in Brazil. Rated with the maximum grade 
by CAPES (7 on a scale from 1 to 7), PPGC is the top Program in the 
South of Brazil, and it is among the best postgraduate programs in 
Computing in the country. The Program has 47 years of activity, having 
already graduated more than 2000 MSCs and PhDs. With 58 faculty 
members, PPGC constantly figures in the main international and 
national events in the area. We also maintain collaboration projects 
with several internationally renowned universities. In 2019, 26 of our 
students took an internship abroad. Also, in 2019, we welcomed 23 
post-docs. Since we have international students, 1/3 of the subjects 
are offered in English. 

The PPGC is also known for its diversity of areas of expertise. 

The seven areas of concentration listed below are divided into 18 
Research Topics. 

The Program is hosted at the Institute of Informatics-UFRGS, a 
recognized center of excellence in research and teaching, with 
excellent infrastructure. 

Research areas in PPGC/UFRGS 
================================= 

Visual Computing 
- Computer Graphics and Data Visualization 
- Image Processing, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 
- Human-Computer Interaction, Virtual and Augmented Reality 
Data Science and Software Engineering 
- Software Engineering 
- Data Mining, Integration and Analysis 
- Data Modeling and Business Processes Modeling 
Electronic and Computer Systems Design 
- Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems 
- Electronic Design Automation Tools 
- Reliability and Fault Tolerance 
Computer Systems 
- High-Performance Computing and Distributed Systems 
- Unconventional Architectures 
- Embedded systems 
Computer Theory 
- Algorithms and Optimization 
- Logic and Computation Models 
Artificial intelligence 
- Machine Learning, Knowledge Representation and Reasoning 
- Planning, Multiagent Systems and Robotics 
Computer network 
- Networks and Services Architectures, Protocols and Management 
- Cybersecurity 

Scholarships 
================== 
The Program has several doctoral scholarships available, financed by 
national funding agencies (CAPES and CNPq), in addition to 
scholarships for research projects of professors linked to PPGC/UFRGS. 
The perspective is that all selected doctoral candidates have an 
immediate scholarship. 
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