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* PhD Studentship in the University of Nottingham, UK
* Topic: Large-Scale Data Mining
* Open to: UK students (international students need to complement the
studentship, details below)
* Deadline for application: As soon as a suitable candidate is identified.
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School of Computer Science, University of Nottingham
PhD Studentship in Large-Scale Data Mining

The School of Computer Science at the University of Nottingham invites
applications for a PhD studentship under the supervision of Dr. Jaume
Bacardit in the context of large-scale data mining.

Bacardit and his colleagues have spent several years developing machine
learning methods able to process vasts amounts of information by using a
combination of smart algorithms and hardware advances such as GPGPUs.
These methods have been successfully applied to a variety of real-world
problems in bioinformatics and biological data mining and have won
several prizes, international competitions and best paper awards.

The successful applicant will join Bacardits team within the
Interdisciplinary Computing and Complex Systems (ICOS) research group.
The mission of ICOS (http://icos.cs.nott.ac.uk/) is to derive new
knowledge and provide innovative solutions to problems arising in
complex systems, both natural (e.g. in biology, chemistry, physics) and
man-made (e.g. socio-technical organisations, infrastructure in
healthcare, logistics). To accomplish its mission, the group leverages
its interdisciplinary expertise in advanced information processing (e.g.
image analysis, machine learning, data mining), process modelling (e.g.
optimisation under uncertainty), and high-performance computation (e.g.
distributed, cloud and GPU computing). ICOS currently has five
academics, six research fellows and 13 PhD students

Applicants should have at least an upper second-class honours degree
(ideally a first class degree), or a combination of qualifications
and/or experience equivalent to that level.  Ideally, students should
have a BSc or MSc degree in computer science. The specific topic of the
studentship will be determined based on the applicants background and
research preferences, within the context of large-scale data mining.

The studentship provides full tuition fees and a tax-free stipend of
13,590 per annum for 3.5 years for UK students only. EU and
International students wishing to apply need to obtain one of the
scholarships offered by The International Office of the University of
Nottingham
(http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/internationalstudents/scholarshipsfeesfinance/scholarships/index.aspx#international)
to complement this studentship.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr J Bacardit, tel: 0115 846 7044
or Email: [log in to unmask] Web:
http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~jqb/

Applications, with a detailed CV, a research statement and the names and
addresses of two referees, should be sent to Ms D Pitchfork, School of
Computer Science, The University of Nottingham, Jubilee Campus, Wollaton
Road, Nottingham, NG8 1BB.  Tel: 0115 846 6543.  Email:
[log in to unmask]  Please state clearly Dr. Bacardits
name in the application and quote ref. SCI/1097.

This studentship will remain open until a suitable candidate is found,
thus we recommend applying early. EU/International candidates applying
to the International Office scholarships should send their application
by February 9th.

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