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[Apologies if you receive multiple times this announcement] --------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it. Please do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an attachment may still contain software viruses which could damage your computer system: you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation.