Position opened: PhD position in affective computing, Computer Science Department, University of Geneva, grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation.

 

Laboratories involved:

- Computer Vision and Multimedia Laboratory (http://cvml.unige.ch);

- French Literature Department (http://www.unige.ch/lettres/framo/index.html);

- Swiss Center for Affective Sciences (http://www.affective-sciences.org/);

 

Goal: to investigate how viewers react to those sequences in a movie that film critics and filmmakers consider as being emotionally relevant and therefore interesting in terms of aesthetic achievements.

 

Methods: multimedia processing, signal processing (experience in the analysis of physiological/behavioral signals and computer vision is particularly appreciated), statistical pattern recognition.

 

Profile: Master's degree in Computer Science, or electrical/computer engineering, or closely related field. Very strong background in signal/image/video processing and pattern recognition. Very good programming skills, taste and capacity to put new ideas into working prototypes. Very good written and oral communication skills in English.

 

Since this project will be conducted in very close cooperation with the Film Section at the Department of French Literature in the Faculty of the Humanities, a real plus in your application would be strong interest and achievements in film studies, or arts and humanities at large.

Although the working language is English, Geneva is a French-speaking place and experiments will be carried out with both French- and English-speaking participants; knowledge of French will be useful.

 

Starting date: as soon as possible.

 

Application: please include the following:

(1) a cover letter indicating motivation, research interests and expressing your interest in this particular, interdisciplinary area of research;

(2) a detailed curriculum vitae. Please, include, if available, list of publications (published or submitted);

(3) two letters of reference (the applicant should understand that the referees might be contacted).

 

Please collate all your files into one pdf and send your application by email to: Dr. Theodoros Kostoulas, Computer Vision & Multimedia Laboratory, Theodoros.Kostoulas@unige.ch.

 

Deadline for application: May 20th, 2014

 

 

Computer Vision and Multimedia Laboratory

Computer Science Department, University of Geneva, Battelle campus,

7, route de Drize, CH-1227 Carouge (Geneva), Switzerland

PHD STUDENTSHIP AT UCL IN LOGIC-BASED KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION AND REASONING

Duration of Studentship: 3 years full-time

Stipend: £15,863 + fees

The Department of Information Studies at University College London (UCLDIS) invites applications for a three year fully funded research studentship in the area of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning.

UCL, based in the heart of London, is consistently ranked as one of the World's top universities. It has a strong culture and tradition of interdisciplinary research, which is one of the factors in it currently attracting more research funding than any other UK university. UCLDIS is a multidisciplinary department, with research and teaching programmes across a broad spectrum of information-related subject areas such as library studies, archive studies, publishing, digital humanities, information management, computing and artificial intelligence. It has four distinct research groups, including the Knowledge Organization and Representation Group (KOARG,http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dis/research/koarg) which has a focus on the theoretical aspects and development of knowledge- and logic-based systems.

Studentship Description

The broad aim of the studentship will be to further research in the general area of logic-based knowledge representation and reasoning. The research will be co-supervised by Dr Rob Miller and Dr Antonis Bikakis, and so proposals for research that match with the particular interests of these individuals are particularly welcome. These interests include Reasoning about Actions, Commonsense Reasoning, Argumentation, Nonmonotonic Reasoning, Defeasible Reasoning, Logic Programming and Ambient Intelligence. Following normal UCL procedure, initial registration will be for the degree of MPhil with an expectation that the student will successfully upgrade to PhD registration in their second year. It is expected that the studentship will commence on 1 October 2014, although other start dates are possible. It will include full payment of UK/EU fees and an annual stipend as specified above.

Person Specification

Applicants should have a masters-level degree in an area related to computer science, mathematics or logic, an interest in the research areas mentioned above, and good written, communication, and organisational skills. A familiarity with logic-based knowledge representation and reasoning and/or knowledge-based systems would be an asset.

Eligibility and Application Procedure

Due to financial constraints on the level of fees included in the studentship, applications are restricted to candidates from the UK or other EU countries. General information for doctoral applicants is available on the DIS webpages at:http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dis/phd. There will be a two stage application process for this scholarship. In the first instance, Â please email a full CV, including the names and contact details of two referees, and a statement of proposed research (not exceeding 750 words) to Kerstin Michaels (k.michaels@ucl.ac.uk).

For further details of the studentship or an informal discussion please contact DrRob Miller (r.s.miller@ucl.ac.uk)) or Dr Antonis Bikakis (a.bikakis@ucl.ac.uk).


Closing Date: 23 May 2014

Latest time for the submission of applications: 17.00

Studentship Start Date: 1 October 2014

See link: www.ucl.ac.uk/dis/Research-studentships

Bakrie Graduate Fellowships

Selection Criteria

Applicants should have (a) a confirmed acceptance at the university partners (b) an excellent academic record with GPA of at least 3.5 for undergraduate and graduate level, (c) a good command of the English language, (d) assessed to have outstanding potential for leadership in government, business, or civil society after graduation.

Each Fellowship is tenable for one-year only for full-time students in master programs in almost all subjects.  Some professional based programs in medicine, business and law are excluded from the Bakrie Graduate Fellowships program.  The successful candidate is expected to complete his/her studies within the tenable period.

Selection Process

Candidates should send their application directly to the university partners.  Do not send the applications to the Bakrie Center Foundation.  The university will draw up a shortlist based on GPA scores. Those selected will then have to undergo a leadership assessment test arranged by the Bakrie Center Foundation.  The final score is based on weighted average of academic and leadership scores. The university will make the final announcement.

Each scholarship will cover the following:
    Tuition and other compulsory fees specified by the school.
    Monthly stipend
    Books
    Research Grant

PANDUAN BEASISWA BAKRIE GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP (BGF) Tahun Ajaran 2014 – 2015
Bakrie  Graduate Fellowship(BGF) atau Beasiswa Pascasarjana Bakrie adalah sebuah paket beasiswa yang disediakan oleh Bakrie Center Foundation (BCF) bagi mahasiswa pascasarjana.  Beasiswa ini diberikan kepada mahasiswa pascasarjana Program Magister tahun ke-2 untuk jangka waktu 12 bulan.
Calon mahasiswa penerima harus memenuhi beberapa persyaratan akademik dan kepemimpinan (leadership) melalui dua tahap seleksi. Seleksi Tahap I/Seleksi Potensi Akademik dilakukan oleh Program Pascasarjana. Seleksi Tahap II/Leadership Assessment dilaksanakan oleh BCF.

Seleksi Tahap I/Kompetensi Akademik
Seleksi Tahap I akan dilakukan oleh sebuah Tim Program Pascasarjana yang ditunjuk oleh Rektor.  Untuk keperluan ini, dalam usulannya  calon mahasiswa penerima diwajibkan untuk melampirkan:
1.      Ijazah S-1 dilegalisasi,
2.      Transkrip Akademik S-1 (IPK > 3,50) dilegalisasi,
3.      Transkrip Semester I S-2 (IPK > 3.50) dilegalisasi,
4.      Transkrip S2 sampai dengan Semester  2
5.      Indeks Prestasi Kumulatif (IPK) S1 minimum 3.50, tanpa nilai D dan IPK selama program S2
         minimum 3.50.
6.      Lolos assesment kriteria kepemimpinan yang akan dilakukan oleh Bakrie Center Foundation.
7.      Dalam penyusunan tugas akhir/tesis, mahasiswa penerima beasiswa wajib melakukan penelitian
         tugas akhir di WILAYAH RISET UNGGULAN yang menjadi prioritas bagi UNIVERSITAS
         seperti tersebut dalam Pasal 4.
8.      Penelitian yang dilakukan mahasiswa penerima beasiswa wajib dikerjasamakan dengan salah satu
         pusat penelitian di bawah koordinasi LPPM yang terdapat di instansi UNIVERSITAS.
9.      Mahasiswa penerima beasiswa wajib menyelesaikan program S2 nya dan dalam waktu paling lama
        12 bulan mengikuti Periode Tahun Akademik yang berlaku.
10.  Mahasiswa penerima beasiswa wajib menyerahkan Curricullum Vitae (CV)  yaitu di dalamnya meliputi
       kompetensi akademik dan lebih disukai yang memiliki pengalaman berorganisasi dalam bentuk
       pengurus organisasi, bekerja atau usaha sambil kuliah, menulis artikel di media cetak / elektronik atau
       publikasi ilmiah, prestasi akademik atau non akademik, dan menjadi relawan di lembaga yang
       terorganisir secara resmi seperti LSM, PMI, ORMAS, dll.
11.  Mahasiswa penerima beasiswa wajib menulis publikasi artikel minimum 600 kata, setiap semester baik
      itu mengenai hal yang berkaitan dengan penelitian tesisnya ataupun isu-isu strategis lainnya yang
      berkaitan dengan kegiatan program Bakrie Center Foundation (BCF). Publikasi dimaksud adalah di
      media cetak/ elektronik lokal (daerah). Sebagai penulis, agar juga disebutkan,
     “Penerima Bakrie Graduate Fellowship”.
12.  Dokumen Pengalamanorganisasi, bekerja, berusaha dan volunteer /Kegiatan yang pernah diikuti

Seleksi Tahap II/Penilaian Kemampuan Kepemimpinana
Salah satu keunggulan program beasiswa ini adalah menghasilkan kader dengan kemampuan akademik dan kepemimpinan mumpuni.  Oleh karena itu, selain asesmen kemampuan akademik pada Tahap I, BCF juga akan melakukan penilaianterhadap potensi kepemimpinan calon mahasiswa melalui wawancara.  Undangan wawancara akan dikirimkan oleh pihak BCF secara langsung kepada calon mahasiswa penerima melalui HP dan/atau e-mail. Mahasiswa penerima beasiswa dari sumber lain tidak diperkenankan untuk menerima BGF.

Pendaftaran
Pendaftaran dilakukan secara manual dengan mengisi Formulir Pendaftaran.  Formulir pendaftaran dapat diunduh dari website Program Pascasarjana. Pendaftaran yang telah dilengkapi dengan berkas-berkas yang diperlukan untuk Seleksi Tahap I dan Tahap II harap dikirimkan ke Direktur Program Pascasarjana.
Formulir  1 dan Formulir  2 diketik dengan rapi (font Calibri 10) soft file dikirim via email dan hardcopy dijilid dengan berkas yang lain 3 rangkap. 
Download Application form here

 

 

Jadwal Pelaksanaan Seleksi Beasiswa 

BAKRIE GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP(BGF)

Tahun Ajaran 2014-2015

Open PhD Position at the Centre de Recherche en Informatique, University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne http://cri-sorbonne.fr

Title: Process Mining: intentional process model generation for recommendation

Find PhD Proposal here : http://bit.ly/1fdov1b

No application will be considered after the 1st of June 2014

Funding: doctoral contract

Location : Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Centre de Recherche en Informatique, 90, rue de Tolbiac 75013 Paris, France

Starting date: between September and November 2014