Ph.D. Position In Situational Analytics

About the Position: Situational Analytics is a new area of research that is focused on delivering a comprehensive awareness of a situation coupled with analytics to increase effectiveness and efficiency of decisions and actions. It is also the ability to rapidly evaluate past trends and present circumstances even as they are changing, with a focus on analyzing data that is relevant to a particular decision over time.

The aim of the PhD project is to develop methods and technologies to filter, combine and interpret the vast amounts of information coming from various sources, such as (autonomous) sensors, in order to continuously provide up to date situational awareness tailored to the context of the person/role/organization at hand.

In the desired situation, many data sources, (autonomous) sensors (including humans) provide a diverse and immense set of information. All this information is then gathered, filtered and pre-assessed autonomously in such a way that the situational awareness of the requestor is as rich as possible, and relevant to the decision at hand. 

Requirements: The applicant must hold a master degree (or equivalent) within artificial intelligence, computer science or a related field and excellent written and oral communication skills in English. Affinity with Machine Learning and/or Computational Intelligence is a plus.

Application Procedure: Applicants are requested to write a letter in which they describe their abilities and motivation, accompanied by a curriculum vitae and two or three references (name(s) and e-mail adress(es)). Applications should be sent by email to [email protected] before 1 October 2015. Please mention the vacancy number in the e-mail header.