[DMANET] 2 PhD positions in KTH on Data Science

We are looking for two highly-qualified and motivated individuals to pursue a PhD in the area of data science. The prospect PhD students will join a research team in KTH led by professor Aristides Gionis (https://www.kth.se/profile/argioni/). The research team focuses on developing novel methods to extract knowledge from data, modeling large-scale complex systems, and exploring new application areas in data science. Emphasis is given in the areas of graph mining, social-network analysis, modeling of information networks and social-network dynamics, as well as in emerging domains, such as interpretable AI. The work combines foundational research in algorithms with development of novel applications.

The advertised positions are funded by the European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant REBOUND, which aims to study the phenomena of polarization and echo chambers in online media and develop methods to mitigate these phenomena, and by the H2020 European project SoBigData++, which aims at using big data analysis to understand complex social phenomena.

Successful applicants should have completed successfully, or expected to complete, a Master of Science degree, and have strong background in algorithmic design, data mining, machine learning, and combinatorial optimization. Applicants are required to have strong implementation skills and experience with managing large-scale data. Doctoral students are expected to be able to publish high-quality papers and develop research prototypes.

Application deadline: Oct 29, 2020

More information and link to apply: https://www.kth.se/en/om/work-at-kth/lediga-jobb/what:job/jobID:355118/type:job/where:4/apply:1

All the best,
Aris
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