[DMANET] PhD position on Algorithms for Network Visualization at Utrecht University

PhD position on Algorithms for Network Visualization at Utrecht University

The goal of the PhD thesis is to advance the state-of-the-art in network visualization algorithms. On the one hand, the aim is to develop network quality metrics that closely match the human perception of aesthetics, readability, and clarity of node-link diagrams. On the other hand, the goal is to develop algorithms that construct node-link diagrams by optimizing the newly developed quality metrics.

Network visualization is a research field lying in the intersection of multiple research areas such as: algorithm design, graph theory, computational geometry, information visualization, visual perception and cognition. Candidates having background in these areas are highly welcomed to apply. Knowledge in one of the following areas will be considered an advantage: machine learning, experimental evaluation of algorithms, empirical evaluation of visualization methods, network information theory.

As a PhD candidate in this fully funded 5-year project, you will primarily perform research and publish your results in scientific papers in international conferences and journals, and complete a PhD thesis. You will also contribute to teaching by supervising tutorial groups and student projects and by co-teaching courses at the Bachelor's and Master's level (30% of employment time). This may lead to a University Teaching Qualification certificate.

The PhD position will be supervised by Tamara Mchedlidze (daily supervisor) and Alexandru Telea (thesis promotor). The PhD candidate will be part of the Visualization and Graphics (VIG) group of the Department of Information and Computing Sciences of the Utrecht University.

For more information on the project topic, required qualifications, position and general information about Utrecht University, please refer to
https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/working-at-utrecht-university/jobs/three-phd-positions-in-visualization-and-visual-analytics-10-fte (project AGN) and contact Tamara Mchedlidze (t.msentlintze@uu.nl<mailto:t.msentlintze@uu.nl>).
Please notice that there are other two PhD positions available at the Visualization and Graphics group within general field of Information Visualization.














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