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The Faculty of Science, Informatics Institute at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) is hiring seven PhD students in computer vision and machine learning for the QUVA Lab.

Available projects:
  • Project A: Video action recognition
  • Project B: Multi-task multi-modal learning
  • Project C: Video representation and efficiency
  • Project D: Hardware-aware learning
  • Project E: Federated learning
  • Project F: Combinatorial optimization
  • Project G: Unsupervised learning for source compression

Tasks and Responsibilities:

  • develop new computer vision and/or machine learning methods within the context of one of the seven research projects;
  • collaborate with other researchers within the lab and Qualcomm AI Research;
  • complete and defend a PhD thesis within the official appointment duration of four years;
  • regularly present internally on your progress and help Qualcomm write patent applications to protect inventions from the lab when requested;
  • regularly present intermediate research results at international conferences and workshops and publish them in proceedings and journals;
  • assist in relevant teaching activities

Requirements:

  • Applicant must hold Master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • A strong background in computer vision and/or machine learning.
  • Excellent programming skills, preferably in Python.
  • Solid mathematics foundations, especially statistics, calculus and linear algebra;
  • Applicant to be highly motivated and creative.
  • Strong communication, presentation and writing skills and excellent command of English.

Applications:

Apply online and applications in pdf should include the following:

  • A motivation letter that motivates the choice for this position, and in particular, for which of the research project(s) candidate is applying.
  • Curriculum vitae, including list of publications (if applicable)
  • A research statement on how to approach the project of his/her choice. Solid and creative ideas will be greatly appreciated. (max 2 pages).
  • A link to Master’s thesis.
  • A complete record of Bachelor and Master courses (including grades and explanation of grading system);
  • A list of projects and publications with brief descriptions of contributions, max 2 pages.
  • The names and contact addresses of at least two academic references (do not include any recommendation letters).
—————–Quick Overview————-
Organization University of Amsterdam (UvA)
Country Netherlands
Fellowship Level Doctoral
Subject areas Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science
Fellowship amount Varies
Eligibility Open to all nationalities
Deadline 1 December 2020
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