Open PhD position on Information Retrieval Evaluation
Open PhD position on Information Retrieval Evaluation
The Department of Information and Communication Technologies, Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona is opening a PhD fellowship in the area of Information Retrieval Evaluation to start in the Fall of 2016.
Topics: evaluation, experimental design, datasets, statistics, user studies, reliability, music similarity, melody extraction.
Requirements: Candidates must have a good Masters Degree in Computer Science, Statistics or Mathematics. Candidates must be confident in some of these areas: information retrieval, machine learning, statistics, have excellent programming skills, be fluent in English and possess good communication skills. Musical knowledge is not necessary. Previous experience in research and a track record of publications is preferable.
Application closing date: 25/05/2016
Start date: 01/10/2016
Duration: 3+1 years
Research lab: Music Information Research lab, Department of Information and Communication Technologies, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Supervisors: Julián Urbano and Emilia Gómez
More information on grant details:
http://portal.upf.edu/web/etic
http://portal.upf.edu/web/etic
Application: Interested candidates should send a motivation letter, a CV (preferably with references), and academic transcripts to Prof. Julián Urbano (julian [dot] urbano [at] upf [dot] edu) before May 20th 2016. Please include in the subject [PhD IR].The Department of Information and Communication Technologies, Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona is opening a PhD fellowship in the area of Information Retrieval Evaluation to start in the Fall of 2016.
Topics: evaluation, experimental design, datasets, statistics, user studies, reliability, music similarity, melody extraction.
Requirements: Candidates must have a good Masters Degree in Computer Science, Statistics or Mathematics. Candidates must be confident in some of these areas: information retrieval, machine learning, statistics, have excellent programming skills, be fluent in English and possess good communication skills. Musical knowledge is not necessary. Previous experience in research and a track record of publications is preferable.
Application closing date: 25/05/2016
Start date: 01/10/2016
Duration: 3+1 yearsResearch lab: Music Information Research lab, Department of Information and Communication Technologies, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Supervisors: Julián Urbano and Emilia Gómez
More information on grant details:
http://portal.upf.edu/web/etic
http://portal.upf.edu/web/etic
Application: Interested candidates should send a motivation letter, a CV (preferably with references), and academic transcripts to Prof. Julián Urbano (julian [dot] urbano [at] upf [dot] edu) before May 20th 2016. Please include in the subject [PhD IR].