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Two full-time PhD scholarships in the EU FP7 Project COINVENT 'Concept
Invention Theory' -
Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg, Germany.
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The Institute of Knowledge and Language Engineering at
Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany, offers two PhD
scholarships until November 2016 (with a possible extension subject to
available funding) for students pursuing a full-time PhD degree in
Artificial Intelligence in the area of knowledge representation and
reasoning for computational creativity. The positions are offered
within the context of COINVENT, a high-profile international research
project funded under the European Commission?s 7th Framework Programme.
The Institute of Knowledge and Language Engineering conducts research
within the areas of Knowledge-based Systems, Computational
Intelligence, Theoretical Computer Science, and Intelligent Systems.
Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg (OVGU) was founded in 1993 and
is one of the youngest German public research universities. It was
formed in a merger of three existing institutions to create a
university with a distinctive profile, drawing in many areas on a
considerably longer tradition. It is located in Magdeburg, the capital
city of the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt, located about 1 hour from
Berlin.
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The COINVENT project aims at advancing the formal understanding of
creativity by developing a computationally feasible,
cognitively-inspired formal model of concept invention. It is drawing
on interdisciplinary research results from cognitive science,
artificial intelligence, formal methods and computational creativity,
and validating it for mathematical reasoning and melodic
harmonisation. Partners in the COINVENT project include the Artificial
Intelligence Research Institute Barcelona (IIIA-CSIC, co-ordinator),
the University of Edinburgh, the University of Osnabrück, Goldsmiths
University of London, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University
of Dundee, and University of Magdeburg.
The COINVENT project at the University of Magdeburg is led by Dr
Oliver Kutz and hosted by the Semantics and Formal Methods group
headed by Prof Till Mossakowski. Further project team members at
Magdeburg include Dr Fabian Neuhaus and Dr Mihai Codescu.
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REQUIREMENTS:
Candidates are required to have a high-quality master?s degree in
computer science or fields related to computational creativity (or
have completed equivalent qualifications allowing PhD studies), have
good communication skills in English, and be able to demonstrate
strong motivation to conduct research. Both PhD positions require
solid knowledge in logic and knowledge representation. Some experience
in ontology engineering and languages such as OWL will be a plus. For
one of the two positions we are looking for candidates with strong
programming skills, with functional programming being particularly
relevant.
SCHOLARSHIPS:
PhD scholarships will comfortably cover cost of living in Magdeburg
(up to 1500 Euros monthly). Note that there are no PhD tuition fees in
Germany.
START DATE:
1st March 2014 at the earliest. It will be possible to start later
than this depending on the candidates? circumstances.
APPLICATION:
Please apply by email to Dr Oliver Kutz (ok...@iws.cs.ovgu.de) and include
+ a short motivation statement, in English, of why you are interested
in pursuing a PhD in the area of computational creativity at the
University of Magdeburg,
+ name and email address of at least one referee,
+ a copy of your master's thesis (or equivalent) in PDF format,
+ and your complete CV in PDF format.
The deadline for this application round is Friday, February 28. While
applications will be possible until all positions are filled, your
chances will be increased by applying before this deadline.
For further information please contact Dr Oliver Kutz (ok...@iws.cs.ovgu.de)
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