PhD scholarship in Information Technology at Ghent University 2021

Ghent University is offering Fully-funded PhD scholarship in Information Technology.

Main tasks:

• Design, development, and implementation of a computational model of subjective time experience. These models take as input environmental stimuli, task-related stimuli as well as the affective state, and output a subjective time estimation.
• Extension of this model to a decision model for the generation of multisensory stimuli, also in the context of multi-person settings.
• Validation of these models through user experiments, and interpretation of the results in tight collaboration with psychologists.
• Integration of these models into a working prototype, in cooperation with other technical partners.
• Close international and interdisciplinary collaboration (especially psychology) with project partners from Germany, Greece, and Luxembourg
• Independent work on a diverse set of tools and methods (e.g., machine learning, multi-robot simulations and experiments with hardware, VR/AR)
• Collaboration on publications and presentations at international conferences
• Supervision of master theses related to the subject of this PhD

A fully funded PhD scholarship for a maximal period of 4 years.

• You have a degree in Master of Science/Engineering, preferably in computer science, computational neuroscience or cognitive science.
• You have a solid academic track record (graduation cum laude or grades in the top 10%).
• You have proven knowledge of machine learning.
• You have a strong interest in one or more of the following domains: cognitive modelling, computational neuroscience, Bayesian machine learning.
• Proven experience in one of these domains, e.g. via your master thesis topic or projects, is a plus (but not a necessity).
• Besides computational modelling, you are willing to engage in hands-on implementation and prototyping to develop proof-of-concepts.
• You are interested in working with other researchers in a multidisciplinary setting, in particular with psychologists to set-up user experiments.
• You speak and write English fluently (C1 CEFR level).
• You have good communication skills.
• You are eligible for a Flemish PhD scholarship (i.e., you have not enjoyed such a scholarship before).

About Ghent University:

Ghent University (Dutch: Universiteit Gent, abbreviated as UGent) is a public research university located in Ghent, Belgium. It was established in 1817 by King William I of the Netherlands.Ghent University is one of the biggest Flemish universities, consisting of 41,000 students and 9,000 staff members. The University also supports the University Library and the University Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals in Belgium. It is one of the greatest beneficiaries of funding from the Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO). Ghent University consistently rates among the top universities not only in Belgium but also throughout the world.

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