[DL] PhD in Computer Science grants @ KRDB - Univ. of Bozen-Bolzano Italy

[Artale Alessandro]

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CALL FOR PhD POSITIONS in COMPUTER SCIENCE
(Deadline: 15th of June, 2023)
KRDB Research Centre
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy

https://www.unibz.it/en/faculties/engineering/phd-computer-science/
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12 three-year PhD grants in Computer Science are offered by the Faculty of Engineering of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano in Italy for its Computer Science PhD programme. Each grant amounts to 51,000 EUR (i.e., 17,000 EUR per year, net after taxes); for research visits abroad the grant increases by 50%. Additional substantial extra funding (including a personal budget of 2,500 EUR per year) is available for participation to international conferences, schools, workshops, and research visits. The language of the PhD programme is English.

The deadline for applications is on 15 June 2023.
All interviews for short-listed candidates will be held online.

For more info, the call, and the online application, visit:
https://www.unibz.it/en/faculties/engineering/phd-computer-science/
(see bottom of the page, and follow both links to the general and the specific parts of the call)

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KRDB Research Topics.
https://krdb.eu/phd/

The KRDB Research Centre for Knowledge and Data is widely recognised as one of the internationally leading research groups in Knowledge Representation in Artificial Intelligence, with a synergy between foundational and application-oriented research. The KRDB Research Centre is looking for PhD students interested in carrying out a PhD in one of the following research themes:

- AI for data access and integration
- Semantic technologies
- Explainable and strategic AI
- Neuro-symbolic AI for business-process analysis
- AI for cybersecurity
- Process mining on object networks
- Graph-data management
- Machine learning for knowledge graphs
- Temporal reasoning and verification

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KRDB PhD Projects.

Among the various available PhD Research Projects (fully described in the call), and in line with the  research themes listed above, the KRDB Research Centre is looking for PhD students interested in the following research projects:

- Graph Data Management with Linear Algebra;
- Process Mining on Object Networks;
- Ontology-driven Belief Propagation for Cybersecurity;
- Learning Mappings in Virtual Knowledge Graphs;
- Transforming and Explaining Data and Knowledge;
- Strategy and Explainability for Knowledge Bases;
- Neuro-Symbolic Artificial Intelligence for Business Process Analysis.

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Contacts.

To get in contact with the KRDB Research Centre and discuss about the opportunities of this call, contact Prof. Alessandro Artale at: artale at inf.unibz.it
More information at: https://krdb.eu/phd/

The University of Bozen-Bolzano is located in one of the most fascinating European regions, the Dolomites. This young university has already established itself as an important research institution, both in Italy and abroad. According to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023, the area of Computer Science at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano is ranked among the 6th best in Italy and the 200-250 best Computer Science area worldwide (in absolute terms).