2 PhD Positions in Knowledge Graphs at Scale at Maastricht University

The Institute of Data Science at Maastricht University is seeking applications for 2 fully funded PhD student positions to develop computational methods for scalable and reusable knowledge graphs. These positions are supported through a Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network for the project KnowGraphs: Knowledge Graphs at Scale (project #860801), which will recruit 15 PhD positions in total.

Knowledge graphs (KGs) are a flexible knowledge representation paradigm intended for knowledge capture and utilisation by humans and machines. Hence, they are key enablers for a number of technologies including question answering, personal assistants and artificial intelligence, and are used by several large companies including Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Amazon, Samsung, Ebay and IBM. However, substantive challenges exist, both technical as well as legal, in their formulation, interoperability, and deployment that preclude their widespread use. The overall objective of KnowGraphs is to scale knowledge graphs to be accessible to a wide audience of companies of all sizes, and to enable their use by end users across their professional and private life by using a multi-disciplinary and multisectorial approach.

The first position will focus on the development of new systems, methods, and specifications to create rich and indexable metadata in a semi-automated manner to enable the efficient discovery and reuse of knowledge graphs.

The second position will focus on approaches to automatically package, test, release, configure, deploy and monitor KGs across different storage solutions, access interfaces, and deployment environments.

Tasks include:

Work with a multi-stakeholder team to discuss research problems;

Develop computational methods for the preparation, analysis, and dissemination of knowledge graphs;

Validate developed methods using synthetic and real world data;

Communicate the results of the research to stakeholders and target groups;

Write scientific papers for international peer-reviewed conferences and journals;

Present your work in international conferences;

Provide teaching assistance in undergraduate and master’s courses;

Participate in off-site internships;

Finalise the work in a PhD thesis.

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2 PhD Positions in Knowledge Graphs at Scale at Maastricht University