Five (5) PhD Scholarships in Data Science, Knowledge Media Institute (KMi), Open University, UK (21015)

The http://kmi.open.ac.uk/(KMi) is home to internationally recognised researchers in semantic technologies, educational multimedia, collaboration technologies, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, and human-computer interaction. KMi offers students an intellectually challenging environment with exceptional research and computer facilities.

As part of setting up Data Science as a key research priority for the lab, 5 PhD Studentships are available to start in October 2015. The deadline for applications is 13th July 2015 (see the "how to apply" section of the http://kmi.open.ac.uk/studentships/).

Topics
Data Science is becoming an increasingly critical field in most areas of business, academia and everyday life. The rise of the internet of things, of online platforms and of social media means that more and more data is being produced, ready to be mined and analysed, to reach a better understanding of various processes, ranging from human behaviours to complex (natural or organisational) systems. We are therefore looking for the next generation of bright researchers to investigate and solve the key challenges of Data Science, including for example:

How to automatically select and assess analytics workflows in specific scenarios and for specific datasets?

How to preserve privacy and user-control in a world of Big Web Data?

How to bring the benefits of data science to everyday life and make it accessible to people without technical skills?

How to mine distributed web data and discover new knowledge?

How to structure unstructured web dialogues around key social issues?

How to predict sentiments and opinions from data?

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