2 PhD Positions in LBS at University College Dublin, Ireland

 

The School of Computer Science and Informatics at University College Dublin
(http://www.csi.ucd.ie) has two open funded PhD positions in the areas of geospatial personalization and visualization for LBS under the supervision of Dr.
Michela Bertolotto.
The research relevant to the first position will focus on the development of techniques to ascertain users' spatial interests by implicitly monitoring their interaction with a spatial dataset via a mobile user interface.  User interest models can be built by analyzing this information and used to generate personalized spatial datasets and interfaces. The second position relates to the use of visual techniques for effective analysis of spatial data in LBS.

The scholarships are funded within an SFI (http://www.sfi.ie) awarded Strategic Research Cluster in Advanced Geotechnologies (http://www.StratAG.ie). The Cluster is a consortium of schools/departments from National University of Ireland Maynooth (NUIM), Trinity College Dublin (TCD), the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) and University College Dublin (UCD).

Start date: June-September 2009. Each tax free scholarship amounts to approximately €25K per annum (less fees) for 3 years.

Interested candidates satisfying the requirements outlined below are invited to send an up-to-date CV and the names of two references, or any further enquiries, to michela.bertolotto@ucd.ie.

Requirements:
•BSc (honours) or MSc in computer science or related discipline •Proficiency in programming in at least two programming languages •Fluency in English (both spoken and written) •Very good interpersonal and communication skills •Ability to organise and prioritise own work and organise research within the project timetable •Ability to present own research at International conferences •Motivation to work in a rapidly evolving field •Ability to work independently •Ability to work in a team and to relate to a wide range of people •Experience with spatial databases and application development on mobile devices (desirable)