PhD position in Computer Science (user modeling, recommender systems)

Overview

PhD Position in computer science (research topics: user modeling,
recommender systems), 4 years full-time employment (40 hrs/week), paid
tuition, 50% teaching load, travel budget.

Full Description

PhD Position in computer science (research topics: user modeling,
recommender systems), 4 years full-time employment (40 hrs/week), paid
tuition, 50% teaching load, travel budget, supervised by Assoc. Prof.
Marko Tkalčič at the University of Primorska, Slovenia.

Research topics:

– psychologically-informed user modeling,
– psychologically-informed item modeling,
– inference of user and item characteristics,
– explanations,
– recommender systems.

Details:

The Department of Information Sciences and Technologies (DIST) at the
Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies
(FAMNIT) of the University of Primorska is seeking candidates for a PhD
student position in the area of psychologically-informed user modeling
and recommender systems under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marko
Tkalčič.

The project will explore how psychologically-informed features can be
used to model users, items, infer user characteristics from digital
traces, infer item characteristics, provide explanations and
recommendations in the music and film domains. The methodologies will
include user studies and machine learning. The candidate will work in a
great team with Marko Tkalčič as part of the HICUP lab
(https://hicup.famnit.upr.si/) in the beautiful Mediterranean city of
Koper (the beach is only a 3 min walk from the office).

– Full-time employment (40 hrs/week). Full social security.
– The position is for four years.
– The starting date is October 2024.
– MSc in Computer Science or related field.
– The position includes a 50% teaching load.
– The position comes with funding for travel (conferences).

Company:

University of Primorska

Qualifications:

N/A

Educational level:

Master Degree

Tagged as: Academia, Machine Learning, Master Degree, Recommendation System, Slovenia