PhD or postdoc on Automated Data Understanding & Knowledge Graph Construction

The work will be performed within the research groups DTAI and EAVISE, at the Department of Computer Science at KU Leuven and the researcher will also be affiliated with Flanders Make and Leuven.AI.

The Declarative Languages and Artificial Intelligence (DTAI - https://dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/) section within the Computer Science Department conducts research on fundamental and applied research in the fields of Declarative Languages, Machine Learning and Knowledge Representation.

The Embedded and Artificially intelligent VISion Engineering (EAVISE - https://iiw.kuleuven.be/onderzoek/eavise) is a multidisciplinary group focuses on applications of advanced computer vision and artificial intelligence, bridging the valley of death between academics and industry.

Flanders Make (https://www.flandersmake.be/nl) is a strategic research center in Flanders focused on supporting and strengthen the long-term competitiveness of the manufacturing industry through technological innovation and pre-competitive, industry-driven, and excellent research.

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Responsibilities

The researcher is expected to
- conduct high quality research related to automated data understanding and semantic annotation for knowledge graph construction.
- follow up with the project and other activities in collaboration with Flanders Make.
- dissemination of project results through events, publications and international conferences.
- be involved in the teaching activities of the group.
- work in a multidisciplinary and international team.

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Offer

Our offer:
- flexible working hours and home office arrangements
- a diverse and multi-disciplinary research group
- a young but fast-growing team
- attractive and international environment with scientific freedom
- collaborations with international research labs and experts
- support for your professional travel and for professional/career development

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