- From: Philipp Cimiano <cimiano@cit-ec.uni-bielefeld.de>
- Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2021 00:00:23 +0200
- To: "semantic-web@w3.org" <semantic-web@w3.org>
The Semantic Computing Group [1] at Bielefeld Unviersity has three open positions at the intersection of artificial intelligence, machine learning and semantic technologies with the goal of developing new methods for explaining decisions to end users in an interactive manner. All the positions are available immediately and are associated to the collaborative research center "Constructing Explainability" involving the universities of Bielefeld and Paderborn in Germany and funded by the German Science Foundation (DFG). Position 1 (Reference Wiss 21666, [2]) is concerned with developing a new approach to dialog management that allows users to understand how a machine learned model works. The dialog system will answer specific questions about a learned classifier. The project is carried out in cooperation with the Department of Computer Science of Paderborn University (Prof. Axel Ngonga) and with the faculty of sociology at Bielefeld University (Prof. Esposito). The tasks comprise of the development of a protocol for the dialog system, its implementation, and its validation with end users. Position 2 (Reference Wiss 21670, [3]) is concerned with the investigation of criteria that determine the success of an explanation. For this purpose, the project will develop an ontology that describes the relevant dimensions and criteria that correlate with the success of an explanation. This ontology will be developed in cooperation with other projects in the research center and will serve as a basic vocabulary to describe explanation phenomena across projects. Position 3 (Reference Wiss 21673, [4]) is concerned with the development of new methods supporting informed decision making by supporting users in the exploration of the space of alternatives for a given decision to be taken. The goal is to apply methods from the field of probabilistic and statistical modelling and inference, counterfactual reasoning in particular. From a methodological point of view, the focus of the position is on the development of new approaches that combine statistical reasoning with knowledge bases available as knowledge graphs. The project is carried out in cooperation with Prof. Stefan Kopp (Faculty of Technology, Bielefeld University). All positions are available for four years and offer the possibility to work towards a PhD degree. The group offers an intellectually stimulating and international environment with sufficient freedom to perform own research interests. There is no teaching involved. Knowledge of German is not required, but a plus. All positions require a MSc degree in computer science, data science, computational linguistics or related subject. The application deadline has been extended to the 7th of July. Please send your applications directly to Prof. Dr. Philipp Cimiano at cimiano@techfak.uni-bielefeld.de The application texts can be found below. Please indicate the reference in your application. [1] http://www.sc.cit-ec.uni-bielefeld.de/home/ [2] https://uni-bielefeld.hr4you.org/job/view/553/research-position-for-the-sfb-trr-318-subproject-b01-pc?page_lang=en [3] https://uni-bielefeld.hr4you.org/job/view/567/research-position-for-the-sfb-trr-318-subproject-inf-pc?page_lang=en [4] https://uni-bielefeld.hr4you.org/job/view/561/research-position-for-the-sfb-trr-318-subproject-c05-pc?page_lang=en -- Prof. Dr. Philipp Cimiano Head of Semantic Computing Group Cognitive Interaction Technology Center (CITEC) Faculty of Technology Bielefeld University Phone: +49 (0) 521 106 12249
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