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Two postdoctoral positions on interpretable vector space models, Cardiff (Wales), Deadline: 10 Dec 2017

Postdoc positions on interpretable vector space models

Start date: 1 January 2018 (or as soon as possible thereafter)
Closing date: 10 December 2017
Duration: 24 months

Keywords: Knowledge graphs, conceptual spaces, vector space embeddings, 
statistical learning, neural networks

Applications are invited for two postdoctoral research posts at Cardiff 
University?s School of Computer Science & Informatics in the context of 
the ERC funded project FLEXILOG. The overall aims of this project are (i) 
to learn interpretable vector space embeddings (or conceptual spaces) from 
a variety of structured and unstructured information sources, and (ii) to 
exploit these embeddings for improving statistical and symbolic inference 
from imperfect data. More information about FLEXILOG can be found on the 
project website: http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/flexilog/

Specifically, the aim of these posts will be to contribute to one or more 
of the following:

(i) to develop methods for statistical reasoning from sparse relational 
data, which exploit vector space representations to impose cognitively 
inspired forms of regularization (e.g. the fact that concepts tend to 
correspond to convex regions).

(ii) to develop methods for learning modular and interpretable vector 
space representations of events, which can be used to predict how events 
will impact the actors involved (and the entities related to them), as 
well as the likelihood of related future events.

(iii) to evaluate these methods in applications such as zero-shot 
learning, textual entailment, reading comprehension, automated knowledge 
base completion, and entity retrieval.

Successful candidates are expected to have excellent programming skills, 
as well as a strong background in natural language processing, machine 
learning, or knowledge representation.

Cardiff University is a member of the Russell Group of research 
universities, and was ranked 5th in the UK based on the quality of 
research in the 2014 Research Evaluation Framework. The university has a 
successful School of Computer Science & Informatics with an international 
reputation for its teaching and research activities. Cardiff is a strong 
and vibrant capital city with good transportation links and an excellent 
range of housing available.

More information: For more details about the positions, please contact 
Steven Schockaert 
(SchockaertS1@cardiff.ac.uk<mailto:SchockaertS1@cardiff.ac.uk>). For 
instructions on how to apply, please go to 
www.cardiff.ac.uk/jobs<http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/jobs> and search for job 
6522BR. Please note the requirement to evidence all essential criteria in 
the supporting statement.
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