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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Data Science, University of Edinburgh
10 funded PhD places in Data Science
Web site: http://datascience.inf.ed.ac.uk/
Application deadline: 12 December (non-EU); 30 January (UK and EU)
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The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Data Science is now inviting
applications for 10 fully-funded PhD studentships at the University of
Edinburgh, to start in September 2015. Students with a strong background in
computer science, mathematics, physics, or engineering are particularly
encouraged to apply.
The CDT focuses on the computational principles, methods, and systems for
extracting knowledge from data. Large data sets are now generated by almost
every activity in science, society, and commerce --- ranging from molecular
biology to social media, from sustainable energy to health care. Data science
asks: How can we efficiently find patterns in these vast streams of data? Many
research areas have tackled parts of this problem:
* machine learning focuses on finding patterns and making predictions from
data;
* databases are needed for efficiently accessing data and ensuring its
quality;
* ideas from algorithms are required to build systems that scale to big data
streams;
* the mathematical fields of statistics and optimization provide foundational
tools and theory;
* natural language processing, computer vision, and speech processing consider
the analysis of different types of unstructured data.
Recently, these distinct disciplines have begun to converge into a single field
called data science.
The CDT is a 4-year programme: the first year provides Masters level training
in the core areas of data science, along with a significant project. In years
2-4 students will carry out PhD research in Data Science, guided by PhD
supervisors from within the centre. The CDT is funded by EPSRC and the
University of Edinburgh.
Edinburgh has a large, world-class research community in data science to
support the work of the CDT student cohort. The city of Edinburgh has often
been voted the 'best place to live in Britain', and has many exciting cultural
and student activities.
Because of constraints from funding agencies, there are different rules for
funding depending on your fee status:
* UK and EU students: Full funding (fees and stipend) is available.
* Non-EU students: Funding is significantly more competitive; for details,
please see
http://datascience.inf.ed.ac.uk/apply/information-for-non-eu-students/
There are three deadlines for applications:
* 12 December 2014 -- all overseas applicants should apply by this deadline
for full consideration
* 30 January 2015 -- all UK and EU applicants should apply by this deadline
for full consideration
* 13 March 2015 -- any remaining UK and EU studentships will be allocated in
the third round
See http://datascience.inf.ed.ac.uk/apply/ for further information and
application forms.
Enquiries can be sent to [email protected]
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Charles Sutton * [email protected] * http://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/csutton
Reader * School of Informatics * University of Edinburgh
Deputy Director, EPSRC CDT in Data Science * http://datascience.inf.ed.ac.uk/
The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in
Scotland, with registration number SC005336.
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