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Intelligent Systems
Department of Computer Science
Salary/Stipend: €33744 to €35038
Application Deadline:
Until position is filled
Post Summary:
Sentiment Extraction: You will have good experience of programming
languages like Java or C++. Experience of working on
user-applications will be a definite advantage You will have a good
honours degree (First or Upper Second) or an MSc in Computer Science
or related discipline. You will be working with a team of computer
science and finance researchers. You will be building an information
extraction program for analyzing texts.
Post tenable from/Duration of post(s):
2 Years
Background to the Post:
The details work of the PI (Khurshid Ahmad) in the areas of sentiment
analysis and information extraction can be found on his website at
www.cs.tcd.ie/Khurshid.Ahmad.
1.The focus of the work is to build on an existing Java-program for
extracting sentiment. There is a prototype on-line version of the
program. The project requirement is to extend the scope of the system
by incorporating terminology/ontology tools developed at Trinity
College.
2.The project requirement is to incorporate learning systems, for
example neural networks and k-means algorithms, in the extraction of
sentiments in conjunction with the changes in the financial markets.
3.The novelty lies in the multi-disciplinary (Business and Computer
Science) and collaborative (Trinity College & Treocht Ltd)
venture. The unified sentiment-aware framework developed by the
academics will empower a conventional trading system being developed
by Treocht Ltd to create a unique system with a clear competitive
edge.
Standard duties of the Post (E = essential; D = desirable):
Excellent knowledge Java programming environments for building
applications and the associated graphical-user interface (E);
Developing an affect analysis system that will work on streaming text
and audio inputs (E);
Software documentation (E);
Funding Information:
The project has been funded by Enterprise Ireland under its Innovation
Partnership Programme. Enterprise Ireland is the Irish government
agency responsible for the development and promotion of the indigenous
business sector. Its mission is to accelerate the development of
world-class Irish companies to achieve strong positions in global
markets resulting in increased national and regional
prosperity. (http://www.enterprise-ireland.com/)
The Innovation Partnership Initiative offers financial support to
companies wishing to engage in collaborative research projects with
Irish post-graduate academic organisations. Enterprise Ireland
provides grants of up to 80% towards eligible costs of the research
project. The proposal process and administration of the project is
managed by the participating third level research
institution. (http://www.enterprise-ireland.com/ResearchInnovate/R+and+D+Collaboration/Innovation+Partnerships.htm)
The project has been awarded a 2 year grant with a funding of over
€290,000. Part funding of the project is coming from Troecht Ltd
which is a start up company set up for building sentiment engines.
The directors of Troecht Ltd have developed their careers in the USA
where they have been involved in telecommunications, enterprise data
bases, and financial trading systems. Troecht Ltd will provide over
€60,000 of the total budget of €290,000.
Person Specification
Qualifications
PhD (D)
MSc (E)
Knowledge & Experience (E = essential; D = desirable):
Knowledge in related fields of sentiment analysis (E)
Knowledge in related fields of information analysis (E)
Experience of building systems with robust GUI (D)
Skills & Competencies (E = essential; D = desirable):
Programming skills in a major programming language (E)
Software documentation (E);
Publishing high quality research papers in key journals and refereed international conference proceedings (D).
Self-motivation with strong organisational and communication skills (E)
Creativity and ability to interpret and analyse results (E)
Benefits
Contributory pension funds
Access to career development courses and advice
Discipline/Area Summary
General Discipline/Area Information
Intelligent Systems
Number of Lecturers
2 Professors, 2 Associate Professors, 1 Senior Lecturer, 10 Lecturer
Number of Researchers
40 Research Assistants
Number of Students
40 PhD students
Courses Delivered
Fuzzy Logic and Systems; Internet Computing; Computer Vision; Animation; Computational Linguistics; Knowledge Engineering, Artificial Intelligence
Current Research Fields
Sentiment analysis, neural computing, fuzzy logic and systems, multi-modal computing, computer animation, graphics, e-Learning, semantic web, human-computer interaction, knowledge engineering, next-generation language systems,
Awards or Distinctions
Domestic or International Recognition
Outstanding Scholars
Trinity College Dublin
Founded in 1592, Trinity College Dublin is the oldest university in
Ireland and one of the older universities of Western Europe. It is
ranked amongst the top 50 universities in the world by the Times
Higher Education Supplement’s 2007 world ranking of universities. It
has also been ranked 13th place in Europe. Trinity College is the only
Irish university to make it into the top 100 world universities.
On today’s campus, state-of-the-art libraries, laboratories and IT
facilities, stand alongside historic buildings on a city-centre
47-acre campus. Trinity College Dublin offers a unique educational
experience across a range of disciplines in the arts, humanities,
engineering, science, human, social and health sciences. The College
has developed significant international strength in its research in
eight major themes which include cancer; genetics; neuroscience;
immunology and infection; communications and intelligent systems;
globalisation; nano and materials science as well as Irish culture and
the creative arts. As Ireland’s premier university, the pursuit of
excellence through research and scholarship is at the heart of a
Trinity education. The College boasts an outstanding record of
publications in high-impact journals, and a track record in winning
research funding which is among the best in the country. Students
also benefit from a scholar teacher model where they have the
opportunity of being taught by world-leading experts in their field.
The Library of Trinity College is the largest research library in
Ireland and is an invaluable resource to scholars. In addition to
purchases and donations accrued over four centuries, the College has
had 200 years of legal deposit. By this right Trinity can claim a copy
of every book published in Ireland the UK. The Library contains 4.25
million volumes, 30,000 current serial titles as well as an extensive
collection of manuscripts, the most famous being the Book of Kells.
Trinity attracts intellectually strong students from Ireland and
abroad, with 16% of students from outside Ireland and 40% of these are
from outside the European Union. Many of Trinity College’s alumni
have helped shape the history of Ireland and Western Europe. They
include author, Jonathan Swift, philosopher, George Berkeley,
political philosopher, Edmund Burke, wit and dramatist, Oscar Wilde,
historian, William Lecky, religious scholar, James Ussher,
scientists, John Joly, George Johnstone Stoney, William Rowan
Hamilton and physicians, William Stokes and Denis Burkitt. The first
president of Ireland, Douglas Hyde was a graduate as was the first
female president of Ireland, Mary Robinson. Two of Trinity College’s
alumni have won Nobel prizes – Ernest Walton for physics in 1951 and
Samuel Beckett for literature in 1968.
Equal Opportunities Policy
Trinity College Dublin is an equal opportunities employer and is
committed to the employment policies, procedures and practices which
do not discriminate on grounds such as gender, marital status, family
status, age, disability, race, religious belief, sexual orientation or
membership of the travelling community.
Applications by way of a covering letter together with a full CV (to
include the names and contact details of 3 referees) can be sent to:
Prof. Khurshid Ahmad via email to kahmad@cs.tcd.ie
For informal enquiries:
Please contact Prof. Ahmad on +353 1 896 8429 (kahmad@cs.tcd.ie) or
Prof. Colm Kearney on +353 1 896 2688 (colm.kearney@tcd.ie)
http://www.tcd.ie/vacancies/external/js_nonaca_research_Intelligent Systems_Feb2010.php
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