PhD Student in Informatics with a specialization in Data Science, HS 2016/469, application deadline July 11th, 2016 - University of Skövde

The position is within Informatics, with a specialization in data science. At the University of Skövde Informatics is defined as the science that addresses how information is represented, processed and communicated in artificial and natural systems, and how such systems are used and developed in order to achieve usable and effective applications and solutions for individuals, organizations or society. Data science can overall be defined as the collection of theories, methods and techniques that all strive to convert large volumes of complex and heterogeneous data into knowledge that supports various decision-makers. Data science, thus, overlaps with traditional scientific disciplines, such as applied mathematics, information science, computer technology, statistics and computer science, along with a rapidly increasing number of application areas, e.g., business intelligence, biomedicine, textual analysis, geo-temporal analysis and medical and healthcare informatics. As one of the oldest and most prominent research groups in artificial intelligence (AI) in Sweden, the Skövde Artificial Intelligence Lab (SAIL) at the University of Skövde consists of more than 15 researchers conducting research within applied AI in close collaboration with businesses and organizations.