Post-doc Position on Sensor-based Activity Recognition for Health-care, University of Milan
| University of Milan, Department of Computer Science. EveryWare Lab: http://everywarelab.di.unimi.it/ |
Start date: November 1st, 2012.
Type of contract: Fixed term contract for 20 months.
A leading institute in Italy and Europe for scientific productivity, the University of Milan is the largest university in the region, with approximately 65,000 students. EveryWare Lab is a research laboratory of the Computer Science department at the University of Milan. Our research activities are focused on data management for mobile and pervasive computing. More specifically, we are currently investigating issues at the intersection among the areas of mobile and pervasive computing, context representation and reasoning, and privacy.
Expressions of interest are being sought for a Post-doc position in the context of the SECURE (Intelligent System for Early Diagnosis and Follow-up at Home) project, starting on August 2012. SECURE is funded by a grant of Lombardy Region and Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research, and includes industry partners, the EveryWare Lab, and one hospital research center. The overall goal of the project is to design, prototype and experimentally evaluate an innovative sensor-based system for remote monitoring of human activities and biological parameters of patients at home, in order to support early diagnosis and clinical decisions. The specific role of the EveryWare Lab unit is the recognition of the domestic activities carried out by the patient, based on data acquired from body-worn, domotic, and environmental sensors. To this aim, a hybrid technique based on the combination of statistical and ontological reasoning will be investigated, implemented and experiment!
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The responsibilities of this Post-doc position include research, development and experimental evaluation on the above topics in collaboration with other staff and project partners. The salary for the whole contract period is 37,700 EUR after taxes.
The successful candidate is expected to have a PhD degree in computer science or related fields, a strong publication record, and experience in collaborative research projects. Expertise in one or more of the following fields is required:
- Sensor-based human activity recognition
- Description logics and ontologies
- Machine learning
- Pervasive computing
Applicants are expected to have strong programming skills, the ability to work independently, as well as good English language skills. The working language will be English; knowledge of Italian is welcome but not required.
Inquiries and expressions of interest, including curriculum vitae, two letters of references, a list of publications, and an outline of prospective research (no more than two pages) should be sent by e-mail to Prof. Claudio Bettini and Dr. Daniele Riboni ({claudio.bettini|daniele.riboni}@unimi.it). The deadline for submissions is September 10, 2012.