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The Department of Computing at Bournemouth University (United Kingdom) has a vacant position in the area of Machine Learning and Data Mining for Big Data.

This position is part of the EU-funded H2020 project  which explores the development of original research on online machine learning for Big Data.  PROTEUS investigation and development results will be evaluated and validated in an industrial setting on-site provided by the world largest steel producer, ArcelorMittal - Spain.  In a nutshell PROTEUS aims at developing:

• New strategies for real-time hybrid computation, batch data and data streams.
• Real-time scalable machine learning for massive, high-velocity and complex data streams
• Real-time interactive visual analytics for Big Data.
• Targeted implementation of the algorithms for Apache Flink.
• Real-world industrial validation of the project outcome.

We are seeking talented and enthusiastic candidates with excellent analytical, communication and scientific writing skills. Candidates must have strong analytical background in Machine Learning and Data Mining, preferably in online (supervised and unsupervised) learning applied to data streams. They also need to have very good Java/Scala programming skills, and good experience with Big Data streaming platforms and the associated computing models.

It is of course expected that the applicants hold (or close to accomplish) a PhD degree and should have an excellent publication record in the areas of interest. The selected candidate is expected to contribute to the generic research and the related publication activities.

This post is available for up to 12 months on a fixed-term contract or secondment basis. If you wish to be considered as an internal secondment you must speak to your line manager first.

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