Research Opportunities

Computer Science

Work description

• Carry out a survey of the state of the art in NLP for the tasks of event identification, position detection, simplification and text summarization; Explore, develop and evaluate LLM models in European Portuguese, focusing on the above-mentioned tasks, applied to city council minutes texts.
• Make the developed models available in public repositories for wide dissemination.
• Contribute to the integration of models into operational scenarios.
• Support the CitiLink project coordination team in supervising the scholarship holders and in executing the tasks foreseen in the project.
• Actively participate in the project’s dissemination activities.
• Write and collaborate in the publication of scientific articles.
• Prepare and actively participate in project meetings.

Academic Qualifications

• Degree and/ or Master degree in Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or similar.

Minimum profile required

• Relevant programming experience (Python).
• Experience using NLP libraries such as transformers, PyTorch or Keras.
• Fluency in Portuguese and English (spoken and written).
• Approval at an Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Learning Course Unit.
• Communication skills and ability to collaborate in a team.
• Availability to participate in meetings with project partners.
• Able to start the contract immediately after selection.

Preference factors

• Proficiency in Portuguese (spoken and written), in the European variant, at level C2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, certified with the respective diploma, or as a mother tongue, given that this is a project that aims to develop models of AI in Portuguese, European variant, based on a diverse set of Portuguese language documents.
• Approval at an NLP Course Unit.
• Relevant experience in the use and training of LLMs.
• Prior participation in Research and Development (R&D) projects.

Application Period

Since 13 Feb 2025 to 06 Mar 2025

Centre

Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support

Scientific Advisor

Ricardo Campos

What we offer

• Multicultural and collaborative environment
• A multicultural, international and collaborative environment that makes it easier to exchange ideas, work in networks and create synergies.
• International projects
• The possibility of working in international projects with some of the most important companies in the field.
• Mentoring
• Mentoring with the best researchers in the fields of electrical and industrial engineering, bioengineering, information technology and physics.
• Self Improvement
• The possibility of participating in international conferences, workshops, seminars and vocational training.
• Other Benefits and Perks
• Flexible working time, health insurance, discounts in hotels, transportation, etc.
• Informal Events
• Annual informal events, such as the multicultural party.

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