The University of Deusto invites applications for a pre-doc contract for the training of a doctor to be performed in DeustoTech under the coming FPI 2020 call from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation. Deusto Institute of Technology -DeustoTech- (http://deustotech.deusto.es/) located in Bilbao (Spain), is a Research Institution of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Deusto, and was created with the mission of promoting research and postgraduate training in Information Technology and Communications (ICT) through the participation in research projects of interest to society and industry. DeustoTech is looking for promising young researchers in the area of Artificial Intelligence and Pervasive Computing.
Grant Summary:
The grant will have a duration of 48 months, with annual renewals. Each 12 months the performance of the doctoral student will be evaluated to check if he/she achieves the PhD research goals stablished for the period. The exact amounts awarded will be established by the Ministry of Science and Innovation. In the last year call, the annual gross salary was 17,785€ for each year.
Topic: Improving and fostering active living and wellness of people with dementia (PWD) from sensing to analytics
It is necessary to promote new care and treatment strategies to keep PWD living independently at home for longer. Monitoring the behaviour and patterns of daily activities of PWD allows to identify changes that may help with the detection of anomalies, so as to provide prompt help and treatment. Therefore, we propose research, development and evaluation of advanced localization techniques making use of the latest smart devices available in the market with the aim of developing innovative and enhanced location-based services that foster active living and wellness of PWD. Technical environment: Signal processing, data fusion, machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques on data coming from satellite navigation systems, inertial sensors and/or RF interfaces, among others.
General requirements:
Candidates should have a first class or good 2.1 honours degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering or Telecommunications Engineering (other equivalent disciplines will be also considered). An appropriate degree at Master Level will be mandatory in order to access to the PhD program (applicants finishing a Master’s degree along the 2020-21 academic year will also be considered). Proficiency in spoken and written English is desired; knowledge of Spanish is not a requirement. To be eligible, candidates must become a full-time worker at DeustoTech facilities.
Closing date and further details:
October 15th, 2020 (applications will be evaluated in order of arrival). Applicants should forward their CV and add academic record and a motivation letter in the section "Add a new file"
For further details, contact with alfonso.bahillo@deusto.es