Phd Fellowship in Enterprise Entity Identification

PhD Fellowship in Enterprise Entity Identification
DERI - National University of Ireland, Galway

The Unit for eBusiness at the Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI: http://www.deri. ie/) of the National University of Ireland, Galway invites applications for a PhD fellowship position.

DERI a leading research institute in semantic technologies offers a stimulating, dynamic and multi-cultural research environment, excellentties to research-groups worldwide and close collaboration with industrial
partners.


The DERI Unit for eBusiness focuses on the investigation of linked data  within the Enterprise in the key areas of software architectures, business information systems, data provenance, exploitable trends from Enterprise
2.0, content analytics and data consistency models. Research is performed in collaboration with other DERI units and industrial partners.

The focus of this fellowship is the investigation of entity identification/ reconciliation to correctly identify all the instances of the same entity so as to eliminate the inconsistency of data sources during data integration.

The PhD fellowship
is funded by Science Foundation Ireland and offers for the successful candidate an annual stipend, course fees and conferencetravel when presenting.

Applicants should hold an excellent primary degree or Masters qualification  in a relevant discipline with industrial project experience being a distinct advantage. Applicants should have a strong interest in the
area of linked data with an understanding of its application and use. Applicants must be highly motivated with an ability for independent and critical thought. Successful applicants are expected to combine formal scientific work with application- oriented research and development in collaborative projects funded by national and European funding agencies.

Please submit your application (including cover letter outlining suitability, a brief outline of your preferred methodology, full CV and contact details for three referees) to hr.ie@deri.org with the subject line 'PhD Fellowship in Enterprise Entity Identification' , by 5 pm on Monday, January 11th 2010.

For further information please contact Dr. Edward Curry at ed.curry@deri. org or Sean O'Riain at sean.oriain@ deri.org

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