Scholarship for Master - Project SenForFire

18 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

UNIVERSIDADE DE ÉVORA

Department

VISTA LAB

Research Field

Computer science » Other

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

29 Mar 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

NA

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Interreg

Reference Number

SenForFire - INTERREG SUDOE - S1/1.1/E0040 (BI mestre)

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

VISTA LAB - VIDEO, IMAGE, SPEECH AND TEXT ANALYSIS LABORATORY

 

Research Scholarship For Master - 1 Vacancy

 

12 of March of 2024

 

A call for tenders is open for 1 Scholarship for Master within the scope of the project “SenForFire: Cost-Effective Wireless Sensor Networks for Forest Fire Prevention and Early Detection”, reference “S1/1.1/E0040”, financed by Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional (FEDER) through the Program “Interreg Sudoe” under the following conditions:

Scientific area: Informatics

Admission requirements: Master in Informatics Engineering (or related field). Experience in Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing are preferred factors. Experience in managing GNU Linux operating systems, using open-source solutions and development tools, in Machine Learning, and in web services development will be preferential factors.

As set forth FCT Research Scholarship Regulation No. 950/2019 of December 16, 2019, article 3 and 6, candidates for “BI” (Research Grants)  must comply as a rule condition for the award of the scholarship, the effective inclusion in study cycles leading to the attribution of academic degrees or in courses not leading to an academic degree. Courses that do not confer an academic degree correspond to the courses provided for in subparagraph e) of paragraph 3 of article 4 of Decree-Law No. 74/2006 of 24 March and must be developed in a higher education institution in association with at least one R&D unit, including a course plan in one or several research areas of the unit.

Work plan: The project aims to implement a Cloud Based system for processing, monitoring, alerting, and prediction of forest fire risk indicators, using sensors built within the project scope. It involves a system that should collect data from various sensors providing different types of data related to forest fire risk, process and store sensor data, predict fire risk indicators using Machine Learning, and provide mechanisms to visualize and explore both the collected data and fire risk indicators through web and mobile applications. The following tasks are planned:

Survey of the state of the art on solutions for storing data from sensors and solutions for implementing web services and mobile applications;

Survey of the state of the art on Machine Learning solutions that enable the prediction of indicators associated with fire risk;

Installation and configuration of development and production environments for the Cloud Based system, including all necessary dependencies for its proper operation;

Specification of the Cloud Based monitoring system, including specification of web services and client applications for uploading, visualizing, and exploring the data;

Implementation and testing of Cloud Based monitoring, including web services, mobile application, and client applications;

Implementation and testing of a Machine Learning model to enable the prediction of indicators associated with fire risk;

Integration of the Cloud Based system with the sensors developed within the project scope;

Integration of the model into the Cloud Based system to predict indicators associated with fire risk;

Preparation of technical reports, deliverables, and materials for intellectual property registration and participation in technical meetings.

Applicable legislation and regulations: The granting of the Research Scholarship will be carried out upon the signing of a contract between the University of Évora and the scholarship holder, according to the version in Annex I, pursuant to the Research Scholarship Statute (Law No. 40/2004 of August 18 and Decree-Law No. 123/2019 of August 28) and in accordance with the legislation and Regulation of Research Grants of the Foundation for Science and Technology, IP in force, regulation nº950/2019 of December 16, 2019: https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/2s/2019/12/241000000/0009100105.pdf and other applicable rules.

Place of work: The work will be developed at VISTA Lab (Video, Image, Speech and Text Analysis Laboratory) of the University of Évora, under the under the general coordination of the Administrator of the University of Évora and the scientific guidance of the Professor Pedro Salgueiro, who must draw up an opinion on the final activity report of the scholarship (Annex II), according to the draft in Annex III.

Duration of the scholarship: The scholarship will have a duration of 12 months, starting in April of 2024. The scholarship contract may be renewed up to (ex.) until the end of the funding project's budget allocation.

Amount of monthly maintenance allowance: The amount of the scholarship corresponds to € 1 259,64 according to the table of scholarships awarded directly by FCT, I.P. in Portugal (https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_atualizacao-2024.pdf ), payments being made monthly, by check or bank transfer.

Selection methods: The selection methods to be used will be the following: curriculum evaluation, interview and  knowledge tests, with the respective valuation of 70% (seventy per cent), 15% (fifteen percent) and 15% (fifteen percent), respectively.

Composition of the Selection Jury:

President: Prof. Pedro Salgueiro

1st Member - Prof. José Saias

2nd Member - Prof. Luís Rato

1st Alternate - Prof. Vítor Nogueira

2nd Alternate - Profª. Teresa Gonçalves

Advertising/notification of results: The final results of the evaluation will be publicized, through a list ordered alphabetically, by final grade obtained, posted in a visible and public location of Department of Informatics, Colégio Luís António Verney, being the approved candidate notified via email.

To ensure the right of prior hearing of interested parties, the Final Classification project will be announced by any written means to all interested parties.

After communicating the provisional list of the results of the evaluation, candidates have a period of 10 working days to express their opinion in a preliminary hearing of interested parties.

Application deadline and submission of applications: The tender is open from 15 of March to 29 of March of 2024 and the results of the selection will be published by 5 of April of 2024.

Applications must be formalized, obligatorily, by sending an application letter with the following documents:

• Curriculum Vitae
• certificate of qualifications
• other supporting documents considered relevant.

For the purposes of application, the evidence may be replaced by a declaration of honor signed by the candidate, but the failure to demonstrate that evidence, in the contracting phase, possession of the required degree on the deadline for application or the non-presentation of proof of enrollment in the study cycle or non-degree course, for scholarships with this component, imply the cancellation of the candidate's application.

Academic degrees obtained in foreign countries require registration by a Portuguese Institution in accordance with Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of August 16 and Ordinance No. 33/2019, of January 25th.

The presentation of the certificate is mandatory for the signing of the contract. More information can be obtained at: https://www.dges.gov.pt/pt/pagina/recognition?plid=374  

Applications must be sent by email to:

Prof. Pedro Salgueiro

VISTA Lab (Video, Image, Speech and Text Analysis Laboratory) of the University of Évora

email: [email protected]

 

ANNEX I / ANNEX II:

https://www.uevora.pt/investigar/Oportunidades-de-Investigacao/concurso…  

 

 

 

 

Requirements

Research Field

Computer science » Other

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

UEVORA

Country

Portugal

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

State/Province

Alentejo

City

Évora

Website

https://www.uevora.pt/investigar/Oportunidades-de-Investigacao/concursos-bolsas-id?item=39862

Street

Largo dos Colegais, nº. 2

Postal Code

7000-803

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED