GATE institute "Big Data for Smart Society"" is an autonomous research institute, established in 2019 in Sofia, Bulgaria as a joint initiative between Sofia University Bulgaria, Chalmers University of Technology and Chalmers Industrial Technology, Sweden. Its mission is to accelerate the Big Data and Artificial Intelligence research, innovation and education in collaboration with government, industry and society as a whole.
GATE is focused on developing research capacity in 4 Data Science areas:
- Big Data Management
- Big Data Analytics
- Big Data Insight
- Software Engineering for Big Data and AI
The GATE Institute is seeking to appoint Researchers in 3D City Modeling and Simulation, who will be intricately involved in the GATE City Digital Twin project. It is a large interdisciplinary flagship project aims at developing a digital twin platform for designing, testing, applying and servicing the entire lifecycle of the built environment. This ambitious research project will be developed for the first time in Bulgaria. Crucial to its success is the building of semantically enriched 3D model of a city and the further development of the underlying scientific methods and technologies to facilitate the simulation of city scenarios (urban climate, the transport of goods and people, infrastructure development, buildings’ energy performance, air and noise pollution, etc.). Specific semantics will be developed that address city-scale simulation requirements. This may include the development of new or contributions to emerging Application Domain Extensions for CityGML, meaningful integration of data from heterogeneous sources and semantically enrichment with additional data (e.g. social data), design and implementation of relational (i.e. PostGIS) or a graph database (i.e. Neo4j) to store and import/export geospatial data.
An ultimate goal of the projects is to go beyond digital replicas and visualizations to explore the full potential of integration of data from all stages of urban development and thus push the applications of urban modelling, simulation, analysis and visualization.
With respect to its planned intensive development in 2020, GATE Institute is looking for talented researchers for the following positions:
Experienced researchers
Common responsibilities
- Research and develop methods, algorithms and automated solutions for efficient storage, modification and streaming of large-scale data models and simulations;
- Development of 3D models from raw data relying on the existing standards and ontologies;
- Develop urban applications based on 3D models, ranging from flood simulation and air quality assessment to noise visualization;
- Add semantics to the developed 3D models originating from crowd sourced and deep learning/image recognition data;
- Keep up-to date with the research environment (for example funding bodies) and contribute to grant applications;
- Engage in appropriate training and development opportunities as required by the Research Group Leader or GATE Institute.
- Carry out administrative work within the research projects as necessary.
- Communicate results and ideas to key decision makers;
- Assist in project planning and task estimation;
- Communicate results and ideas to key decision makers.
One or more of the following responsibilities
- Takes part in the development of methods for analyzing 3D urban data by devising and implementing advanced Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Information extraction and retrieval techniques;
- Explores, proposes and validates new approaches and methods for engineering of Big Data and AI systems and Data Science projects.
Skills, experience and qualifications
Essential
- A PhD Degree in computer science, geoinformatics/geomatics, engineering, or in a related discipline or a Master’s Degree plus a minimum of 4 years industry-based relevant research experience;
- Prior experience with GIS is highly desirable;
- Experience in 3D modelling and/or computational geometry and 3D standards (CityGML, CityJSON, IFC);
- Experience with open-source CFD libraries, such as OpenFOAM and CFD simulations will be considered as a strong advantage;
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, C++, Scala, R, others;
- Experience participating in research projects, involving a wide variety of constituents and stakeholders;
- A scientific contribution, through original research that extends the frontier of knowledge by developing a body of work, innovation or application, evidenced by publications, software output, technology transfers etc.;
- Proven ability of critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas;
- Advanced communication, presentation and influencing skills in order to be able to explain the value of their research to the research community;
- Proven ability to find ways to create value and deliver results by working both independently and as part of a team with professionals at all levels and of various disciplines.
- Fluent English is a must.
Experience with one or more of the following
- Experience in utilizing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning methods;
- Experience in utilizing HPC resources for performing large-scale simulations.
Our offer
- You will join and collaborate within a team of researchers, but will have the freedom to conduct research in any area within the scope and priorities of GATE, creating new visions for the future;
- You will be provided with numerous opportunities for learning, knowledge exchange and career development, locally and internationally;
- Your research will be supported by an advanced research infrastructure, comprising of the GATE platform and Open Innovation Labs;
- You will have a flexible work schedule and, upon the move to the new premises of GATE – modern and appealing work environment, stirring up creativity and productivity;
- You will be provided with competitive working conditions and salary commensurate with your skills and experience.
How to apply
To apply for these positions, please send to career@gate-coe.eu:
- A CV detailing previous employments and qualifications.
- A Personal letter of 1-2 pages where you:
- Introduce yourself
- Describe your past participation in research and main research results
- Describe your future goals and future research focus.
- Copies of diplomas for completed education.
- Copies of other diplomas and certificates of qualification.
- Copies of documents certifying past work experience in the relevant field.
By applying for these positions, you voluntarily provide your personal data and consent to be processed for the purpose of recruitment and selection of personnel. The processing of your personal data shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation), the Personal Data Protection Law and related legal acts in Bulgaria.
Application deadline: 20th of August 2020.
Stages of the contest
- The Selection Committee reviews the documents, submitted by the candidates and selects those meeting the requirements of the job, as described in the job profile.
- Till 27.08.2020 online interviews will be held with the selected applicants.
- All interviewed candidates will be notified in writing.
- The successful candidate will be offered a labor contract.
For additional information, please contact:
Prof. Sylvia Ilieva, Director, GATE
http://gate-coe.eu
e-mail: sylvia@fmi.uni-sofia.bg
tel.: 02/971 04 00