16.1744, Jobs: Computational Ling: PhD Student, U Aberdeen

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Subject: 16.1744, Jobs: Computational Ling:  PhD Student, U Aberdeen

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Date: 03-Jun-2005
From: Kees van Deemter < kvdeemter at csd.abdn.ac.uk >
Subject: Computational Linguistics:  PhD Research Student, University of Aberdeen, UK 

	
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Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2005 11:54:15
From: Kees van Deemter < kvdeemter at csd.abdn.ac.uk >
Subject: Computational Linguistics:  PhD Research Student, University of Aberdeen, UK 
 

University or Organization: University of Aberdeen 
Department: Computing Science
Job Rank: PhD research student  
Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics


Description:

Managing Ambiguity in Generated Text  

This funded studentship will investigate the possibilities 
for letting a Natural Language Generation program *avoid 
ambiguities* in generated texts when these ambiguities 
are likely to lead to misunderstandings. Two types of 
challenges are anticipated: firstly, to use language 
corpora to estimate computationally the likelihood of 
misunderstandings; secondly, to sensibly balance the 
likelihood of misunderstandings against other issues. 
(For example, an ambiguity may only be avoided at the 
cost of an increased size or a diminished readability 
of the generated text). This PhD project is connected 
with the EPSRC-funded `Controlled Generation of Text' 
(COGENT) project, which involves researchers from the 
Universities of Sussex, Brighton, and Aberdeen.

Applicants should hold a good degree in one of the
disciplines relevant to Computational Linguistics. 
Knowledge of Natural Language Generation, statistical 
parsing, and formal semantics of natural language 
would be ideal.

This Studentship is funded under Aberdeen's Sixth Century 
programme. Studentship comprises fees at Home/EU rate 
£3,085 (fees for international students are not covered),
and Subsistence at £12,000 per annum for three years.

Applications should be sent to Postgraduate Registry only, 
by 15 July. For details of the procedure, please refer to:
 
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/sras/postgraduate/apply5

Address for Applications 

Postgraduate Registry 
King's College 
University of Aberdeen 
Aberdeen, Scotland AB24 3FX 
United Kingdom  

Application Deadline: 15-Jul-2005 

Contact Information:

Dr Kees van Deemter 
Email: kvdeemter at csd.abdn.ac.uk 
Phone: +44 (0)1224 272298 
Department of Computing 
Science, King's College, University of Aberdeen

Secretary: Jennie Dick (email ccameron at csd.abdn.ac.uk)
Phone: 01224 272296
Website: http://www.csd.abdn.ac.uk/





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