[Corpora-List] 3-year PhD Scholarship at RMIT University (Melbourne, Australia): Spoken Conversational Search

[Lawrence Cavedon]

RMIT University (Melbourne, Australia)'s School of Computer Science and IT (
http://www.rmit.edu.au/compsci) has a 3-year scholarship available for a
student commencing a PhD in 2015 on the topic:

- Spoken Conversational Search: Contextual interactive techniques to
support effective information search over a speech-only communication
channel

This PhD project focuses on developing techniques for summarising search
results (e.g., using clustering, topic modeling, result diversity, etc) for
effective presentation over speech, and/or developing patterns for
conversational interaction with search results and underlying information.
The topic is part of a project involving an industry partner that develops
conversational interfaces for accessing information for the visually
impaired.

Interested students must have a degree in Computer Science or related
field. Some background in Interactive Information Retrieval, Natural
Language Processing, and/or Spoken Dialogue Systems/techniques is
beneficial but not strictly required.
Students applying to Australian PhD programs require a minimum of 4 years
of previous tertiary study, with a minor research project component that
includes a thesis/report of approximately 10,000 words.

The scholarship is for 3 years and provides a stipend of approximately
AU$25,000.
International students are welcome to apply although international tuition
fees may apply. However, there is a possibility that such fees would be
waived.

Contact lawrence.cavedon at rmit.edu.au for more information and application
details.
Formal applications will need to be submitted by October 2014.
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