[GDNET] PhD position on Algorithms for Network Visualization at Utrecht University

[Tamara Mchedlidze]

PhD position on Algorithms for Network Visualization at Utrecht University

The goal of the PhD thesis is to advance the state-of-the-art in network 
visualization algorithms. On the one hand, the aim is to develop network 
quality metrics that closely match the human perception of aesthetics, 
readability, and clarity of node-link diagrams. On the other hand, the 
goal is to develop algorithms that construct node-link diagrams by 
optimizing the newly developed quality metrics.

Network visualization is a research field lying in the intersection of 
multiple research areas such as: algorithm design, graph theory, 
computational geometry, information visualization, visual perception and 
cognition. Candidates having background in these areas are highly 
welcomed to apply. Knowledge in one of the following areas will be 
considered an advantage: machine learning, experimental evaluation of 
algorithms, empirical evaluation of visualization methods, network 
information theory.

As a PhD candidate in this fully funded 5-year project, you will 
primarily perform research and publish your results in scientific papers 
in international conferences and journals, and complete a PhD thesis. 
You will also contribute to teaching by supervising tutorial groups and 
student projects and by co-teaching courses at the Bachelor's and 
Master's level (30% of employment time). This may lead to a University 
Teaching Qualification certificate.

The PhD position will be supervised by Tamara Mchedlidze (daily 
supervisor) and Alexandru Telea (thesis promotor).  The PhD candidate 
will be part of the  Visualization and Graphics (VIG) group of the 
Department of Information and Computing Sciences of the Utrecht University.

For more information on the project topic, required qualifications, 
position and general information about Utrecht University, please refer to
https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/working-at-utrecht-university/jobs/three-phd-positions-in-visualization-and-visual-analytics-10-fte 
(project AGN) and contact Tamara Mchedlidze (t.msentlintze at uu.nl).
Please notice that there are other two PhD positions available at the 
Visualization and Graphics group within general field of Information 
Visualization.