Research Associate, School of Computing

1 week ago

Singapore National University of Singapore Full time

**Date**:13 Sep 2024

**Location**: COMPUTING, Kent Ridge Campus, SG

**Company**:National University of Singapore

**About the role**:
You will be expected to:

- Collaborate with a diverse team of computer scientists and social scientists to contribute to an interdisciplinary research programme.
- Conduct rigorous research and develop innovative solutions to complex problems.
- Publish and present research findings in academic journals and conferences.
- Develop and present demos for your research.
- Assist in the development and testing of algorithms or behavioral models.
- Participate in regular team meetings and contribute to collaborative efforts.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Develop algorithms and models for detecting misinformation and disinformation across multiple data modalities (text, images, audio, and video).
- Conduct research on state-of-the-art methods for multimodal data processing and analyses.
- Analyze large datasets to identify patterns and trends in misinformation and disinformation.
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of researchers, data scientists, and engineers.
- Publish research findings in top-tier conferences and journals.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in multimodal data analysis and misinformation detection.

**Qualifications**:

- A PhD degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering
- Possess strong background in Mathematics, Algorithms and Social Media Analytics
- Strong experience in machine learning, deep learning, and natural language processing.
- Excellent programming skills in Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch, or similar frameworks.
- Proficiency in handling multimodal data, including text, images, audio, and video.
- Familiarity with misinformation and disinformation detection techniques.
- Good written and verbal communication skills in English
- Prior publications in major computer vision (CVPR/ICCV/ECCV) or machine learning (NeurIPS, ICML/ICLR) conferences is a plus
- The successful incumbent will be offered a one year contract

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- Prior experience in interdisciplinary research.
- Interest in the impact of digital technologies on society.
- Familiarity with social media platforms and their data structures.
- Familiarity with issues related to misinformation, disinformation, and mal-information.

**More Information**:
Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: School of Computing

Department : Department of Computer Science

Employee Referral Eligible: No

Job requisition ID : 26310

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