WP4 Reinforcing the ENGINE research potential by the recruitment of experienced researchers

1. WP4 Reinforcing the ENGINE research potential by the recruitment of experiencedresearchers Michał Woźniak - work package leader

2. Outline • Objectives • Scope of the work package • Presentation of the subtasks • Impact on the other ENGINE’s tasks • Summary Reinforcing the ENGINE research potential by the recruitment of experienced

3. Objectives • Boost ENGINE team competencies in the Network Intelligence. • Make new connections among well-known researchers and ENGINE team. • Develop directions of research focusing on EU’s priorities: environment, global change and industrial applications. • Increase the ENGINE Centre participation in FP7 and similar programs in future (Horizon 2020). Reinforcing the ENGINE research potential by the recruitment of experienced

4. Scope • 8 subtasks • ENGINE would like to hire • 7 experienced researchers • 1 post doc • 2 laboratory technicians Reinforcing the ENGINE research potential by the recruitment of experienced

5. WT4.1Complex Network Analysis and Mining Researcher (12M) • Over 300 papers, over 500 citations, h index =11 • Program chair of IEEE IRI-2008-13, OSINT-WM-2008-13,ASONAM-2009-13, CASON-2009-2010, MS-2007-10. • Founding editor in chief of the Springer “Journal of Social Networks Analysis and Mining” and Springer Series “Lecture Notes on Social Networks”, • Editor of Springer Encyclopedia of Social Network Analysis and Mininig, 2014 • Research interests: social networks, computational biology and bioinformatics, data mining, multiagent systems, schema integration and re-engineering, XML • Prof. Alhajj recently received with Dr. Jon Rokne donation of equipment valued at $5 million from RBC and Teradata for their research on the Computational Intelligence and Bioinformatics research. Prof. Reda Alhajj, Dep. of Computer Science, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada Reinforcing the ENGINE research potential by the recruitment of experienced

6. WT4.1Complex Network Analysis and Mining Researcher (12M) Expectedoutcome • At least 3 papers in JCR journals • Co-organizing ASONA 2015 • Superviseatleast 1 PhD student • Series of lectures for ENGINE staff on Complex Network Analysis and Mining Prof. Reda Alhajj, Dep. of Computer Science, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada Reinforcing the ENGINE research potential by the recruitment of experienced

7. WT4.2 Social and Semantic Network Analysis Researcher (12M) • Prof. Szymański’s current research projects focus on dynamical processes on networks, hidden groups in social networks, sensor network protocols and algorithms, and large–scale parallel and distributed computing and simulation. • He is currently Claire and Roland Schmitt Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, Director of the Social Cognitive Network Academic Research Center, part of NS CTA, funded by the ARL, and Director of the Network Science and Technology Center (NeST). • He published over a hundred of journal articles, over twenty book chapters and nearly two hundreds conference papers. Prof. Bolesław Szymański, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA. Reinforcing the ENGINE research potential by the recruitment of experienced

8. WT4.2 Social and Semantic Network Analysis Researcher (12M) Expectedoutcome • At least 3 papers in JCR journals • Co-organizingworkshop on Semantic Network Analysis (WT3) • Editorship of special issues • Carryout series of seminars for the ENGINE staff on Network Dynamics and Collective Intelligence Prof. Bolesław Szymański, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA. Reinforcing the ENGINE research potential by the recruitment of experienced

9. WT4.3 Computer Network Optimization Researcher (12M) • The expert in network optimization andcontent-oriented networks (sum IF > 10, and h-index>3). • Experiences in preparing projects’ proposals (at least 3 EU’s projects). • The expert should have Ph.D. for at least 5 years and also a significant record of cited publicationsin the area of optimization methods. Reinforcing the ENGINE research potential by the recruitment of experienced

10. WT4.3 Computer Network Optimization Researcher (12M) Expectedoutcome • At least 3 papers in JCR journals. • Preparingprojects’ proposals. • Carry out series of research training for ENGIN staffon Computer Network Optimization. Reinforcing the ENGINE research potential by the recruitment of experienced

11. WT4.4 Computer Network Analysis Researcher (12M) • The expert in computer network analysis and its applications (sum IF > 10, and h-index>3). • Experiences in preparing projects’ proposals (at least 3 EU’s projects). • The expert should have Ph.D. for at least 5 years and also a significant record of cited publicationsin the area of optimization methods. Reinforcing the ENGINE research potential by the recruitment of experienced

12. WT4.4 Computer Network Analysis Researcher (12M) Expectedoutcome • At least 3 papers in JCR journals. • Preparingprojects’ proposals. • Involved in the preparation of scienticevents. • Carry out series of research training for ENGIN staffon Computer Network Analysis. Reinforcing the ENGINE research potential by the recruitment of experienced

13. WT4.5 Machine Learning for Complex Structures Researcher (24M) • The expert in machine learning (classification of complex structures, collective classification, reasoning of graphs etc. ) and applications. • Experiences in preparing projects’ proposals (at least 3 int.projects). • The expert should have Ph.D. for at least 5 years and also a significant record of cited publications (sum IF > 10, and h-index>3) in the area of machine learning. Reinforcing the ENGINE research potential by the recruitment of experienced

14. WT4.5 Machine Learning for Complex Structures Researcher (24M) Expectedoutcome • At least 6 papers in JCR journals. • Preparingprojects’ proposals. • Involved in the preparation of scienticevents/workshops. • Carry out series of research training for ENGIN staffon recentadvances in machine learning and applications. Reinforcing the ENGINE research potential by the recruitment of experienced

15. WT4.6 Compound Pattern Recognition Researcher • Change (accepted). • 2 positions • Expert in Compound Pattern Recognition (9 M) • Post doc in Compound Pattern Recognition (9 M) • The same budget. Reinforcing the ENGINE research potential by the recruitment of experienced

16. WT4.6 Compound Pattern Recognition Researcher • The expert in pattern recognition, especially methods dedicated combined classifiers and models which can work with a nonstationary classification model. • Experiences in preparing projects’ proposals and participation in international projects (at least 3). • The expert should have Ph.D. for at least 5 years and also a significant record of cited publications (sum IF at least 20, and h-index>4) in the area of classification. Reinforcing the ENGINE research potential by the recruitment of experienced

17. WT4.6 Compound Pattern Recognition Researcher Expectedoutcome • At least 3 papers in JCR journals. • Preparingprojectproposals. • Involved in the preparation of scienticevents/workshops. • Carry out series of research training for ENGIN staffon compound classification and data streamanalysis. Reinforcing the ENGINE research potential by the recruitment of experienced

18. WT4.6 Compound Pattern Recognition Researcher • The postdoc in pattern recognition, especially methods dedicated combined classifiers and models which can work with a nonstationary classification model. • The postdoc should have Ph.D. and also a record of cited publications (at least 2 JCR articles) in the area of classification. Reinforcing the ENGINE research potential by the recruitment of experienced

19. WT4.6 Compound Pattern Recognition Researcher Expectedoutcome • At least 2 papers in JCR journals. • Preparingatleast one project’sproposal. • Involved in the preparation of scienticevents. Reinforcing the ENGINE research potential by the recruitment of experienced

20. WT4.7 Human-Computer Interaction Researcher (24M) • The expert inusability testing, especially using differenttypes of gaze tracking equipment. • The main goal of the laboratory leader is obtaining the national certificatein usability testing. • The expert should have Ph.D. for at least 5 years and also a significant record of cited publications (sum IF > 10, and h-index>3) in the area of usability testing. • The candidate should also have asignificant record (at least 6) of the finished usability testing experiments as a leader of the testing group. Reinforcing the ENGINE research potential by the recruitment of experienced

21. WT4.7 Human-Computer Interaction Researcher (24M) Expectedoutcome • The expert will start a new Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory (WT 5.5). • Preparingtestingprocedures and laboratoryinstructions. • Obtaining the national and EU certificates in usability testing. • At least 2 papers in JCR journals. Reinforcing the ENGINE research potential by the recruitment of experienced

22. WT4.8 Expirenced laroratory Technician (30M) • The experienced laboratory technician should be an expert in maintenance of complex computer laboratories. • The main goal of the laboratory technician is to maintain and develop ENGINE laboratories enumerated in WT5.1 and WT 5.2. • The technician should hold MSc degree in computer science for at least 3 years and also has atleast 3 year experience in computer laboratory maintenance and supervision, including large scale mainframesand cloud / grid computing. Reinforcing the ENGINE research potential by the recruitment of experienced

23. WT4.8 Expirenced laroratory Technician (30M) • Change (will be submitted). • Spliting the responsibilities into two separate positions with different expertise: • hardware and system administrator (supporting and developing the hardware configuration, operational systems, virtualization, backups, etc.) • software and service administrator (supporting and developing the hadoop, distributed R, other services, taking care of high laboratory utilization). • The proposed split will preserve the initial budget and will facilitate efficient management and use of ENGINE laboratory. Reinforcing the ENGINE research potential by the recruitment of experienced

24. WT4.8 Expirenced laroratory Technician (30M) Expectedoutcome • Standard processes establishment within the new laboratory for computational services working on day-by-day  basis. • Efficiently maintained and developed ENGINE laboratory. • Established processes for assistance of researchers in their research. Reinforcing the ENGINE research potential by the recruitment of experienced

25. Impact of WT4 on the other ENGINE’s tasks • Event organization (WT3.1-3.11) • Laboratory organization and acreditation (WT5.1, WT5.5) • Increasing the ENGINE Centre visibility (WP6) Reinforcing the ENGINE research potential by the recruitment of experienced

26. Expected outcom of WT4 • Conduct cutting edge, high impact research that shapes the field of Network Intelligence. • Increase of the research expertise. • Gain exceptional experiences in cooperation with industry. • Write common high quality research papers including journal papers and the best conferences, what should strongly increase ENGINE team visibility. • Boosting collabration with team memebers from primary professor's universities. • Double diploma for PhD studs especially with USA and Canada (not included in DoW), external PhD students at WrUT, co-supervising PhD theses. • Preparation of international and national grant proposals (some proposals have been already sent to Polish National Science Center). Reinforcing the ENGINE research potential by the recruitment of experienced

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