Computer Science
Work description
Carry out a survey of the state of the art in NLP for the tasks of event identification, position detection, simplification and text summarization; Explore, develop and evaluate LLM models in European Portuguese, focusing on the above-mentioned tasks, applied to city council minutes texts; Make the developed models available in public repositories for wide dissemination; Contribute to the integration of models into operational scenarios; Support the CitiLink project coordination team in supervising the scholarship holders and in executing the tasks foreseen in the project; Actively participate in the project’s dissemination activities; Write and collaborate in the publication of scientific articles; Prepare and actively participate in project meetings.
Academic Qualifications
Degree and/ or Master degree in Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or similar.
Minimum profile required
Relevant programming experience (Python);Experience using NLP libraries such as transformers, PyTorch or Keras;Fluency in Portuguese and English (spoken and written);Approval at an Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Learning Course Unit;Communication skills and ability to collaborate in a team;Availability to participate in meetings with project partners;Able to start the contract immediately after selection.
Preference factors
Proficiency in Portuguese (spoken and written), in the European variant, at level C2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, certified with the respective diploma, or as a mother tongue, given that this is a project that aims to develop models of AI in Portuguese, European variant, based on a diverse set of Portuguese language documents; Approval at an NLP Course Unit; Relevant experience in the use and training of LLMs; Prior participation in Research and Development (R&D) projects.
Application Period
Since 13 Feb 2025 to 06 Mar 2025
Centre
Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support