Two Open PhD Positions at Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Inria (France) on

— Argument Quality Assessment and Improvement Keywords: argument mining, argument quality, argument generation

— Argument-based counter narratives generation to fight online hate speech Keywords: hate speech detection, counter-argument generation, argument mining

More details about the two PhD positions are available here: https://3ia.univ-cotedazur.eu/about/apply/call-for-applications-phd-postdoct...

The PhD positions (3 years) is funded by the 3IA Côte d’Azur Interdisciplinary AI Institute (https://3ia.univ-cotedazur.eu/).

-- Research fields -- Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, Argumentation, Machine Learning, Statistical Learning

-- Candidate profile -- • Master degree in Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Computer Science or Computational Linguistics is required. • Programming skills are required. • Knowledge of Natural Language Processing and Argumentation is preferred. • Fluent English required, both oral and written. French is appreciated but not mandatory.

-- Application process -- Apply by sending an email directly to the supervisors (Elena Cabrio <elena.cabrio@univ-cotedazur.fr mailto:elena.cabrio@univ-cotedazur.fr> and Serena Villata <serena.villata@univ-cotedazur.fr mailto:serena.villata@univ-cotedazur.fr>).

Deadline for applications: *** May 24th, 2023 ***

The application must include: - Curriculum vitæ. - Motivation Letter. - Academic transcripts of a master’s degree(s) or equivalent. - At least one letter of recommendation