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PhD Project Template
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Use one form per project
Please complete & submit to international@nuigalway.ie as soon as possible, and by 27/11/2012
In your email, begin the subject line with [SWB] (be sure to use square brackets) to ensure that
your email is filed correctly. Emails will be automatically filed
PI name & contact details:
School:
Colm O’Riordan
Information Technology
colm.oriordan@nuigalway.ie
Josephine Griffith
Information Technology
Josephine.griffith@nuigalway.ie
School of Engineering and Informatics
Has project been agreed with head (or
nominee) of proposed registration school?
Yes
Research Centre / group affiliation:
Computational Intelligence Research group
Research group / centre website:
http://www3.it.nuigalway.ie/cirg/
PI website / link to CV:
http://ww2.it.nuigalway.ie/staff/colmor/c.html
Brief summary of PI research / research group / centre activity (2 or 3 lines max):
The research group has been in existence since 1999 with in excess of 140 peer-reviewed publications in the
following domains Information Retrieval, Collaborative Filtering, Machine learning, Evolutionary Computation
and Evolutionary Game Theory.
PI’s research interests and activities information retrieval, evolutionary computation and evolutionary game
theory.
Title & brief description of PhD project (suitable for publication on web):
Analysis and predication of growth in dynamic graphs on social media
The increased use of social media such as facebook and twitter has led to the growth of research
into such graphs. One of the open questions is to predict the growth of such graphs and the spread
of information through these graphs. In this work, graphs will be built based on interconnections
between people (and clusters of people). Properties relating to the growth of such graphs will be
captured. Data mining approaches will be used to predict new connections in the graph and also to
predict what type of behaviour will lead to activity by other posters. In order to attempt to predict
this will mine the relationships between graph properties, user activities and the resulting activities
by other users.
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Unique selling points of PhD project in NUI Galway:
For this project, the PI and group has much experience in graph algorithms and data mining. There
are also strong collaborative links with fellow researchers in the domain in information technology,
mathematics and marketing. The university boasts suitable supports for international students
(international office) and structured PhD programmes where students can support their research
through related modules.
Name & contact details for project queries, if different from PI named above:
Please indicate the graduates of which disciplines that should apply:
Computer Science/Engineering
Informatics
Ciência sem Fronteiras / Science Without Borders Priority Area:
Please indicate the specific programme priority area under which the proposed PhD project fits- choose only
one (tick box):
Engineering and other technological areas
Pure and Natural Sciences (e.g. mathematics, physics, chemistry)/Physical Sciences (Mathematics,
Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Geosciences)
Health and Biomedical Sciences / Clinical, Pré-clinical and Health Sciences
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), Computing
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Aerospace
Pharmaceuticals
Sustainable Agricultural Production
Oil, Gas and Coal
Renewable Energy
Minerals, Minerals Technology
Biotechnology
Nanotechnology and New Materials
Technologies for Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Disasters
Bioprospecting and Biodiversity
Marine Sciences
Creative Industry
New technologies in constructive engineering
Please indicate which of the following applies to this project (referring to Science Without Borders
arrangements):
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Suitable only as a Full PhD (Y/N): _ _Y__
Available to candidates seeking a Sandwich PhD arrangement (Y/N): _____
Suitable for either/Don’t know: _____