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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:
Seamus Hill
Dicipline of Information Technology
Seamus.Hill@nuigalway.ie
School:
College of Engineering & Informatics
National University of Ireland Galway
Has project been agreed with
head (or nominee) of proposed
registration school?
Yes
Research Centre / group
affiliation:
Computational Intelligence Research Group (CIRG)
Research group / centre
website:
www.it.nuigalway.ie/cirg/
PI website / link to CV:
www.nuigalway.ie/information_technology/staff/seamus_hill.html
Brief summary of PI research / research group / centre activity (2 or 3 lines max):
If you are already involved in relevant scholarly activities relating to Brazil, please mention them here.
CIRG has been in existence since 1998 with in excess of 140 peer-reviewed publications in the
following domains: Information Retrieval, Evolutionary Computation, Agent based systems,
Computational Intelligence in games, Evolutionary Game Theory.
Title & brief description of PhD project (suitable for publication on web):
Detecting Structures in Complex Social Networks using Evolutionary Algorithms
Being able to detect structures in complex social networks, such as cliques on Twitter graphs, is
critical as it allows the ability to locate and identify links between structures and functions. By
identifying various communities we can provide information as to how the network functions and
the impact of topologies. There are a number of different approaches used in the detection of
structures and this research focuses on the use of evolutionary algorithms to identify various
communities.
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Unique selling points of PhD project in NUI Galway:
Both the PI and CIRG has experience in the fields of evolutionary algorithms and social networks.
Collaboration links also exist with fellow researchers in other disciplines within the university. The university
also has in place suitable supports for international students (International Office), structured PhD
programmes where students can actively 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 & 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
X
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):
Suitable only as a Full PhD (Y/N): ___
Available to candidates seeking a Sandwich PhD arrangement (Y/N): ____
Suitable for either: Y