Research grant for Masters (1 vacancy) REFERENCE: BI/CITAB/UTAD/86/2015
It is available one research grant for masters, within the Research Unit CITAB – Centre for The Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (AGR-Norte-VilaReal-4033) from the Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal, funded by national funds through FCT, under the following conditions: Scientific area: Engineering Admission prerequisites: Msc in Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related areas. Preferred requirements: - Research experience in the areas of data classification, computer science, soft computing (neural networks, support vector machines, etc.); - Previous participation in research projects in the areas in which the work plan is inserted; - Experience with Matlab software; - Ability to work independently; - Participation as author or co-author of one or more publications in peer-reviewed international journals [original works already published or accepted for publication (DOI)]; - Dynamism, team spirit, high sense of responsibility, organization and method. - Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English and communication skills.
Work plan: Development of innovative tools for estimation, identification and classification. The person hired will do experimental field work and will develop machine learning software to process hyperspectral information with the objective of performing a non-destructive analysis, equivalent to the usual chemical analysis of grapes, for the estimation of different parameters involved in quantitative and qualitative evaluation of vineyards and grapes. Legislation and regulations: Law N º. 40/2004, of August 18 (Status of Scientific Research Fellow); the current Research Grants Regulation from the Foundation for Science and Technology and Research Grant Regulation from the