2 jobs found in helsinki

Position description We are seeking a post-doctoral researcher to develop the next generation of exploratory data analysis tools with eXtended Reality (XR) interfaces. The project will use offline reinforcement learning and cognitive modelling (e.g. visual attention, decision-making, etc.) to understand and assist users performing XR scene manipulation tasks. Reinforcement learning requires substantial user feedback, which is even more challenging in XR settings, where headsets generate massive quantities of data that needs to be processed in real-time (high-definition stereoscopic video, eye-tracking and hand-tracking). We, therefore, want to develop a simulation-based AI approach to model how users perceive the environment presented to them by the headset and provide users with a personalised and contextualised experience. The project PI will be Prof. Dorota Glowacka, (University of Helsinki, https://glowacka.org/ ). The research will be conducted in collaboration with...

The Faculty of Social Sciences and the Centre for the Social Study of Microbes (CSSM) invite applications for the position of DOCTORAL RESEARCHER in the social studies of microbes for a fixed term starting from September 1, 2022 onwards (or as agreed). The doctoral researcher will be employed for a defined term of 1,5 years full-time (or longer part-time), depending on the phase of the appointee's thesis. The duties of a doctoral researcher are to work on their own doctoral thesis and to take part in developing the Centre's vision of creating a new research culture. The duties also include teaching at the Faculty. Teaching tasks can account for up to 5 % of the annual working time. The successful applicant will join the newly founded Centre for the Social Study of Microbes at the University of Helsinki. The CSSM is a hub for social scientists and artists conducting research on human-microbial relations. Microbes are not only biological entities but also shape, and are...