[NORSLIS] Vd: [Asis-l] Google-sponsored PhD - Confusing Search

[Katriina Byström]

FYI - interesting opportunity. / Katriina

>>> Max Wilson <Max.Wilson at nottingham.ac.uk> 2015-12-19 20:35 >>>
The following PhD opportunity is available at the University of
Nottingham, with Max L. Wilson 

Google-sponsored PhD studentship on Information Behaviour
- focused on information and searching behaviour during
confusing/complex search tasks. 
- aims to support people when searching out of their depth
- expectations to publish work at JASIST, ASIS, and CHIIR
- http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~pszmw/jobs.php#googlephd


best
Max



Max L. Wilson is an Assistant Professor in Human-Computer Interaction
and Information Seeking, in the Mixed Reality Lab at the University of
Nottingham, UK. His research lies in the interplay between
Human-Computer Interaction and Information Seeking. 
- http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~pszmw/

The MRL was established in 1999, and is an interdisciplinary group
exploring the potential of ubiquitous, mobile and interactive
technologies to shape everyday life. The MRL was at the forefront of
establishing the £18.3M Horizon Digital Economy Institute and Horizon
Centre for Doctoral Training, and has a current grant portfolio
exceeding £10m, with multiple grants from the European Commission, EPSRC
and other organisations and industry partners. The MRL has collaborated
with and received research funding from a variety of industrial partners
including the BBC, Google, Microsoft Research, Unilever, BAE, GE
Aviation, Nokia, BT, Sony, and Scottish Power.
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http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/groups/mixedrealitylab/index.aspx

The School of Computer Science at the University of Nottingham was
established 30 years ago and is firmly established as a leading centre
for Computer Science research. Our world-leading research tackles
difficult real-world problems that often have high impact on industry,
commerce and the public. It involves a shared ethos of "computing in the
world" in which fundamental advances in Computer Science are connected
to knowledge and methods from other disciplines to enable deep
collaborations with research users in diverse sectors. 
 -
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/computerscience/research/researchintro.aspx


Dr Max L. Wilson
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Asst. Professor in HCI & Info. Retrieval
Mixed Reality Lab
School of Computer Science
University of Nottingham, UK
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max.wilson at nottingham.ac.uk
http://cs.nott.ac.uk/~mlw
+44 (0) 115 84 66551



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