Postdoctoral Fellow in GeoAI & Urban Computing
Title:  Postdoctoral Fellow in GeoAI & Urban Computing
Source:  Ph.D. and Post doc opportunities
Category:  Other Special Topics
Employer:  Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Deadline:  9/30/2022 12:00:00 AM
Post Date:  6/18/2022 12:00:00 AM
Location:  Hong Kong
Contact:  Yang Xu Assistant Professor Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics The Hong Kong Polytechnic University yang.ls.xu@polyu.edu.hk
Describe:  The Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics (LSGI) at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University is seeking an exceptional candidate to fill a Postdoctoral Fellow position in the area of urban computing and geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI). The appointee will assist the PI (Yang Xu) in one or more of the following areas: (1) Data driven human mobility mining and modelling; (2) Travel recommender system for urban tourists; (3) Deep learning algorithms for urban traffic prediction & travel demand forecast. Applicants should have a doctoral degree or an equivalent qualification in a related discipline. Candidates with master or Ph.D. degree, and those with strong mathematical and programming skills are especially welcome. Experiences in working with large-scale mobility datasets (e.g., mobile phone data, smart card transactions, taxi GPS trajectories, geocoded social media) are welcome. Practical skills in Python and mainstream GIS software are expected. Experiences in mainstream deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow) are welcome. For interested applicants, please contact Dr. Yang Xu at yang.ls.xu@polyu.edu.hk. The applicants should also attach a CV, detailing relevant research experiences, and publications if any.