The Constraints and Machine Learning Group/Laboratoire d'Informatique Fondamentale d'Orléans (LIFO) at University of Orléans in France is offering one fully funded PhD studentship. The position is for 3 years with a monthly net salary of EUR 1,368 (start expected around October 2014) The thesis will be in the field of Machine Learning, focusing on one of the following areas: (a) Cluster Analysis: study of clustering evaluation indices in the context of “unusual” data such as those in bioinformatics and text mining. (b) Temporal Data Analysis: data mining algorithms for complex temporal data. (c) Relational Learning: data mining and machine learning for structured data, based on logical representations. We are looking for a candidate who has recently received, or is expecting to finalize within a few months, a Master's degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, or similar. Particular strength or experience in machine learning, data mining, computer ...