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 Postdoc and Doctoral Student Positions at The University of Antwerp, Belgium 
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 Our research group is currently hiring starting researchers (towards the 
 completion of a doctoral thesis) and experienced researchers (for 
 postdoctoral work). Our interdisciplinary research activities offer a unique 
 opportunity to use mathematical techniques in solving challenging 
 engineering problems, especially in digital signal and image processing and 
 the like (see e.g. www.smartcare.be). 

 The main theme of our research is sparsity. Throughout computational science 
 and engineering, attempts have been made to represent and manipulate data in 
 a parsimonious way. Mathematical models are proposed in which the major 
 features of the data are represented using only a few terms, in other words, 
 models that use sparse combinations of generating elements taken from a set. 
 Besides the accuracy of the representation, its sparsity has recently also 
 become a priority. A sparser model means higher compression, less data 
 collection, storage or transmission, and a reduced model complexity.

 Our tools are derived from various disciplines such as numerical linear 
 algebra, computer algebra, and numerical approximation theory. The aim is to 
 apply mathematics to real-life data in the industrial environment.

 We seek highly motivated and talented candidates to join us.

 Candidates for starting researchers should hold
   * either a Master's degree in Mathematics or Statistics
   * or an Engineering degree in Computer Science,
   * or an Integrated Master's degree in Mathematics and Computer Science,
   * or an equivalent degree.

 Candidates for experienced researchers should hold
   * a Doctoral degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics, 
     Physics, Engineering, or a related discipline,
   * demonstrated ability to perform high-quality independent research,
   * some basic programming skill.

 More information can be obtained from Prof. dr. Annie Cuyt
 (annie.cuyt@ua.ac.be) or dr. Wen-shin Lee (wen-shin.lee@ua.ac.be).

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