Job Information
- Organisation/Company
- Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento _IST-ID
- Department
- DRH
- Research Field
- Engineering » Electrical engineering
- Researcher Profile
- First Stage Researcher (R1)
- Country
- Portugal
- Application Deadline
- Type of Contract
- Not Applicable
- Job Status
- Not Applicable
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
- Not funded by an EU programme
- Reference Number
- 2022.04485.PTDC
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
- No
Offer Description
Applications are open for one Research Studentship for Master or Integrated Master student, within the framework of project MIA-BREAST, reference 2022.04485.PTDC, financed by national funds through FCT/MCTES (PIDDAC
Workplan: This work aims to develop new machine learning methods for breast diagnosis. Specifically, multiple instance learning (MIL) applied to three different image modalities: (i) mammography, (ii) ultrasound and (iii) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). The work will comprise the following two tasks: (1) classification, and (2) detection of breast lesions. The first task aims to assign a score, while the second is targeted to locate the region of the lesion in the breast tissue. To accomplish the first task above, we will use MIL – a weakly supervised training approach - that assigns a score (i.e., classification). For the second task (detection), the salient regions will be obtained using vision transformers embedded in the MIL framework. As a final stage of the working plan, we also use other methodology – multimodal meta-learning – as a way to obtain the breast diagnosis in the breast multimodality.
Duration: The research fellowship will have a duration of 12 months. It’s expected to begin in May/2024 and may be eventually renewed until the end of the project, with the limit of 24 months, including the duration of the initial contract.
It is mandatory to formalize applications with the submission of the following documents:
i) B1 Form – Fellowship application (https://ist-id.pt/concursos/bolsas/ );
ii) Curriculum Vitae;
iii) Proof of enrollment at an academic degree course (Master or Integrated Master);
iv) motivation letter;
Applications must be submitted to the following emails:
ana.c.fidalgo.barata@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Requirements
- Research Field
- Engineering » Electrical engineering
- Education Level
- Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Admission Requirements: to be enrolled at an integrated master or a master.
Additional Information
Monthly maintenance allowance: According to the values for Research Fellowships awarded by FCT in Portugal (https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_atualizacao-2024.pdf), the amount of the monthly maintenance allowance is € 990.98, being the payment method an option of the Fellow by Wire Transfer.
Admission Requirements: to be enrolled at an integrated master or a master.
Selection methods: The selection methods will be the following: Curriculum evaluation, comprising the final grade of the Master’s degree (40%), and an individual interview where the candidate must express the knowledge of Multiple instance Learning applies to medical imaging field (60%). The jury will select the first two candidates for an interview, based on the curricular assessment.
Composition of the selection Jury: professors Catarina Barata, Carlos Santiago, and Jacinto C. Nascimento.
Announcement/ notification of the results: The final evaluation results will be communicated to all applicants by email.
Deadlines and procedures of complaint and appeal. A complaint may be lodged from the final decision within 15 working days, or an appeal to the Executive Board of IST-ID within 30 working days, both counted from the respective notification
Legislation and Regulations: Statute of Scientific Research Fellow, approved by Law nr. 40/2004, of August 18, as worded by Decree-Law nr. 123/2019, of August 28; FCT Regulation for Research Studentships and Fellowships, available on https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/docs/RegulamentoBolsasFCT2019.pdf and https://dre.pt/application/file/a/127230968.
Workplace: The work will be developed at Institute for Systems and Robotics ofInstituto Superior Técnico, under the scientific supervision of professors Carlos Santiago, Catarina Barata and Jacinto C. Nascimento.
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Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- IST-ID
- Country
- Portugal
- Geofield
Where to apply
- ana.c.fidalgo.barata@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Contact
- City
- Lisbon
- Website
- Street
- Av. Rovisco Pais
- Postal Code
- 1049-001 Lisboa