This PhD project is part of the Cotutelle arrangement between Coventry University, UK and Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.
The successful applicant will spend the 1st year at Deakin University and the following year at Coventry University and then the final 1.5 years at Deakin University
The supervision team will be drawn from the two Universities.
In the Deakin University-led project, we will seek to develop a Speech-based Conversational information retrieval (IR) platform for healthcare information retrieval. Conversational IR platforms are iterative and interactive search systems for which the ultimate goal is to address user information needs through multi-turn speech-based natural language conversations. These systems have recently aroused the enthusiasm of the information retrieval community, mainly because of the proliferation of intelligent assistants such as Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant where information-seeking activities are carried out over voice or text-based conversational interfaces. However, they are not yet widely explored for searching medical information. Thus, the focus of this project is to push research and development on conversational Question-Answering systems for medical / health care information.
Applicants must meet the admission and scholarship criteria for both Coventry University and Deakin University for entry to the cotutelle programme.
Applicants should have graduated within the top 15% of their undergraduate cohort. This might include a high 2:1 in a relevant discipline/subject area with a minimum 70% mark (80% for Australian graduates) in the project element or equivalent with a minimum 70% overall module average (80% for Australian graduates).
- A Masters degree in a relevant subject area, with overall mark at minimum Merit level. In addition, the mark for the Masters dissertation (or equivalent) must be a minimum of 80%. Please note that where a candidate has 70-79% and can provide evidence of research experience to meet equivalency to the minimum first-class honours equivalent (80%+) additional evidence can be submitted and may include independently peer-reviewed publications, research-related awards or prizes and/or professional reports.
- Language proficiency (IELTS overall minimum score of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component).
- The potential to engage in innovative research and to complete the PhD within a prescribed period of study.
For an overview of each University’s entry requirements please visit:
https://www.coventry.ac.uk/research/research-opportunities/research-students/cotutelle-phd-programmes/
https://www.deakin.edu.au/research/become-a-research-student/research-degree-entry-pathways
Please note that it is essential that applicants confirm that they are able to physically locate to both Coventry University (UK) and Deakin University (Australia)
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