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<p class="MsoNormal">The Architecture of Information Systems (AIS) of the Department
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<p class="MsoNormal">of Mathematics and Computer Science of the Technische Universiteit
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<p class="MsoNormal">Eindhoven (TU/e) is looking for: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">***** Two PhD candidates working on Process Mining ***** <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Operational processes leave trails in the information systems supporting
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<p class="MsoNormal">them. Such event data are the starting point for process mining – an emerging
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<p class="MsoNormal">scientific discipline relating modeled and observed behavior.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The practical relevance of process mining is increasing as<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">more and more event data become available (cf. the recent<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">attention for "Big Data"). Process mining techniques aim to<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">discover, monitor and improve real processes by extracting<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">knowledge from event logs. Despite the fact that the process mining<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">discipline emerged only a few years ago, there is a huge interest<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">from industry. Moreover, there are many exciting research challenges,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">making this is very interesting and worthwhile PhD topic.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The AIS group is one of the leading groups in the exciting new<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">field of process mining (www.processmining.org). Process mining<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">techniques focus on process discovery (extracting process models<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">from event logs), conformance checking (comparing normative<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">models with the reality recorded in event logs), and extension<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(extending models based on event logs). The work resulted in
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<p class="MsoNormal">the development of the ProM framework that is widely used<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">in industry and serves as a platform for new process mining<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">techniques used by research groups all over the globe. Moreover,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">many of the techniques developed in the context of ProM have<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">been embedded in commercial tools. See also www.processmining.org<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">and the Process Mining book http://springer.com/978-3-642-19344-6<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL">by prof. Wil van der Aalst.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">*** Process Mining in SAP ***<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Currently, there is a vacancy for a PhD working on a new and
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<p class="MsoNormal">challenging process mining project in collaboration with SAP AG, the
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<p class="MsoNormal">world leader in enterprise software and software-related services.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.win.tue.nl/is/doku.php?id=jobs:phd_working_on_process_mining_in_sap">http://www.win.tue.nl/is/doku.php?id=jobs:phd_working_on_process_mining_in_sap</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">*** Process Mining in Security ***<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There is another vacancy in the context of the Privacy Compliance
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<p class="MsoNormal">and Enforcement (PriCE) project part of NWO’s Cyber Security program.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The PhD will focus on process mining techniques for security.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.win.tue.nl/is/doku.php?id=jobs:phd_student_price">http://www.win.tue.nl/is/doku.php?id=jobs:phd_student_price</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Requirements:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are looking for candidates who meets the following requirements:
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<p class="MsoNormal">- a solid background in Computer Science and interested in <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">process mining;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- knowledge of data mining and machine learning and/or process modeling
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<p class="MsoNormal">and formal methods (demonstrated by a relevant Master);<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- candidates from non-Dutch or non-English speaking countries should be
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<p class="MsoNormal">prepared to prove their English language skills;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- good communicative skills in English, both in speaking and in writing;
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<p class="MsoNormal">- moreover, candidates are expected to realize research ideas in terms of
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<p class="MsoNormal">prototype software, so software development skills are needed.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Note that we are looking for candidates that really want to make
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<p class="MsoNormal">a difference and like to work on things that have a high practical
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<p class="MsoNormal">relevance while having the ability to work in one of the strongest
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<p class="MsoNormal">research groups in the world. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Application:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Interested candidates are requested to send an application by e-mail
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<p class="MsoNormal">to Ine van der Ligt (e-mail: wsinfsys@tue.nl) with the subject field<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">"Process Mining Vacancy AIS" or “PhD Vacancy in PriCE”.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The application should consist of the following parts: <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">- motivational letter;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- a curriculum vitae;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- copies of diplomas. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Applications should be received by June 25th 2013. In the application,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">candidates should relate their expertise to process mining research
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<p class="MsoNormal">(cf. www.processmining.org) and describe their language and software
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<p class="MsoNormal">Development skills.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">See <a href="http://www.win.tue.nl/is/doku.php?id=jobs:start&purge=true">
http://www.win.tue.nl/is/doku.php?id=jobs:start&purge=true</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For more information about these two positions.<o:p></o:p></p>
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