[JOB OPP] Paid summer research internships at Wellesley's CS Department

Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:33:58 -0400
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Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:30:05 -0400
From: Takis Metaxas 
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Subject: Please announce: Paid summer research internships at Wellesley's CS
	Department.

   Paid summer research internships at Wellesley's Computer Science
   Department.

   Be part of a team of 8 that is working on the project "Trails of
   Trustworthiness: Understanding and Supporting Quality of Information." The
   project is directed by Profs. P. Metaxas and E. Mustafaraj.

   Imagine the following scenario: You receive some information through the
   Social Web (Twitter, Facebook, ...) or the Web (Google, bing, ...) and you
   would like to verify it. Is there technology that can help you do that?
   The goal of this project is the design and implementation of algorithms
   that can maintain "trails of trustworthiness" for information propagated
   through social media, especially Twitter, but is applicable to other 
   real-time information channels as well.  When confronted with information
   that requires fast action, these algorithms will enable its users to
   evaluate the provenance, trustworthiness and the independence of the
   multiple sources that provide this information.

   Skills:
   We are looking for undergraduates, but graduate students are also welcome
   to apply.
   Some programming expertise (equivalent to a "data structures"
   undergraduate course) is required, preferably in Python or Java.
   Though not required, experience with UNIX, the Twitter API, machine
   learning algorithms, Web search, or a database query language are each a
   plus. The session will start with a set of tutorials that will teach you
   what you need to know.

   Location:
   The project is part of Wellesley's Summer Science Research Program and is
   located at the Science Center, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA02481, USA

   Dates:
   May 29 - August 3, 2012, but some flexibility is possible. Students must
   participate in the 10-week program, that ends with the preparation of an
   abstract and poster for the August 2, 2012 poster session. Total
   compensation will be $4,600 and is funded by NSF.

   To apply:
   Send email to pmetaxas@wellesley.edu and include a resume, a cover letter,
   and email addresses of 2 references. The reviewing process is open and
   will continue until all positions are filled.

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   ||  Panagiotis Takis Metaxas  *  http://cs.wellesley.edu/~pmetaxas
   ||  V. Scholar, Harvard CRCS*http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/metaxas/
   ||  Professor, Computer Science * Founder, Media Arts & Sciences
   ||  Wellesley College*106 Central Street*Wellesley, MA 02481 USA
   ||  PMetaxas@wellesley.edu*781-283-3054*Tr: @takis_metaxas
   ||_______________________________________________________________

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