Natural Language Processing / Information RetrievalNational University of Singapore (NUS)
PhD in Information Retrieval and Scholarly Document Processing
Application Deadline2026-11-15
SupervisorProf. Min-Yen Kan
Funding & StipendFully funded (NUS Research Scholarship) - SGD $2,200 - $2,800/month stipend plus 100% tuition coverage
Project Focus & Research Scope
Project Scope
The successful candidate will join the WING research group at NUS. The research project centers on mining scientific publications to build scholarly knowledge graphs, automatically extracting methodologies, and mapping citation networks across mathematical and computer science disciplines.
Lab Culture and Benefits
- Top-tier computation clusters at the NUS School of Computing.
- Work within a highly international, collaborative research group with regular social meetups.
- Full health insurance, subsidized housing on campus, and travel support to present at international conferences.
Required Academic Qualifications
- 1M.Sc. or B.Sc. First Class Honours in Computer Science, Mathematics, or similar fields
- 2Strong proficiency in Python, PyTorch, and classical NLP packages
- 3Solid research background with publication potential in ACL, EMNLP, or SIGIR
Application Requirements & Dossier
- Curriculum Vitae detailing research achievements
- Academic transcripts of university degrees
- Statement of purpose (1-2 pages) matching WING research lines
- Two confidential letters of recommendation
Host Institution
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore, SingaporeThe National University of Singapore (NUS) is a national public research university in Singapore. It was officially established in 1980 through the government-directed merger of the public University of Singapore and the private Nanyang University.
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