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PhD position in INRIA Saclay, south of Paris, France

“Efficient processing of XML and semantic queries in P2P networks”

Position funded within the CODEX ANR (French) 3-years R&D grant
“Efficiency, Dynamicity and Composition for XML”

Duration: January 2009 – December 2011 (3 years is the standard duration
for a French PhD; financing extensions before or after are possible)

The student will work in close collaboration with researchers and engineers from the Gemo-IASI group of INRIA Saclay/University of Paris XI. The work involves designing, analyzing, and deploying algorithms and methods for efficient processing of queries over XML and semantic (RDF) content in large-scale distributed warehouses. We are particularly interested in peer-to-peer (P2P) settings, as this work builds on our previous experience and prototypes for P2P data and knowledge management.

The ideal candidate must:
- have successfully earned a MS degree in computer science
- be very knowledgeable in data management and/or knowledge management
- have good programming skills as attested by previous development projects (Java or C/C++)
- have good command of spoken and written English

Good knowledge of the following topics are a plus:
- XML, XQuery, Web services
- OWL, RDF and RDF-S
- database performance, optimization, tuning

The salary is 1500 Euros/month (net) for the first two years and
1800 Euros/month (net) for the third year.

To apply, send resume (PDF only) to Ioana Manolescu (ioana.manolescu@inria.fr)

INRIA Saclay: http://www.saclay.inria.fr/
The Gemo-IASI team: http://gemo.saclay.inria.fr/