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Research Opportunities

Computer Science

Work description

• Review literature on synthetic clinical text evaluation.


• Define the evaluation criteria (e.g., linguistic quality, semantic accuracy, clinical plausibility, diversity) and select or develop appropriate metrics.


• Conduct the automatic evaluation of the synthetic dataset using pre-defined metrics.


• Design a manual annotation and review protocol in collaboration with medical students, including annotation guidelines and evaluation rubrics.


• Develop a web-based application to facilitate the crowd-based evaluation of synthetic clinical notes by medical students.


• Coordinate a manual evaluation process involving medical students to validate the clinical notes.


• Analyze results from both evaluation modalities to draw insights on the strengths and limitations of LLM-generated clinical notes.


• Document the methodology and results in a scientific article.

Academic Qualifications

• Degree in Computer science or similar.

Minimum profile required

• Have Portuguese as a native language.


• Ability to read, write and speak in English.

Preference factors

• Knowledge of NLP.

Maintenance stipend: € 1040.98, according to the table of monthly maintenance stipend for FCT grants , paid via bank transfer. Grant holders may be awarded potential supplements, according to a quarterly evaluation process (Articles 19, 21 and 22 of the Regulations for Grants of INESC TEC and Annex II), up to a maximum limit of 50% of the monthly maintenance stipend.

INESC TEC supports costs with registration, enrolment or tuition fees, during the grant duration, under the terms established in the internal document: "Payment of Tuition fees to grant holders".

The grant holder will benefit from health insurance, supported by INESC TEC.

Application Period

Since 10 Apr 2025 to 24 Apr 2025

Centre

Human-Centered Computing and Information Science

Scientific Advisor

Carla Lopes

What we offer

• Multicultural and collaborative environment


• A multicultural, international and collaborative environment that makes it easier to exchange ideas, work in networks and create synergies.


• International projects


• The possibility of working in international projects with some of the most important companies in the field.


• Mentoring


• Mentoring with the best researchers in the fields of electrical and industrial engineering, bioengineering, information technology and physics.


• Self Improvement


• The possibility of participating in international conferences, workshops, seminars and vocational training.


• Other Benefits and Perks


• Flexible working time, health insurance, discounts in hotels, transportation, etc.


• Informal Events


• Annual informal events, such as the multicultural party.

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