Finding structure in multi-modal food data with visual analytics

The PhD candidate will join the Augmented Intelligence for Data Analytics (AIDA) research group, led by Prof. Jan Aerts, within the Department of Biosystems, KU Leuven (Belgium). The AIDA-lab develops methods at the interface of unsupervised machine learning, topological data analysis, and interactive data visualisation, with the goal of embedding computational analysis into expert workflows across life sciences, agriculture, and food systems. The candidate will apply this approach within a large collaborative project on healthy and sustainable food.

Project

This PhD position is part of the HSFood4ALL (Healthy and Sustainable Food for All) project. HSFood4All is an ambitious interdisciplinary research project that brings together expertise in agricultural and environmental economics, nutrition, consumer behaviour, data science, sustainability assessment, governance, and participatory research.

Despite growing awareness on sustainability and healthy diets, ...