About us:
istari.ai (istari artificial intelligence) is a fast-growing start-up data intelligence company based in Mannheim and Berlin. We develop webAI, an artificial intelligence-based tool that analyses business-related web data at high frequency. Based on webAI we provide real-time web-based company and market information that is used is used by government agencies, private companies and universities.
Your tasks:
In the context of the continuous development of our analysis engine webAI, a number of different
challenges have to be addressed. These range from NLP analyses of web texts to the analysis of
hyperlink networks. The goal of a master thesis should be a software solution that can be used
productively. In the context of this development work, scientific questions related to method
development or content-related (economic) topics can be addressed. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
▪ Automated summary of web texts
▪ Automated assessment of the relevance of web content
▪ Identification of key players in company networks
▪ Geographical analysis of company locations
▪ Development of new web scraping solutions
▪ Trend analysis in time series web data
Your qualifications:
▪ Experience with Python and Python libraries relevant to the specific research question (e.g. Scikit-learn, Gensim, Pytorch, Huggingface, NetworkX, pySAL, etc.)
▪ Capability to work independently, reliability, active communication and ability to work in a team
What you can expect:
▪ Active participation in the development of a start-up in the field of web analytics and artificial
intelligence
▪ Be part of a fast-growing start-up company
▪ Work in a young and dynamic team with flat hierarchies
▪ Independent work, e.g. by contributing and implementing your own ideas and projects
We would like to employ you for at least 4 months. The master thesis can be completed as part of a paid internship. In this case we recommend a short pre-internship of 1-2 months before starting the master thesis.
This position is available immediately with free choice of location (Mannheim, Berlin or remote).
Please send applications and questions via e-mail to: Jan Kinne jan.kinne@istari.ai