Three Open PhD Positions at the University of Geneva in the Field of Deep Machine Learning

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The Machine Learning Group[1] at the University of Geneva[2], headed by Prof. Francois Fleuret[3], has three open PhD positions in the field of deep machine learning, with a particular interest for attention models, algorithmic aspects and federated learning.

These positions are funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation and salaries are highly competitive.

Ideal starting time is early 2024 but can be delayed.

Applicants must be seasoned programmers used to development with modern development tools and machine learning frameworks (e.g. git, numpy, PyTorch, JAX), and have a strong background in mathematics, in particular in probabilities, signal processing, optimization, and algorithmic.

Application should be done on-line at https://fleuret.org/francois/apply_form.html

Founded in 1559, the University of Geneva is the third largest university in Switzerland by number of students, and ranked second nationwide according to the Shanghai Ranking of World Universities 2023[5].

The city of Geneva[6] is centrally located in Europe, host of numerous international organizations[7] (e.g. UN, WHO, WIPO, WTO, ICRC, CERN), and provides an ideal environment for foreign students and researchers.

Contact for more information: francois…@unige.ch

Links:

• https://mlg.unige.ch/
• https://www.unige.ch/en/
• https://fleuret.org/francois/bio.html
• https://fleuret.org/francois/apply_form.html
• http://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2023
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneva
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_organizations_based_in_Geneva

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