Connectionists: PhD @Idsia in Counterfactual Fairness and Causal Explainability

[Antonucci Alessandro]

Ph.D. Position @Idsia in the area of Counterfactual Fairness and Causal Explainability
Deadline: April 29, 2024

The Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IDSIA, idsia.ch) of Lugano (Switzerland) has an open position for a PhD student. This is a full-time (100%) position for a student active in the area of Counterfactual Fairness and Causal Explainability. 

The PhD research focuses on the fairness, explainability, and robustness of machine learning systems within the framework of causal counterfactual analysis using formalisms from probabilistic graphical models, probabilistic circuits, and structural causal models.

The successful candidate holds a Master's degree in Engineering or another STEM field (obtained or close to being obtained). Experience with Pytorch and proficiency in Python are optional but desirable skills.

The starting date is June 2024 (or as can be arranged by mutual agreement).

For further information, please contact Alessandro Antonucci (alessandro at idsia.ch) and Alessandro Facchini (alessandro.facchini at idsia.ch).

The link for the application is https://www.supsi.ch/en/bando2008. Applications should be submitted by April 29th, 2024.