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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">📢</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">
<i>PhD Positions in AI Security – Aalborg University (Copenhagen)</i></span><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We are excited to announce four fully funded PhD positions at the
<b>AI:DEFENCE Lab</b> at Aalborg University. Our lab explores new synergies between
<b>Natural Language Processing (NLP)</b> and <b>Cybersecurity</b>, with the goal of developing safe, robust, and trustworthy AI systems. Research topics include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Security and safety in LLMs<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Adversarial robustness and alignment<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Federated learning and privacy-preserving AI<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Autonomous cyber defense using multi-agent systems and reinforcement learning<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We welcome applicants with strong backgrounds in
<b>NLP, machine learning, or cybersecurity</b>. The lab is based in <b>Copenhagen</b>, and the positions start
</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">August</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">
</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">2025</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">🗓</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Deadline:
<b>28 April 2025</b><br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">🔗</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> More info and application:
<a href="https://www.stillinger.aau.dk/vis-stilling/vacancyId/1219578" target="_new">
https://www.stillinger.aau.dk/vis-stilling/vacancyId/1219578</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Feel free to share widely or reach out with any questions!</span><span lang="DA" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DA" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-SG" style="mso-ligatures:none">Johannes Bjerva</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-SG" style="mso-ligatures:none">Professor | Natural Language Processing | Department of Computer Science</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-SG" style="mso-ligatures:none">Head of Section for AAU CS-CPH</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-SG" style="mso-ligatures:none">Aalborg University Copenhagen</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-SG" style="mso-ligatures:none">Office 2.2.089, A.C. Meyers Vænge 15, 2450 Copenhagen, Denmark</span><span lang="DA" style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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