Connectionists: PhD positions in the School of Computer Science and Statistics (SCSS), Trinity College Dublin (TCD).

[Douglas Leith]

PhD positions in the School of Computer Science and Statistics (SCSS), Trinity College Dublin (TCD). 

Applications are invited for fully funded PhD positions in the areas of:

• Privacy enhanced data analytics, with a focus on recommender systems and online advertising
• Optimal decision-making incorporating machine learning predictions.
• Highly scalable optimisation/machine learning algorithms

Successful applicants will have excellent mathematical skills - the positions would suit a math graduate looking to gain experience of more applied problems in IT/Data Analytics or an engineering/CS graduate looking to develop their math expertise.  Relevant analytic tools include methods from machine learning, probability, stochastic optimisation, decision and queueing theory.      

You will be joining a high profile research group with an excellent track record in high impact research.  TCD is the leading university in Ireland and SCSS is the top ranked Computer Science department.  We have active international visitor programme and students have the opportunity for international and industry exchange visits.  

These postgraduate positions are open to both EU and international students.   Further details can be found here: https://www.scss.tcd.ie/doug.leith/.

Positions will remain open until filled.