Connectionists: Three open PhD positions at the University of Geneva in the field of deep machine learning

[Francois Fleuret]

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.fleuret at unige.ch

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Links:

[1] https://mlg.unige.ch/

[2] https://www.unige.ch/en/

[3] https://fleuret.org/francois/bio.html

[4] https://fleuret.org/francois/apply_form.html

[5] http://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2023

[6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneva

[7] 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_organizations_based_in_Geneva

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Francois Fleuret                         https://fleuret.org/francois/