Connectionists: Postdoctoral position on anomaly/novelty detection available at CTTC (Spain)

[Charalampos Kalalas]

The Sustainable Artificial Intelligence (SAI) 
<https://www.cttc.cat/sustainable-artificial-intelligence-sai/> research 
group at the Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC) 
invites applications for a *2-year postdoc position*, with a tentative 
start date in the first quarter of 2026.

The successful candidate will work on developing physics-guided learning 
and operator-theoretic system identification methods for the detection 
and identification of inherently challenging anomalies in complex 
dynamical systems.

The goal is threefold:

1. _Detect and identify sophisticated events occurring during transient 
system conditions_: Enhance the reliability of anomaly detection, e.g., 
by properly distinguishing between naturally caused disturbances and 
adversarial actions.

2. _Improve domain generalization_: Efficient detection of previously 
unseen and unknown anomalies will be a first step towards higher-order 
cognition and reasoning, addressing the black-box nature and the 
brittleness of conventional detection schemes.

3. _Reduce the training data volume and computational overhead_: In 
stark contrast to conventional detection schemes, resource-efficient 
detection would alleviate the need for a considerable amount of training 
data to obtain effective outcomes.

The developed learning methods may have direct applicability to 
anomaly/novelty detection problems across several verticals, including 
vehicular networks, industrial automation systems, environmental 
modeling, and robotics.

*More information and application instructions*: 
https://www.cttc.cat/job/call-29-2025-1-post-doc-research-position/

Application deadline: *January 15^th , 2026.*

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*Charalampos Kalalas, PhD*
Senior Researcher
Sustainable Artificial Intelligence (SAI) Research Unit

Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC)
Av. Carl Friedrich Gauss, 7 - Building B4 - Office 1.02
08860 - Castelldefels
Tel.: +34 93 645 29 00 Ext.: 2190

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