Doctoral student in Safe machine learning for human-in-the-loop systems - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Project description

Third-cycle subject: Computer Science or Information and Communication Technology

Recently, in a very tough competition, KTH was awarded a new Swedish competence center on Trustworthy Edge Computing Systems and Applications (TECoSA). The focus is on challenges related to safety, security, and predictability.

This announcement calls for PhD students in the area of safe edge computing applications. Edge computing opens an opportunity for real-time processing of large amounts of data and real-time decision making in a wide range of systems including human-in-the-loop system and systems relying on machine learning.

We look for (up to) three students interested in one or more of the following areas:

- Safe human-machine interaction (supervised by Iolanda Leite at RPL): The student shall explore the relationship between safety and system usability in safety-critical contexts that include interaction with humans. Safe systems may not be necessarily be perceived as safe, whereas unsafe systems might be perceived as such, depending on the type, form, and structure of the feedback provided to the user. Understanding these tradeoffs is vital to good system design and acceptance.

- Safe reinforcement learning (supervised by Jana Tumova at RPL): Reinforcement learning is a promising approach to decision making. However, ensuring safe exploration is a challenging problem. The student shall tackle this problem by utilizing probabilistic verification-based techniques to supress decisions potentially leading to provable and/or perceived unsafety.

- Domain-specific probabilistic programming (supervised by David Broman at SCS): The student will investigate and develop new semantic constructs for domain-specific probabilistic programming languages, especially targeted for safe computing in the edge. In particular, focus will be on programming language semantics and probabilistic machine learning.

What we offer

• The possibility to study in a dynamic and international research environment in collaboration with industries and prominent universities from all over the world.
• A compulsory individual study plan to support your development in your area of ​​interest.
• A workplace with many employee benefits and monthly salary according to KTH’s Doctoral student salary agreement.
• A postgraduate education at an institution that is active and supportive in matters pertaining to working conditions, gender equality and diversity as well as study environment.
• Work and study in Stockholm, one of Europe’s fastest growing capitals, which is close to both nature and the sea.
• Help to relocate and be settled in Sweden and at KTH.
• A work environment that targets cutting edge research on a global level, and involves many nationalities as well as many different work styles and methodologies.

Eligibility

To be admitted to postgraduate education (Chapter 7, 39 § Swedish Higher Education Ordinance), the applicant must have basic eligibility in accordance with either of the following:

• passed a degree at advanced level,
• completed course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 higher education credits at advanced level, or
• in any other way acquired within or outside the country acquired essentially equivalent knowledge.

The applicants are expected to be open-minded towards interdisciplinary research.

Selection

In order to succeed as an doctoral student at KTH you need to be goal oriented and persevering in your work. In the selection of the applicants, the following will be assessed:

• ability to independently pursue his or hers work,
• ability to collaborate with others,
• have a professional approach and
• analyse and work with complex issues.

After the qualification requirements, great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities and personal suitability.

Target degree: Doctoral degree

Information regarding admission and employment

Only those who are or have been admitted to third-cycle studies may be employed as a doctoral student. The term of the initial contract may not exceed one year and may there after be extended. Doctoral students may engage in teaching, research, and administration corresponding to a maximum of 20 % of a full-time position.

Union representatives

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Doctoral section (Students’ union on KTH Royal Institute of Technology)

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Application

Apply for the position and admission through KTH's recruitment system. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that the application is complete in accordance with the instructions in the advertisement.

Applications must be received at the last closing date at midnight, CET/CEST (Central European Time/entral European Summer Time).

Applications must include the following elements:

• CV including your relevant professional experience and knowledge.
• Application letter with a brief description of why you want to pursue research studies, about what your academic interests are and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. (Maximum 2 pages long)
• Copy of the degree certificate(s) and transcripts of records from your previously attended university-level institutions. Translations into English or Swedish if the original documents are not issued in one of these languages.
• Representative publications or technical reports. For longer documents, please provide a summary (abstract) and a web link to the full text.

Other information

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