Phd - Doctorate for the completion of the thesis in the project: "Collective Dreaming: a novel multi-agent reinforcement learning algorithm based on cooperative latent imagination"

26 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

University of Deusto

Department

People Management

Research Field

Technology » Other
Computer science » Other

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Spain

Application Deadline

8 Apr 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

TITLE:

PhD thesis writing on "Collective Dreaming: a novel multi-agent reinforcement learning algorithm based on cooperative latent imagination"

 

AIM:

The PhD thesis should develop research on the design of an algorithm that adapts the latent imagination technique (or the more general concept of latent spaces) to a collaborative multi-agent approach, in such a way that all agents share these "imagined experiences" with each other, accelerating the collective learning process, sharing the results obtained by comparing experiences with the real world, and therefore reaching the optimal solution in less time.

The outcome of the research would consist of a new algorithm that we could call "cooperative latent imagination" together with an experimental implementation of the algorithm that would allow its validation in a smart industry context, namely scenarios with multiple robots and systems working cooperatively.

The main risks of the research are associated with the challenge of designing the algorithm that applies the "latent imagination" technique to carry out the learning of multiple agents in a coordinated manner, hoping that the result will converge cohesively after numerous iterations towards the optimal solution, which would be the proposed scenario.

 

TITLE OF THE PROJECT TO BE JOINED:

IKUR Strategy - Doctoral thesis co-supervision project in the HPC&AI area. Education Department of the Basque Government.

 

PPI AND/OR PROJECT LEADER:

Juan-Ignacio Vazquez (director)

Pablo García Bringas (PI of the D4K research team)

Nestor Arana (co-supervisor, Mondragon Unibertsitatea)

 

RESEARCH CONTRACT ALLOCATION:

A maximum duration of 24 months, renewable every 12 months subject to performance evaluation.

22,192 euros gross annual.

 

FUNDING ENTITY:

IKUR Strategy - Education Department of the Basque Government.

 

Requirements

Research Field

Computer science » Informatics

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Specific Requirements

Qualifications required:

 Master's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence or similar qualifications.

 

Supporting documents required:

1.   The University of Deusto calls for applications within the framework of Grants for Doctoral Studies related to UD research projects or groups. For further information on this call, please click on the following link .

2.   To confirm your registration, you need to complete the following form: 

2.1.   Duly completed form .

2.2.   Register on the Deusto Job Offers website (click on the blue "register" button on the right-hand side of this page).

3.   Official academic certificate (academic transcript) of previous official university studies (1st and 2nd cycle) issued by the corresponding unit. The academic certificate must include the name of the completed degree programme, the subjects that make up the full degree programme, the subjects passed and the grades obtained and the dates on which they were obtained. The transcript should indicate the average mark from 0 to 10. When the studies have been taken abroad, an official academic certificate must be presented, along with a sworn translation of the certificate, unless it is issued in one of the two co-official languages of the Basque Country or in English. The certificate must include the average grade of the transcript (Scale 0-10) or the "Statement of Equivalence ” of average mark issued by the Spanish Ministry of Education (MECD) indicating the average mark of the academic transcript within the Spanish assessment system.

4.   Curriculum vitae

5.   Letter of admission to the University's doctoral programme or enrolment in the programme.

 

Place and deadline for submission:

Online submission + duly completed form via the Deusto Job Offers website.

 

 

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Additional Information
Additional comments

We support the inclusion of people with disabilities at the University of Deusto. Therefore, we encourage you to state this condition in your application (Certificate of Disability equal to or greater than 33%).

 

Information and queries:

Email: [email protected]

 

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

University of Deusto

Country

Spain

State/Province

Biscay

City

Bilbao

Postal Code

48007

Street

Avda. de las Universidades, 24

Where to apply

Website

https://deusto.talentclue.com/es/node/96860834/4590

Contact

State/Province

Bizkaia

City

Bilbao

Website

https://www.deusto.es/es/inicio

Street

Avda. de las Universidades, 24

Postal Code

48007

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED