PhD Scholarship in Privacy-Preserving Trustworthy Distributed Machine Learning Using Differential Privacy and Blockchain
An opportunity for two talented students to undertake their PhDs on two projects that concentrate on developing differentially private approaches and blockchain-based solutions for privacy-preserving trustworthy distributed machine learning.
In this research, the successful candidates will focus on mathematical backgrounds involved in differential privacy to devise novel scalable approaches suitable for the privacy preservation of distributed machine learning scenarios such as federated learning, split learning, and distributed stochastic gradient descent. The existing differentially private machine learning approaches show issues in model performance and efficiency and vulnerability towards the application of noise over a large number of distributed models. These issues should be overcome by developing robust and feasible mathematical models for differential privacy by investigating the data dynamics (IID and Non-IID) of distributed machine learning. Besides, trustworthiness is another major property that needs to be investigated in distributed machine learning. Blockchain-based approaches are gaining much attention due to the inherent data immutability and trustworthiness properties offered by the underlying architectures. However, the high latency introduced by blockchain makes timely machine learning decision-making challenging. Hence, in this research, the students will also conduct thorough research in implementing feasible blockchain-based solutions to support trustworthy machine learning.
An opportunity for two talented students to undertake their PhDs on two projects that concentrate on developing differentially private approaches and blockchain-based solutions for privacy-preserving trustworthy distributed machine learning.
In this research, the successful candidates will focus on mathematical backgrounds involved in differential privacy to devise novel scalable approaches suitable for the privacy preservation of distributed machine learning scenarios such as federated learning, split learning, and distributed stochastic gradient descent. The existing differentially private machine learning approaches show issues in model performance and efficiency and vulnerability towards the application of noise over a large number of distributed models. These issues should be overcome by developing robust and feasible mathematical models for differential privacy by investigating the data dynamics (IID and Non-IID) of distributed machine learning. Besides, trustworthiness is another major property that needs to be investigated in distributed machine learning. Blockchain-based approaches are gaining much attention due to the inherent data immutability and trustworthiness properties offered by the underlying architectures. However, the high latency introduced by blockchain makes timely machine learning decision-making challenging. Hence, in this research, the students will also conduct thorough research in implementing feasible blockchain-based solutions to support trustworthy machine learning.
Up to $32,841 per year for 3 years as scholarship. The scholarship may be extended to 3.5 years depending on the progress.
This scholarship provides:
- a stipend of $32,841 per annum pro rata (full-time study)
- an RMIT International Tuition Fee Offset Scholarship
- single Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) for your visa duration
- paid sick and parental leave.
Up to $32,841 per year for 3 years as scholarship. The scholarship may be extended to 3.5 years depending on the progress.
This scholarship provides:
- a stipend of $32,841 per annum pro rata (full-time study)
- an RMIT International Tuition Fee Offset Scholarship
- single Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) for your visa duration
- paid sick and parental leave.
Two (2).
Two (2).
To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:
- Have maintained a high GPA (minimum of 3.70) score during an Honours degree in mathematics or computer science
- Preference will be given to onshore students from RMIT University and other top-ranked universities
- Must have research experience in mathematics or computer science
- Must have programming skills in programming languages such as Matlab and Python
- Preferably have a proven track record of good publications in mathematics or computer science
- Preferably have research experience in mathematics or computer science.
To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:
- Have maintained a high GPA (minimum of 3.70) score during an Honours degree in mathematics or computer science
- Preference will be given to onshore students from RMIT University and other top-ranked universities
- Must have research experience in mathematics or computer science
- Must have programming skills in programming languages such as Matlab and Python
- Preferably have a proven track record of good publications in mathematics or computer science
- Preferably have research experience in mathematics or computer science.
Applicants should contact Associate Professor Ibrahim Khalil via [email protected] and Professor Xun Yi [email protected] with the following information to discuss eligibility:
- A comprehensive CV
- Degree certificates and academic transcripts
- Evidence to prove previous research experience (top-ranked publications, preprints submitted to top-ranked journals, and working drafts)
- Any letters of experience in research (e.g. recommendation letters from the previous research supervisor).
Applicants should contact Associate Professor Ibrahim Khalil via [email protected] and Professor Xun Yi [email protected] with the following information to discuss eligibility:
- A comprehensive CV
- Degree certificates and academic transcripts
- Evidence to prove previous research experience (top-ranked publications, preprints submitted to top-ranked journals, and working drafts)
- Any letters of experience in research (e.g. recommendation letters from the previous research supervisor).
14 September 2024.
14 September 2024.
For further enquiries, please contact Associate Professor Ibrahim Khalil via [email protected]
For further enquiries, please contact Associate Professor Ibrahim Khalil via [email protected]
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