PhD position in the field of Machine Learning (Graph-based High-dimensional generative models) with application to Medical Data Analysis at the Department of Computer Science

The Viper group at the University of Geneva (Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Sciences), headed by Prof. S. Marchand-Maillet, in collaboration with the DMML group of Prof A. Kalousis opens a 4-year PhD position in the field of Machine Learning for High-dimensional Data Modeling based on graph modeling. A specific domain of application is proposed to be Flow Cytometry data modeling and analysis, in collaboration with existing efforts in the group, jointly with Geneva Hospital.

Modeling high-dimensional data requires to defeating the statistical adversity of the curse of dimensionality. Such a modeling relies on the definition of relevant neighborhoods and their thorough exploitation. In such a context, (neighborhood) graphs and their related theoretical apparatus are the tools of choice for the analysis. The aim is to propose solutions to the fundamental problem of high-dimensional data modeling that will impact all fields of Data Science and Machine Learning.

Applicants must hold a Master of Science and demonstrate a strong background in mathematics of machine learning and high-dimensional spaces (linear algebra, optimization, probabilities, statistics,… ) and graph theory (spectral graph theory, random walks,…) along with practical capabilities (data management, programming, …). They should show an interest in collaborating with practitioners (medical professionals) and work with real data.

The PhD position includes with a 10% Teaching Assistantship duty in one of the course at the Department.

Starting date: as soon as possible.

Application deadline: End June 2022.

Applications must be composed at least of a resume and a letter of motivation and a short (eg 1-page) research statement in relation to the topic of the position offered (all in PDF format, grouped in one unique compressed file whose name starts 220401) and posted at the following link:

http://viper.unige.ch/apply

along with an email signaling your application and the name of the posted compressed file and the position applied to (for obvious reasons, any other form of application or incomplete/irrelevant applications will NOT be considered nor notified).

The University of Geneva is one of the oldest and the third largest university in Switzerland by number of students. It is highly ranked, both Nationally and Internationally according to the Shanghai Ranking of World Universities 2020.

The city of Geneva is very international and occupies a central position in Europe, and has a strong international reputation, including via the light of the international organizations (e.g. UN, WHO, WIPO, WTO, ICRC, CERN). The official language is French and the successful candidate may be asked from 2nd year on to interact as Teaching Assistant with French-speaking students.

Up-to-date information at http://viper.unige.ch/jobs