Within the Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute (Toulouse, France),  the Aniti KC project offers several Ph.D. and postdoctoral positions. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to

• Knowlege Compilation
• Discrete Optimization by Local Search
• Model Checking
• Complexity Theory
• Pac Learning

with applications to

The subject could be adjusted according to the candidate profile (see below).

The monthly gross salaries are 2600 euros for a Ph.D. position and start from 3500 euros for a postdoctoral position. The positions come with health insurance and other social benets.

Context

The open positions are part of a Senior Chair lead by Hélène Fargier (IRIT,) within the Articial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute (ANITI, Toulouse, France). Co-chairs : Jerome Mengin (UPS, IRIT), Cedric Pralet (ONERA Toulouse), Romain Guillaume (UT2J, IRIT).

Industrial Partners: Airbus Defense and Space, Altran, Latecoere

On going  positions

• Explainability of Preference Models for decision-aid system                                        (Master 2 internship, 2022)
• Incertitudes et méconnaissances dans les interpolations spatiales pour la
  cartographie des risques en milieu urbain                                                                  (Master 2 internship, 2022)

 

Candidate profile

Prospective applicants should have a strong mathematical background (probability & statistics, optimization, etc.), good scientific programming skills and good communication skills in English, both written and oral, with particular interests in one or several aforementioned disciplines.

Application

To apply for a Ph.D. thesis, you are invited to provide (as pdf files)

• a detailed curriculum,
• up to three recommendation letters stating your ability for research,
• official transcripts from each institution you have attended (in French or English).

To apply for a post-doctoral position You are invited to provide (as pdf files)

• a detailed curriculum, including a list of publications,
• up to three recommendation letters stating your ability for research,
• a short research statement.

Applications will be collected by email (fargier@irit.fr) until suitable candidates are found.

Given the large number of applications I shall receive, I am unable to individually respond to all emails from prospective students/fellows who wish to join our research group. If we are interested in your candidacy, we will contact you promptly. If you do not receive any response, no need to send several reminders.