Research Fellow in Optimization-driven hybrid AI

Job offer posted on 28 July 2022

DesCartes Program (Work Package 3) is looking for 1 year position in Optimization-driven hybrid AI.

DESCARTES PROGRAM

The DesCartes programme is developing a hybrid AI, combining Learning, Knowledge and Reasoning, which has good properties (need for less resources and data, security, robustness, fairness, respect for privacy, ethics), and demonstrated on industrial applications of the smart city (digital energy, monitoring of structures, air traffic control).

The program brings together 80 permanent researchers (half from France, half from Singapore), with the support of large industrial groups (Thales SG, EDF SG, ESI group, CETIM Matcor, ARIA etc.).

The research will take place mainly in Singapore, at the premises of CNRS@CREATE, with a competitive salary and generous funding for missions.

Read more about the DesCartes program here.

DESCRIPTION

WP3 aims at supporting the whole Descartes program in order to develop advanced optimization-based solutions in the context of hybrid AI. Any AI system or machine learning algorithm ultimately involves a formulation with an objective or loss function to be minimized. The modelling of the problem as well as the chosen objective function optimization algorithm is crucial to the success of the overall AI task. This is all the more crucial in the context of hybrid AI, which seeks to integrate physics-inspired models with machine learning algorithms. We will address this problem from two complementary angles, namely optimization-based methods and machine learning-based methods.

This position will setup a collaboration with the other work-package WP89 to study robust polynomial optimization, stochastic algorithms for sensor placement subject to uncertainties – e.g. uncertainties of sensor for air quality, or sensor accuracy for infrastructures surveillance.

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

Competences in some of the domains listed below will be highly considered:

  • Computer Science
  • Optimization
  • Machine Learning.

Keywords:

  1. Sensor location
  2. Signal processing
  3. Optimization (convex, non convex)
  4. Machine learning
  5. Deep learning
  6. Programming (python or Julia or Matlab)

    FURTHER INFORMATION & CONTACT

    Salary range: 55K to 85K SGD (depending on suitability and experience)

    Workplace address: CREATE Campus, CREATE Tower, 1 Create Way #08-01 Singapore 138602

    Interested applicants please send your resume to:

     Please attach your full CV, with the names and contacts (including email addresses) of two character referees.