Open call for 15 PhD positions in intersection of ML and OR

[Kevin Tierney]

Dear Constraints Community,

If you know of any PhD students looking for an exciting position in a Europe-wide project on trustworthy topics in ML and OR, would you please send them to https://www.cords-dn.at/ and tell them to apply? Thank you!

Here is more information:

Open call: 15 PhD positions in ML and OR. The CoRDS Doctoral Network (Confident Data-Driven Decision Support) is recruiting 15 talented doctoral candidates across 9 European institutions to advance trustworthy, data-driven decision-making. Research topics span optimization (logistics networks, production scheduling, blood donation distribution) and machine learning (large language models, neural network verification), with a focus on fairness, explainability, and robustness. Learn more and view open positions at https://www.cords-dn.at/. Applications accepted through January 6, 2026.

See also my LinkedIn post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kevinbtierney_cords-doctoral-network-cords-doctoral-network-activity-7401145548528959488-NyiK

Sincerely,

Kevin Tierney

University of Vienna