PhD Position in DL/ML at UAE University

[Shehroz]

Job Description: Applications are invited for the post of Research Assistant (PhD student) to join the research project titled “Development of machine learning and deep learning algorithms for imbalanced and one-class classification problems” in collaboration with University of Toronto, Canada. The successful applicant will be a full-time PhD student enrolled in the University’s PhD program and will participate in teaching, research, and/or administrative activities. The position will start from Jan 2022. This successful applicant will develop novel machine algorithm and deep learning algorithms for imbalanced and one-class classification problems. These algorithms will be tested on datasets from various domains including health. This will provide the basis for a doctoral dissertation. 

Minimum Qualification: Master’s degree (Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Information Technology or related area). Applicant should satisfy the PhD admission requirements, available at the UAE university website - https://www.uaeu.ac.ae/en/admission/gradudate_admissions.shtml 

Expected Skills/Experience:

I. Demonstrated knowledge and expertise in machine learning and deep learning. 

II. Good publication record in reputed international journals/conference. 

III. Possess excellent communication skills. 

IV. Expert in relevant programming languages, including python and other deep learning libraries, such as Pytorch/Tensorflow. 

Reporting: Dr. Amir Ahmad (amir...@uaeu.ac.ae, primary supervisor), Dr. Shehroz Khan (shehro...@utoronto.ca, co-supervisor) 

Job start Date: Jan 2022 

Tenure: Four year 

Salary and benefits: 

i. The value of fellowship will be AED 100,000 (~USD 27,224) per year including medical insurance. 

ii. Full fee waiver 

iii. A PhD student may work as a RA for other research projects for which he/she can get up to a maximum of AED 2000 (~USD 550) per month. 

To apply: Contact Dr Amir Ahmad (amir...@uaeu.ac.ae), with subject line "PhD - UAE"

Regards

Dr. Shehroz Khan,

TRI, Canada.