[ML-news] ONE PHD POSITION IN CONTINUAL LEARNING ON DEEP NEURAL NETWORKS

[Joost van de Weijer]

ORGANISATION AND LOCATION: Computer Vision Center Barcelona, Spain

WEBSITES: 
- Computer Vision Centre: http://www.cvc.uab.es/lamp/
- Application: https://www.cvc.uab.es/blog/2025/06/02/phd-position-in-deep-learning-at-the-cvc/
- Research teams: https://www.vlr.ai/, http://lamp.cvc.uab.es/

DESCRIPTION OF JOB:
We are seeking a PhD candidate to join the Learning and Machine Perception (LAMP) team in beautiful Barcelona. The position is for 4 years. LAMP is in the Computer Vision Center at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and performs research on continual learning of foundation models.

The project is part of a large European project on multi-modal foundation model learning. The main topic of the PhD is on continual learning of foundation models. The developed theory will be applied in the document intelligence domain. The objective is to perform fundamental research on extending continual learning theory to the era of foundation models. This position is linked to the ELLIOT project (funded by the European Union) on European Large Open Multi-Modal Foundation Models.

PROJECT SUPERVISOR & HOSTING GROUP:
Dimosthenis Karatzas and Joost van de Weijer will be the supervisors. Dimosthenis leads the Vision, Language and Reading (VLR) research team and Joost van de Weijer the Learning and Machine Perception (LAMP) research team.

CANDIDATE’S PROFILE:
The candidate should hold a Masters degree or equivalent. Applicants are expected to be fluent in both spoken and written English. They should work well in a team while demonstrating initiative and independence. Prior knowledge of deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow and PyTorch is required.

DATES:
The position will remain open until filled. The first evaluation of candidates will be June 15^th. The position could start from 1-9-2025.

INFORMATION:
Informal inquiries about the PhD position can be send to jo...@cvc.uab.es
 
THE COMPUTER VISION CENTER
The selected candidate will work in the Computer Vision Center (CVC), Barcelona, a research institute comprising more than 100 researchers and support staff, dedicated to computer vision research and knowledge transfer.  With a strong international projection and links to the industry, the Computer Vision Center offers an exciting environment for scientific career development. The Computer Vision Center has a plan for expansion of its permanent research staff base, and has received the “HR Excellence in Research” award as a provider and supporter of a stimulating and favorable working environment.