Multiple Internship / PhD / Postdoctoral positions in "Theory of Deep Learning" at INRIA / ENS Paris

[Umut Simsekli]

Dear all,

Apologies for cross-posting. 

We have multiple openings for Interns, PhD students, and Postdoctoral Researchers at the SIERRA Machine Learning Team (Paris, France) which is a joint laboratory between INRIA, the CS Dept. at Ecole Normale Superieure, and CNRS. 

Subject:

All the positions will be a part of the ERC Starting Grant (2021) - DYNASTY (Dynamics-Aware Theory of Deep Learning) project, which focuses on various aspects of Deep Learning Theory. The potential topics include (and are not limited to):

- Generalization bounds for neural networks

- Implicit regularization

- Non-convex optimization

- Network compression

Candidate Profile: 

- For the Internship positions: Enrollment at a masters/PhD program is required, preferably pure/applied mathematics or statistics.  

- For the Phd positions: A masters degree in applied mathematics, statistics, or computer science is required. (A direct PhD after undergrad is not possible).

- For the Postdoc positions: PhD degree (and publications) in ML Theory or related fields such as applied mathematics (preferably applied probability, stochastic analysis, operations research), statistics, computer science.

A background on dynamical systems / fractal geometry / heavy-tailed stochastic recursions will be a plus. 

I will not consider candidates that only have an applications background. 

The SIERRA Team:
The researcher will be hosted at the INRIA Paris center, in downtown Paris.

A non­-exhaustive list of topics that are currently investigated by the researchers of the SIERRA team includes:
- Large scale non-­smooth optimization methods.
- Distributed optimization methods (asynchronous stochastic gradient optimization).
- First order-methods.
- Nonconvex optimization.

- Kernel methods.  

Application Process / Deadline:
- There is no specific deadline. The applications will be considered on a "first-come-first-serve" basis. 

- Internships typically take 3-6 months. The timing can be flexible. 

- In the application, please send a resume, a motivation letter, and at least one reference letter to Umut Simsekli -- "umut.simsekli at inria.fr".  

Best regards,

Umut Simsekli

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https://www.di.ens.fr/~simsekli/