Ph.D. Position @Idsia in the area of Counterfactual Fairness and Causal Explainability Deadline: March 28, 2024
The Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IDSIA, idsia.ch) of Lugano (Switzerland) has an open position for a PhD student. This is a full-time (100%) position for a student active in the area of Counterfactual Fairness and Causal Explainability.
The PhD research focuses on the fairness, explainability, and robustness of machine learning systems within the framework of causal counterfactual analysis using formalisms from probabilistic graphical models, probabilistic circuits, and structural causal models.
The successful candidate holds a Master’s degree in Engineering or another STEM field (obtained or close to being obtained). Experience with Pytorch and proficiency in Python are optional but desirable skills.
The starting date is May 2024 (or as can be arranged by mutual agreement).
For further information, please get in touch with Alessandro Antonucci (alessandro@idsia.ch) and Alessandro Facchini (alessandro.facchini@idsia.ch).
The link for the application is https://www.supsi.ch/en/bando2008. Applications should be submitted by March 28th, 2024.