Postdoc position on generative modelling for complex objects at the University of Applied Sciences, Western Switzerland, Geneva/University of Geneva
We are looking for an excellent postdoc to work on the development of deep learning methods for the automatic composition of complex structures, such as sets, graphs, trees, sequences, that exhibit desired properties. Typical application scenarios include image and text generation, drug and molecule design. Research areas of direct interest include generative modeling, unsupervised and semi-supervised learning.
Recent advances in generative modelling have made possible the modelling of complex distributions, such as images, which then allows one to draw samples from the model and generate quite realistic samples, 1, 2, 3. We want to build on these and similar works to learn conditional generative models which will allow us to sample structures with desired properties. Such ideas and approaches have recently emerge in the field of molecule design and generation 4, 5, as well as in text generation 6. In addition we want the developed methods to be able to exploit large collections of non annotated structures, i.e. they should be applicable in semi-supervised settings.
The position is funded for two years. Annual gross salary, depending on qualifications, up to 92kCHF.
The successful candidate will join the data mining and machine learning
team of the University of Applied Sciences, Western Switzerland, led by Prof.
Alexandros Kalousis, and will also be associated with the Computer Science
department of the University of Geneva within the VIPER group led
by Prof. Stephane Marchand-Maillet.
Our research explores a number of different issues such as: learning in high dimensional
settings, dimensionality reduction and feature selection, learning with structured data
(multiple kernel learning), metric and similarity learning, the exploitation of domain
knowledge in the learning process, and learning over dynamic/temporal data. For a more
detailed description the interested candidates may take a look at: http://cui.unige.ch/~kalousis/
and the list of publications
within there. The greater Geneva lake area is a world-renowned education and research hub,
including not only the University of Geneva, but also EPFL, and IDIAP. It offers considerable
opportunities for training and exposure to machine learning, with a number of
research teams being active on these and related fields. In addition the selected candidate
will have ample opportunities to participate in the main ML and DM conferences. The ideal candidate will have:
Application Deadline Priority will be given to applications received by the 15/Sept/2017, however applications will be accepted until the position is filled. The position status will be indicated here.
The position is available ASAP.
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