Inria, the French national research institute for the digital sciences
Organisation/Company: Inria, the French national research institute for the digital sciences
Research Field: Computer science
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Country: France
Application Deadline: 30 Jan 2025 - 23:00 (UTC)
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Hours Per Week: 38.5
Offer Starting Date: 1 Mar 2025
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon 2020
Reference Number: 2024-08353
Marie Curie Grant Agreement Number: 101168816
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description The position is part of a new Marie Curie Training Network called FINALITY, in which Inria joins forces with top universities and industries, including IMDEA, KTH, TU Delft, the University of Avignon (Project Leader), the Cyprus Institute, Nokia, Telefonica, Ericsson, Orange, and others. The PhD students will have opportunities for internships with other academic and industry partners and will be able to participate in thematic summer schools and workshops organized by the project.
Only people who have spent less than one year in France in the last 3 years are eligible.
The candidate will receive a monthly living allowance of about €2,735, a mobility allowance of €414, and, if applicable, a family allowance of €458 (gross amounts).
Project Objective The goal of this PhD is to propose novel Federated Learning (FL) algorithms to effectively tackle the challenges of data privacy and security against malicious participants. In particular, we want to explore the potentialities of compression for FL training, as these techniques can highly reduce the model dimension, which may provide a solution for a computation-efficient private and secure FL system.
We are looking for a candidate with coding experience in Python and good analytical skills. We expect the candidate to be fluent in English.
Languages:
FRENCH Level: Basic
ENGLISH Level: Good
Additional Information Partial reimbursement of public transport costs
Leave: 7 weeks of annual leave + 10 extra days off due to RTT (statutory reduction in working hours) + possibility of exceptional leave (sick children, moving home, etc.)
Possibility of teleworking and flexible organization of working hours
Professional equipment available (videoconferencing, loan of computer equipment, etc.)
Social, cultural and sports events and activities
Access to vocational training
Contribution to mutual insurance (subject to conditions)
Selection process: Applications must be submitted online on the Inria website. Collecting applications by other channels is not guaranteed.
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