PhD Multimodal Generative AI for Materials Design

Description

EPFL offers an exceptional working environment with very competitive salaries. The LTS2 Lab offers a highly motivating, interdisciplinary scientific environment. The objective of this project is to develop groundbreaking generative AI methodologies for the design of novel materials, as part of a large ERC Synergy project involving de novo simulations, automated experimental platforms driven by AI models.

Responsibilities

As a PhD Student, you will be expected to:

• Have full responsibility for your own dissertation
• Research in close collaboration with academic partners
• Experiment design and execution
• Analyze and interpret experimental results
• Write scientific articles for publication in peer-reviewed journals
• Present at international conferences
• Supervise student projects

Qualifications

We are looking for 2 PhD students who will contribute novel multimodal generative AI architectures, latent diffusion processes, and reinforcement learning approaches. The proposed model will interface with an automated platform performing experimental materials synthesis and incorporate data from experimental characterization and simulations.

We are looking for PhD candidates with:

• a strong analytical background
• an outstanding MSc degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or a related field.
• proficiency in or willingness to learn generative deep learning – in particular based on latent diffusion, multimodal approaches, statistics and learning theory.
• self-driven with strong problem-solving abilities and out-of-the-box thinking.
• willingness to contribute and understand new AI architectures, implement and test them.
• willingness to partake in a collective international research endeavour involving researchers from different disciplines.
• Professional command of English (both written and spoken) is mandatory.

To be eligible for these positions you must also apply and be accepted to the doctoral program in Electrical Engineering. Please check https://www.epfl.ch/education/phd/ for additional information.

Benefits

• 4 years to complete your PhD with a competitive remuneration
• A world-class research and training environment with access to state-of-the-art research facilities
• A multi-cultural and stimulating work environment
• International collaboration and research internships at other institutions in Belgium and France
• Term of employment: 1-year fixed-term contract (CDD), renewable for 4 years.

Application

Only applications submitted through the online platform are considered. Your application should contain:

• Motivation Letter
• Detailed CV
• Contact information
• At least 2 references willing to write a recommendation letter.

For more information, please contact: pierre.vandergheynst@epfl.ch