PhD in Information, Fairness and Socially Beneficial AI

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering is a joint department at Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg, with activities on two campuses in the city of Gothenburg. The department has around 270 employees from over 30 countries. Our research has a wide span, from theoretical foundations to applied systems development. We provide high quality education at Bachelor's, Master's and graduate levels, offering over 120 courses each year. We also have extensive national and international collaborations with academia, industry and society.

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Information about the project and the division
Artificially intelligent (AI) systems are playing an ever increasing role in society. To ensure that they are beneficial, they must act not only according to the designer's intentions, but also in a way that is fair to all individuals and groups affected by their decisions. This project will design algorithms that will guide AI systems to be socially beneficial. The greatest challenge is to develop theory and algorithms with formal guarantees under different definitions of fairness and privacy.

The division works in machine learning, artificial intelligence theory and applications. The group that the PhD student will join focuses on reinforcement learning, privacy and fairness.

Major responsibilities
The student will mainly work on developing their own research, with the aid of the main supervisor (Christos Dimitrakakis) and the rest of the students and postdoctoral associates in the group. In addition, 20% of the student's time will be devoted to teaching activities, including supervision of Master theses.

Position summary
Full-time temporary employment. The position is limited to a maximum of five years.

Qualifications
To qualify as a PhD student, you must have a master's level degree corresponding to at least 240 higher education credits in computer science, mathematics, economics or a related discipline.  The student must have solid mathematical knowledge in linear algebra, calculus, probability and statistics. 

The position requires sound verbal and written communication skills in English. Chalmers offers Swedish courses.

Chalmers continuously strives to be an attractive employer. Equality and diversity are substantial foundations in all activities at Chalmers.

Our offer to you
Chalmers offers a cultivating and inspiring working environment in the dynamic city of Gothenburg. 
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Application deadline: 25th May, 2020

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For questions, please contact:
Christos Dimitrakakis
E-mail: chrdimi@chalmers.se
Phone: +46 31 772 1044

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