Spanish National Bioinformatics Institute (Inb) Position: PhD Position at the Computational Science Lab
Date: 15-06-2020
Location: Barcelona
Position Overview: PhD position at the Computational Science Lab: "Abstraction and reasoning challenge: Create an AI capable of solving reasoning tasks it has never seen before".
Research Challenge: Can a computer learn complex, abstract tasks from just a few examples? Current machine learning techniques are data-hungry and brittle—they can only make sense of patterns they've seen before. Using methods like reinforcement learning, an algorithm can gain new skills by exposure to large amounts of data, but cognitive abilities that could broadly generalize to many tasks remain elusive.
This makes it very challenging to create systems that can handle the variability and unpredictability of the real world, such as domestic robots or self-driving cars. However, alternative approaches, like inductive programming, offer the potential for more human-like abstraction and reasoning.
The abstraction and reasoning corpus (ARC) provides a benchmark to measure AI skill-acquisition on unknown tasks, with the constraint that only a handful of demonstrations are shown to learn a complex task. This competition was initially created by the creator of the Keras neural networks library. The idea is to create an AI that can solve reasoning tasks it has never seen before and set up a path toward a PhD in AI. It is expected that novel work in terms of a paper should be produced during this period.
Project and Funding: The work is supported by grant: AEI-BIO2017-82628-P (FEDER/UE) DE FABRITIIS from the Spanish Ministry of Economy (MINECO), FEDER and Agencia Estatal de Investigación sources and Acellera.
Skills and Experience: The candidate will preferably have a profile in computer science, physics, or mathematics. Exceptional candidates with a passion for computing, the capability to think outside the box, and the ambition to work on innovative projects are encouraged to apply. Very good communication skills in English. Previous experience in reinforcement learning and related fields. Python proficiency, knowledge of TensorFlow or PyTorch, familiarity with Linux. Ability to work with version control systems (e.g., git) is required. Benefits: The laboratory is located in the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park, one of the most exciting interdisciplinary research centres in Southern Europe with more than 1000 scientists in the building alone.
Facilities include access to state-of-the-art computational resources and large amounts of simulation data, which will be crucial for the development and validation of novel computational protocols. The lab is equipped with a cluster with 60 GPUs and has exclusive access to GPUGRID.Net, a distributed computing project with 5000 GPUs.
We offer a competitive PhD salary; final salary will depend on candidate background and experience.
Application Process: Please send an email to gianni.defabritiis@upf
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