<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Dear all, <br class=""><div><font color="#bf5af2" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(191, 90, 242);" class=""><br class=""></span></font>I have a few openings in my lab, and I would be more than happy if you could spread the word and share it with your colleagues who may have interests. <br class=""><font color="#bf5af2" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(191, 90, 242);" class=""><br class=""></span></font><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class="">The mission of </span><a href="https://www.helmholtz.ai/themenmenue/our-research/research-groups/albarqouni-group/index.html" class="" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Albarqouni lab</a><span class="" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><font class=""> at </font></span><a href="https://www.helmholtz.ai/" class="" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Helmholtz</span> AI</a><span class="" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><font class="">, Munich/DE, is to develop</font></span><span class="" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"> innovative deep Federated Learning algorithms that can distill and share the knowledge among AI agents in a robust and privacy-preserved fashion. Research topics include, but not limited to, </span><span class="" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">i) handling distributed DL models with data heterogeneity including non i.i.d, and domain shifts, </span><span class="" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">ii) developing explainability and quality control tools for distributed models, and </span><span class="" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">iii) robustness to data and models poisoning attacks. </span><span class="" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">In this context, we are looking for Postdoc and PhDs who have a strong background in Machine/Deep Learning to push our understanding of the influence of data </span><span class="" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">heterogeneity</span><span class="" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"> and robustness against data and model poisoning attacks in Federated Learning. The candidates will be also contributing to interdisciplinary projects with other Helmholtz centers working with multidisciplinary team members.</span><br class=""><font color="#bf5af2" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(191, 90, 242);" class=""><br class=""></span></font>- Postdoc in Deep Federated Learning with Medical Imaging <br class=""><a href="https://jobs.helmholtz-muenchen.de/jobposting/13354886afc50ed9eac54e6b3ebb27f84b27e4980?ref=homepage" class="">https://jobs.helmholtz-muenchen.de/jobposting/13354886afc50ed9eac54e6b3ebb27f84b27e4980?ref=homepage</a><br class=""><font color="#bf5af2" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(191, 90, 242);" class=""><br class=""></span></font>- PhD in <font class="">Deep Federated Learning with Medical Imaging (Data Heterogeneity) </font><br class=""><a href="https://www.helmholtz.ai/fileadmin/HAICU/PDF/PhD_in_Deep_Federated_Learning_with_Medical_Imaging__Data_Heterogeneity__-_Neuherberg-4.pdf" class="">https://www.helmholtz.ai/fileadmin/HAICU/PDF/PhD_in_Deep_Federated_Learning_with_Medical_Imaging__Data_Heterogeneity__-_Neuherberg-4.pdf</a><br class=""><font color="#bf5af2" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(191, 90, 242);" class=""><br class=""></span></font>- PhD in <font class=""><span class="">Deep Federated Learning with Medical Imaging (Robustness and Explainability) </span></font><br class=""><a href="https://www.helmholtz.ai/fileadmin/HAICU/PDF/PhD_in_Deep_Federated_Learning_with_Medical_Imaging__Robustness_and_Explainability__-_Neuherberg.pdf" class="">https://www.helmholtz.ai/fileadmin/HAICU/PDF/PhD_in_Deep_Federated_Learning_with_Medical_Imaging__Robustness_and_Explainability__-_Neuherberg.pdf</a><br class=""><font color="#bf5af2" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(191, 90, 242);" class=""><br class=""></span></font>All applications need to be submitted online, but feel free to contact me for any queries. <br class=""><font color="#bf5af2" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(191, 90, 242);" class=""><br class=""></span></font>Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis to speed up the process, however, the final decision will be announced shortly after the deadline (20th June 2021). The expected starting date for the successful applicant is September 2021. <br class=""><font color="#bf5af2" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(191, 90, 242);" class=""><br class=""></span></font>Best regards, <br class="">Shadi <br class=""><span style="color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-size: 9pt; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">—</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-size: 9pt; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><br class=""><span style="color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-size: 9pt; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Shadi </span><b class="" style="color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-size: 9pt; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Albarqouni</b><span style="color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-size: 9pt; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">, PhD, SMIEEE </span><br class=""><b class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(89, 89, 89);" class="">AI Young Investigator Group Leader</span></b><br class=""><b class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 83, 145);" class="">Helmholtz </span></b><b class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(122, 184, 82);" class="">AI </span></b><br class=""><span style="color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-size: 9pt; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Helmholtz Center Munich</span><br class=""><span style="color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-size: 9pt; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, 85764</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-size: 9pt; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><br class=""><span style="color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-size: 9pt; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Neuherberg, Germany </span><br class=""><span style="color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-size: 9pt; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">+49 (0) 89 3187 43862</span><br class=""><a href="mailto:shadi.albarqouni@helmholtz-muenchen.de" class="" style="font-size: 9pt;">shadi.albarqouni@helmholtz-muenchen.de</a><br class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class="">
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