PhD grants in Digital Science / Digital Society
at Digital Systems for Humans Graduate school Université Côte d’Azur - France

Digital Systems for Humans (DS4H) is a graduate school and a pluridisciplinary research coordination structure focused on scientific, technological and human issues of the digital world and the digital society. It is part of Université Côte d’Azur, one of the ten French most research-intensive universities.

In 2024, we are awarding 7 research grants targeting 3 thematic priorities:

• Digital and Social Sciences
• Digital and the Environment
• Applied quantum technologies (quantum computing, quantum simulation, quantum communication or quantum metrologies and sensing), in partnership with QuantEdu-France through QuantAzur Institute

Cutting-edge research subjects

Here are some topics open this year (list updated daily on our website until May, 6th. Visit us regularly!):

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS

• Decentralized machine learning
• Self-supervised learning for histological image analysis

COMPUTER SCIENCE

• Synaptic Delay Learning For Spatiotemporal Pattern Recognition
• Parameter learning for probabilistic biological neural networks
• Optimal Management of Green Data Centers
• Identification of factors influencing the rate of progression of ALS using supervised learning techniques
• Multiple Optimizations in Satellite-Aerial-Terrestrial Networks (SATN)
• Machine Learning Solutions for Quantum Internet
• Knowledge graph embedding models: symbolic knowledge injection and discovery
• Formal modelling of cell metabolism under the influence of carcinogenic molecules
• Program recognition with artificial intelligence
• On the convergence of iterative sampling methods and the detection of meta-stable states in protein science
• Mining protein dynamics with transformers
• Problem Size Generalization in Neural Combinatorial Optimization
• Energy-efficient QoE-aware Beyond 5G Future Mobile Networks
• Generalization Capabilities of Machine Learning Algorithms
• Federated Reinforcement Learning
• (Semi)Decentralized Digital Currencies and Mutable Smart Contracts for Permissioned
• Blockchains Distributed Ledgers for the European Area
• A theory of primitive signals
• Overlay network for distributed IoT
• Efficient data structures and algorithms for processing massive point clouds
• Decentralized coordination of intelligent processes to improve the quality of a collection of knowledge graphs

AUTOMATIC SIGNAL AND IMAGE PROCESSING

• Classification of macro-reentrant atrial tachyarrhythmias using multimodal surface and endocardial data: Contribution of machine learning and signal processing.
• Decentralized estimation and distributed control for a formation of autonomous surface and underwater vehicles
• Quantum algorithms for vision-based robot localisation
• Exploring and exploiting the new capabilities of room temperature MEG sensors
• Modeling of cortical evoked potentials by direct stimulation and their link to electromyography
• Deep Learning Methods for Understanding Psychiatric Interviews

ELECTRONICS

• Design for Smart and Integrated Antenna for CubeSat
• Design of networks and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces based on liquid metal

HUMAN AND SOCIAL SCIENCES FOR DIGITAL SYSTEMS

• Modeling and Estimation of Creative Strategies in Problem Solving (CreaStra)
• Fine-grained analysis of emotions and human behavior based on multi-sensor fusion

Inspiring research environment

As a doctoral student at Université Côte d'Azur, you will be provided with a very high-quality hosting environment:

• Attractive salary: ~2045€ (net salary, annual gross ~40,7 k€) as monthly living allowance and additional money for conference travel and professional equipment.
• Excellent research environment including international-renowned laboratories and IT companies from Sophia Antipolis, Europe’s leading technology park, which has become a world reference in terms of innovation, research and development.
• International networking: researchers from dozens of different nationalities work together in our laboratories and almost 70% of the PhD students are foreigners. Read more about Université Côte d’Azur worldwide...
• Additional training modules to boost your career (minors, thematic schools, student supervision training, scientific mediation, etc.).
• Specific PhD candidates individual support from Université Côte d'Azur (housing, administrative procedures, child-care solutions, newcomers meetups...).
• ... and the world-envied French Riviera quality of life!

Application

Check out for open thesis subjects and application modalities at https://ds4h.univ-cotedazur.eu/education/phd/annual-campaign

Application deadline: 6 May 2024
Interviews: from the beginning of May to mid-June