Post-Doctoral Research Visit F/M Automatic differentiation and control

Contract type : Fixed-term contract

Level of qualifications required : PhD or equivalent

Fonction : Post-Doctoral Research Visit

About the research centre or Inria department

The Inria centre at Université Côte d'Azur includes 37 research teams and 8 support services. The centre's staff (about 500 people) is made up of scientists of different nationalities, engineers, technicians and administrative staff. The teams are mainly located on the university campuses of Sophia Antipolis and Nice as well as Montpellier, in close collaboration with research and higher education laboratories and establishments (Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, INRAE, INSERM ...), but also with the regional economic players.
With a presence in the fields of computational neuroscience and biology, data science and modeling, software engineering and certification, as well as collaborative robotics, the Inria Centre at Université Côte d'Azur  is a major player in terms of scientific excellence through its results and collaborations at both European and international levels.

Context

The postdoc is funded by the project PDE-AI of PEPR IA. The recruited researcher will work with people from McTAO team in Sophia Antipolis and LJAD CNRS math lab in Nice.

https://pde-ai.math.cnrs.fr

Assignment

For a better knowledge of the proposed research subject :

A state of the art, bibliography and scientific references are available at the following URL:
https://pde-ai.math.cnrs.fr/nice/postdoc-nice-2

Collaboration :
The recruited person will work in collaboration with Samuel Vaiter and Jean-Baptiste Caillau.

 

Main activities

Main activities (5 maximum):

  • bibliographic study and state of the art in AD for control and AI
  • propose and validate innovative AD framework in connection with modern optimisation algorithms
  • present the work in scientific conferences and research papers

Skills

Technical skills and level required : mathematical programming, scientific software dev 

Languages : Python, Julia

Relational skills : ability to work within a team

Other valued appreciated :

Benefits package

  • Subsidized meals
  • Partial reimbursement of public transport costs
  • Leave: 7 weeks of annual leave + 10 extra days off due to RTT (statutory reduction in working hours) + possibility of exceptional leave (sick children, moving home, etc.)
  • Possibility of teleworking and flexible organization of working hours
  • Professional equipment available (videoconferencing, loan of computer equipment, etc.)
  • Social, cultural and sports events and activities
  • Access to vocational training
  • Contribution to mutual insurance (subject to conditions)

Remuneration

Duration: 22 months
Location: Sophia Antipolis, France
Gross Salary per month: 2788€ brut per month