TENORS aims to form the next generation of researchers and engineers in scientific computing and data analysis, disrupting the current paradigms of tensor calculus by exploiting cutting-edge research in geometry and optimization.
The objective of TENORS is to conduct advanced research that addresses critical challenges in the field of tensor computation, and to feed an innovative and ambitious joint-PhD program to train highly qualified young scientists in new scientific and technological knowledge. At the end of your PhD, you will obtain joint/double PhD diplomas from two reputed universities within TENORS project.
The network partners are:
Inria, Sophia Antipolis, France
CNRS/LAAS, Toulouse France
University of Konstanz, Germany
Max Planck Institute, Germany
The Arctic University of Norway
University of Trento, Italy
University of Florence, Italy
NWO-I/CWI, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Czech Technical University in Prague
Institut of Photonic Science, Spain
Artelys SA, Paris, France
The associate partners are:
Quandela, France
Cambridge Quantum Computing Limited, UK
BlueTensor, Italy
HSBC, UK
Université Côte d’Azur, France
University of Tilburg, the Netherlands
Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier, France
Leipzig University, Germany
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain
Submission Guidelines
Marie Sklodowska-Curie PhDs are paid a competitive gross salary of 3,400€/month, adjusted for their host country, a Mobility Allowance of 600 €/month and, for researchers who have a family, a Family Allowance of 660 €/month. All amounts are subject to deductions and taxes. Family is defined as persons linked to the researcher by (i) marriage, or (ii) a relationship with equivalent status to a marriage recognised by the national legislation of the country of the beneficiary or of nationality of the researcher, or (iii) dependent children who are actually being maintained by the researcher; family status is determined at recruitment and does not evolve.
To apply for one of these PhD positions, the applicant should fulfill the following conditions:
| 1 | Have — at the date of recruitment — a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or Engineering (or any equivalent diploma). |
| 2 | Trans-national mobility: The applicant — at the date of recruitment — should not have resided in the country where the research training takes place for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to recruitment, and not have carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in that country. For refugees under the Geneva Convention (1951 Refugee Convention and the 1967 Protocol), the refugee procedure (i.e. before refugee status is conferred) will not be counted as ‘period of residence/activity in the country of the beneficiary’. |
| 3 | Must not have a doctoral degree at the date of the recruitment. |
| 4 | Be able to communicate fluently in English (speaking and writing). Oral interview with the prospective advisor may be required. |
Note: A Master’s degree (or equivalent) is not necessary at the time of the application, but will be required at the date of recruitment.
To apply for one of these positions, submit at https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=tenors2427 a single pdf document containing
| 1 | a detailed CV including education, work experience, skills, dissertations, research interests, career objectives, and — if available at the date of submission — names and contact details of two referees, that can include the supervisor of the master thesis, willing to provide confidential letters of recommendation, a list of publications if any; |
| 2 | a letter of motivation regarding the position as well as the TENORS network; |
| 3 | a transcript of the master studies’ grades (including the overall grade and an explanation of the grading system) and the master’s thesis if available; |
| 4 | and indicate as TITLE your full name, and chose the TOPICS you are interested in (ALL, DC1, …, DC15, see below). |
Applications received before 31 March 2024 will be given full priority and reviewed throughout April. However, we may accept later applications until all positions will be filled.
List of PhD topics
| DC 1: Geometry of extensor varieties Advisors: B. Mourrain (Inria), A. Bernardi (University of Trento) Recruitment place: Inria d’Université Côte d’Azur, France Secondment place: University of Trento (10 months), BlueTensor (2 months) Joint degree: Université Côte d’Azur, University of Trento |
| DC 2: Low-rank approximation for tensor modeling Advisors: A. Mantzaflaris (Inria), C. Giannelli (University of Florence) Recruitment place: Inria d’Université Côte d’Azur, France Secondment place: University of Florence (10 months), Artelys (2 months) Joint degree: Université Côte d’Azur, University of Florence |
| DC 3: Tropicalization of moment relaxations for tensor decompositions Advisors: M. Skomra (LAAS/CNRS), S. Kuhlmann (University of Konstanz) Recruitment place: CNRS, France Secondment place: University of Konstanz (10 months), Artelys (2 months) Joint degree: Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier, University of Konstanz |
| DC 4: Cohomology of tensor varieties Advisors: M. Michałek (University of Konstanz), G. Ottaviani (University of Florence) Recruitment place: University of Konstanz, Germany Secondment place: University of Florence (13 months) Joint degree: University of Konstanz, University of Florence |
| DC 5: Tensor decompositions for sums of even powers of real polynomials Advisors: S. Kuhlmann (University of Konstanz), B.Mourrain (Inria) Recruitment place: University of Konstanz, Germany Secondment place: Inria (10 months), UiT The Arctic University of Norway (2 months) Joint degree: University of Konstanz, Université Côte d’Azur |
| DC 6: Gibbs manifolds and semidefinite programming Advisors: B. Sturmfels (The Max-Planck-Gesellschaft), S. Telen (The Max-Planck-Gesellschaft ), M. Laurent (NWO-I) Recruitment place: Max Planck Institutes, Germany Secondment place: NWO-I (11 months), HSBC Lab (2 months) Joint degree: University of Leipzig, University of Tilburg |
| DC 7: Tensor decomposition with group invariance Advisors: H. Munthe-Kaas (UiT The Arctic University of Norway), C. Riener (UiT The Arctic University of Norway), E. Hubert (Inria) Recruitment place: UiT The Arctic University of Norway Secondment place: Inria (12 months) Joint degree: UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Université Côte d’Azur |
| DC 8: Tensor optimization for storage integration Advisors: C. Bordin (UiT The Arctic University of Norway), C. Riener (UiT The Arctic University of Norway), M. Schweighofer (University of Konstanz) Recruitment place: UiT The Arctic University of Norway Secondment place: University of Konstanz (9 months), Artelys (3 months) Joint degree: UiT The Arctic University of Norway, University of Konstanz |
| DC 9: Algorithms for Tensor Decomposition Advisors: A. Bernardi (University of Trento), A. Oneto (University of Trento), B. Mourrain (Inria) Recruitment place: University of Trento, Italy Secondment place: Inria (11 months), BlueTensor (2 months) Joint degree: University of Trento, Université Côte d’Azur |
| DC 10: Geometry of tensor network varieties for quantum condensed matter physics Advisors: I. Carusotto (INO-BEC, CNR), S. Telen (The Max-Planck-Gesellschaft ) Recruitment place: University of Trento, Italy Secondment place: The Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (10 months), Quandela (3 months) Joint degree: University of Trento, University of Leipzig |
| DC 11: Geometry of Hermitian tensor spaces Advisors: G. Ottaviani (University of Florence), Yang Qi (Inria), B. Mourrain (Inria) Recruitment place: University of Florence, Italy Secondment place: Inria (10 months) Joint degree: University of Florence, Université Côte d’Azur |
| DC 12: Approximation hierarchies for quantum entanglement detection Advisors: M. Laurent (NWO-I), V. Magron (LAAS/CNRS) Recruitment place: NWO-I, the Netherlands Secondment place: LAAS/CNRS (10 months, Quantinuum (2 months) Joint degree: University of Tilburg, Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier |
| DC 13: State preparation of matrix-product operations Advisors: J. Marecek (Czech Technical University), D. Henrion (LAAS/CNRS), M. Korda (LAAS/CNRS) Recruitment place: Czech Technical University, Czech Republic Secondment place: LAAS/CNRS (9 months), HSBC Labs (3 months) Joint degree: Czech Technical University, Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier |
| DC 14: Tensor and polynomial optimisation for quantum information networks Advisors: A. Acin (The Institute of Photonic Sciences), V. Magron (LAAS/CNRS) Recruitment place: The Institute of Photonic Sciences, Spain Secondment place: LAAS/CNRS (10 months), Quandela (2 months) Joint degree: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Paul Sabatier University |
| DC 15: Constrained Optimization with Low-Rank Tensor Approximations Advisors: F. Oztoprak Topkaya (Artelys), M. Gabay (Artelys), B. Mourrain (Inria), C. Riener (UiT The Arctic University of Norway) Recruitment place: Artelys, France Secondment place: UiT The Arctic University of Norway (12 months) Joint degree: Université Côte d’Azur, UiT The Arctic University of Norway |
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to Bernard Mourrain (bernard.mourrain@inria.fr) & Linh Nguyen (linh.nguyen@inria.fr)
