{"data":{"id":184625,"slug":"doktorand-inom-informations-och-kodningsteori-for-federerad-inlarning","type":"job","title":"PhD Candidate in Information and Coding Theory for Federated Learning","description":"Project Description\nResearch Education Subject: Electrical and Systems Engineering\nThis project addresses information and coding-theoretic methods for analyzing and improving the robustness and efficiency of federated machine learning methods in scenarios with limited communication bandwidth and unreliable nodes.\nThe project is funded by KTH as part of a joint initiative to strengthen relations between KTH and certain partner universities. The project is conducted in collaboration with the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in Lyngby, Denmark. The doctoral candidate will be supervised by two advisors at KTH and two advisors at DTU. Mobility is a requirement for the doctoral candidate; the candidate must spend a total of at least one year at our partner university DTU. However, this period does not need to be continuous and will be planned in consultation between the candidate and the advisors.\nSupervision: Prof. Ragnar Thobaben and Prof. Mikael Skoglund (KTH) and Prof. S\u00f8ren Forchhammer and Assistant Prof. Stanislav Kruglik at DTU. Decision made at admission.\nAdmission Requirements\nTo be admitted to doctoral studies (Chapter 7, Section 39 of the Higher Education Ordinance), applicants must meet basic eligibility requirements:\nhave completed an advanced-level degree, or\nhave completed at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 credits are at an advanced level, or\nhave acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in some other way within or outside the country.\n\nApplicants should have a strong background in theoretical analysis of stochastic phenomena, as well as general skills in and demonstrated talent for mathematical analysis of technical systems.\nIn addition to the above, there is also a mandatory requirement for English equivalent to English B\/6.\nSelection Process\nTo succeed in your doctoral studies at KTH, you need to be goal-oriented and persistent in your work. When selecting applicants, the following abilities are assessed:\nto independently advance your work,\nto collaborate with others,\nto maintain a professional approach, and\nto analyze and work with complex issues.\n\nPrevious knowledge in information and coding theory is meritorious.\nAfter the eligibility requirements are verified, significant weight will be placed on personal qualities.\nDegree Objective: Doctoral Degree\nInformation on Admission and Employment\nOnly those admitted to doctoral studies may be employed as a doctoral candidate. The total employment period may not exceed what corresponds to full-time doctoral-level education for four years. An employed doctoral candidate may, to a limited extent (maximum 20%), perform certain tasks in, for example, education and administration. A new employment as a doctoral candidate is valid for a maximum of one year; the employment may thereafter be renewed for a maximum of two years at a time. For studies to be concluded with a Licentiate degree, the total employment period may not exceed what corresponds to full-time doctoral-level education for two years.\nAs a doctoral candidate, you will receive KTH's employment benefits and a monthly salary according to KTH's doctoral candidate salary agreement. Read more about Doctoral Studies at KTH | KTH | Sweden.\nTrade Union Representatives\nContact information for trade union representatives.\nDoctoral Candidate Section (Royal Institute of Technology Student Union)\nContact information for the doctoral candidate section.\nApplication\nYou apply through KTH's recruitment system. As an applicant, you have primary responsibility for ensuring that your application is complete when submitted.\nApplication Requirements\nCopies of diplomas and transcripts from previous university studies and certificates of fulfilled language requirements (see above). Translations into English or Swedish if the original document is not issued in one of these languages. Copies of originals must be certified.\nCV with relevant professional experience and competencies.\nCover letter with a brief account of why you want to pursue doctoral studies, your academic interests, and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. (Maximum 2 pages)\nRepresentative publications or technical reports. For longer documents, please attach a summary (abstract) and a web link to the full text.\n\nYour application must be received by KTH no later than the application deadline at midnight CET\/CEST (Central European Time\/Central European Summer Time).\nOther Information\nFor information on the processing of personal data in connection with recruitment.\nIt is possible that employment at KTH may be placed in a security classification. If this is the case for this position, a security clearance of the applicant will be conducted in accordance with the Security Protection Act (2018:585) with consent. In such cases, approval following a security clearance is a prerequisite for employment.\nWe decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment agencies as well as sellers of job advertisements.\nBecome Part of KTH\nKTH shapes the future through education, research, and innovation. As a leading international technical university, we play an active role in driving and contributing to the transformation toward a sustainable society. Here you are offered the opportunity to grow and develop at a creative and dynamic workplace with good working conditions and benefits. Equality, diversity, and equal opportunities are a quality issue and an integral part of KTH's values as a university and state authority.\nRead more about our benefits and what it is like to work and develop at KTH.","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Doktorand inom informations- och kodningsteori f\u00f6r federerad inl\u00e4rning","description_original":"Projektbeskrivning\nForskarutbildnings\u00e4mne: Elektro- och systemteknik\nProjektet behandlar informations- och kodningsteoretiska metoder f\u00f6r att analysera och f\u00f6rb\u00e4ttra robustheten och effektiviteten hos federerade maskininl\u00e4rningsmetoder i situationer d\u00e4r kommunikationsbandbredden \u00e4r begr\u00e4nsad och noderna inte \u00e4r p\u00e5litliga.\nProjektet finansieras av KTH inom ramen f\u00f6r ett gemensamt initiativ f\u00f6r att st\u00e4rka relationerna mellan KTH och vissa partneruniversitet. Projektet bedrivs i samarbete med Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU) i Lyngby, Danmark. Doktoranden kommer att handledas av tv\u00e5 handledare p\u00e5 KTH samt tv\u00e5 handledare p\u00e5 DTU. Mobilitet \u00e4r ett krav f\u00f6r doktoranden; doktoranden ska tillbringa totalt minst ett \u00e5r vid v\u00e5rt partneruniversitet DTU. Tidsperioden beh\u00f6ver dock inte vara sammanh\u00e4ngande utan planeras i samr\u00e5d mellan doktoranden och handledarna.\nHandledning: Prof. Ragnar Thobaben och Prof. Mikael Skoglund(KTH) samt Prof. S\u00f8ren Forchhammer och Assistant Prof. Stanislav Kruglik p\u00e5 DTU. Beslut\u00a0 fattas vid antagning.\nBeh\u00f6righet f\u00f6r antagning\nF\u00f6r att bli antagen till forskarutbildning (kap 7 39 \u00a7 h\u00f6gskolef\u00f6rordningen) kr\u00e4vs att den s\u00f6kande har grundl\u00e4ggande beh\u00f6righet:\navlagt en examen p\u00e5 avancerad niv\u00e5, eller\nfullgjort kursfordringar om minst 240 h\u00f6gskolepo\u00e4ng, varav minst 60 h\u00f6gskolepo\u00e4ng p\u00e5 avancerad niv\u00e5, eller\np\u00e5 n\u00e5got annat s\u00e4tt inom eller utom landet f\u00f6rv\u00e4rvat i huvudsak motsvarande kunskaper.\n\nDen s\u00f6kande beh\u00f6ver ha en god bakgrund inom teoretisk analys av stokastiska fenomen, samt allm\u00e4nna f\u00e4rdigheter inom och visad talang f\u00f6r matematisk analys av tekniska system.\u00a0\nUt\u00f6ver ovanst\u00e5ende\u00a0 finns ocks\u00e5 ett obligatoriskt krav p\u00e5 engelska motsvarande Engelska B\/6.\nUrval\nF\u00f6r att lyckas med dina doktorandstudier p\u00e5 KTH beh\u00f6ver du vara m\u00e5linriktad och ih\u00e4rdig i ditt arbete. Vid urval av de s\u00f6kande bed\u00f6ms f\u00f6rm\u00e5gan att:\nsj\u00e4lvst\u00e4ndigt driva sitt arbete fram\u00e5t,\nkunna samarbeta med andra,\nha ett professionellt f\u00f6rh\u00e5llningss\u00e4tt och\nanalysera och arbeta med komplexa fr\u00e5gor.\n\nTidigare kunskaper inom informations- och kodningsteori \u00e4r meriterande.\nEfter beh\u00f6righetskraven kommer stor vikt l\u00e4ggas vid personliga egenskaper.\nM\u00e5lexamen: Doktorsexamen\nInformation om antagning och anst\u00e4llning\u00a0\nEndast den som antagits till forskarutbildning f\u00e5r anst\u00e4llas som doktorand. Den sammanlagda anst\u00e4llningstiden f\u00e5r inte vara l\u00e4ngre \u00e4n vad som motsvarar utbildning p\u00e5 forskarniv\u00e5 p\u00e5 heltid under fyra \u00e5r. En anst\u00e4lld doktorand kan i begr\u00e4nsad omfattning (h\u00f6gst 20 %) utf\u00f6ra vissa arbetsuppgifter inom t.ex. utbildning och administration. En ny anst\u00e4llning som doktorand g\u00e4ller f\u00f6r h\u00f6gst ett \u00e5r, anst\u00e4llningen f\u00e5r d\u00e4refter f\u00f6rnyas med h\u00f6gst tv\u00e5 \u00e5r i taget.\u00a0Vid studier som ska avslutas med licentiatexamen f\u00e5r den sammanlagda anst\u00e4llningstiden inte vara l\u00e4ngre \u00e4n vad som motsvarar utbildning p\u00e5 forskarniv\u00e5 p\u00e5 heltid under tv\u00e5 \u00e5r.\nSom doktorand f\u00e5r du del av KTH:s anst\u00e4llningsf\u00f6rm\u00e5ner och har en m\u00e5nadsl\u00f6n enligt KTH:s avtal f\u00f6r doktorandl\u00f6ner. L\u00e4s mer om Forskarstudier vid KTH | KTH | Sweden.\nFackliga representanter\nKontaktuppgifter till\u00a0fackliga representanter.\nDoktorandsektionen (Tekniska h\u00f6gskolans studentk\u00e5r)\nKontaktuppgifter till\u00a0doktorandsektionen.\nAns\u00f6kan\u00a0\nDu ans\u00f6ker via KTH:s rekryteringssystem. Du som s\u00f6kande har huvudansvaret f\u00f6r att din ans\u00f6kan \u00e4r komplett n\u00e4r den skickas in.\nAns\u00f6kan ska ha f\u00f6ljande inneh\u00e5ll\nKopior av examensbevis och betyg fr\u00e5n tidigare universitetsstudier och intyg p\u00e5 uppfyllda spr\u00e5kkrav (se ovan). \u00d6vers\u00e4ttningar till engelska eller svenska om originaldokumentet inte \u00e4r utf\u00e4rdade p\u00e5 ett av dessa spr\u00e5k. Kopior av original ska vidimeras\u00a0\nCV med relevanta professionella erfarenheter och kunskaper.\nAns\u00f6kningsbrev med en kortfattad redog\u00f6relse om varf\u00f6r du vill bedriva forskarstudier, om dina akademiska intressen och hur de relaterar till dina tidigare studier och framtida m\u00e5l. (Max 2 sidor)\nRepresentativa publikationer eller tekniska rapporter. F\u00f6r l\u00e4ngre dokument, bifoga g\u00e4rna en sammanfattning (abstract) och en webbl\u00e4nk till den fullst\u00e4ndiga texten\n\nAns\u00f6kan ska vara KTH tillhanda senast sista ans\u00f6kningsdagen vid midnatt, CET\/CEST (Central European Time\/Central European Summer Time).\u00a0\n\u00d6vrigt\nF\u00f6r information om behandling av personuppgifter i samband med rekrytering.\nDet kan f\u00f6rekomma att en anst\u00e4llning hos KTH \u00e4r placerad i s\u00e4kerhetsklass. Om s\u00e5 \u00e4r fallet f\u00f6r just denna anst\u00e4llning g\u00f6rs en s\u00e4kerhetspr\u00f6vning av s\u00f6kande i enlighet med s\u00e4kerhetsskyddslagen (2018:585) efter samtycke. I dessa fall \u00e4r en f\u00f6ruts\u00e4ttning f\u00f6r anst\u00e4llning att s\u00f6kande blir godk\u00e4nd efter s\u00e4kerhetspr\u00f6vning.\u00a0\nVi undanber oss direktkontakt med bemannings- och rekryteringsf\u00f6retag samt f\u00f6rs\u00e4ljare av platsannonser.\nBli en del av KTH \u00a0\nKTH formar framtiden genom utbildning, forskning och innovation. Som ett ledande internationellt tekniskt universitet spelar vi en aktiv roll i att driva och medverka i omst\u00e4llningen till ett h\u00e5llbart samh\u00e4lle. H\u00e4r erbjuds du m\u00f6jligheten att v\u00e4xa och utvecklas p\u00e5 en kreativ och dynamisk arbetsplats med goda arbetsvillkor och f\u00f6rm\u00e5ner. J\u00e4mst\u00e4lldhet, m\u00e5ngfald och lika villkor \u00e4r en kvalitetsfr\u00e5ga och en sj\u00e4lvklar del av KTH:s v\u00e4rdegrund som universitet och statlig myndighet.\nL\u00e4s mer om v\u00e5ra f\u00f6rm\u00e5ner och hur det \u00e4r att arbeta och utvecklas p\u00e5 KTH.","price":null,"currency":"SEK","status":"active","noindex":true,"location":{"address":"Brinellv\u00e4gen 8","full_address":null,"city":"Stockholm","country":"SE","latitude":59.2877928,"longitude":18.0528391},"metadata":{"region":"Stockholms l\u00e4n","duration":"6 m\u00e5nader eller l\u00e4ngre","employer":"Kungliga Tekniska H\u00f6gskolan","postcode":"10044","positions":1,"profession":"Doktorand","salary_type":"Fast m\u00e5nads- vecko- eller timl\u00f6n","employer_url":"https:\/\/www.kth.se\/om\/work-at-kth\/lediga-jobb","scope_of_work":"100\u2013100 %","working_hours":"Heltid","contact_person":"Ragnar Thobaben","employment_type":"full_time","occupation_field":"Pedagogik","employer_workplace":"Kungliga Tekniska h\u00f6gskolan, Skolan f\u00f6r elektroteknik och datavetenskap","employment_type_label":"Vanlig anst\u00e4llning"},"user_id":null,"is_sponsored":false,"views_count":5,"ai_views_count":10,"bot_views_count":0,"ai_vendor_counts":{"meta":5,"other":3,"openai":1,"anthropic":1},"visibility":"public","submission_source":null,"submission_ai_name":null,"has_owner_email":true,"can_contact_owner":true,"phone":null,"owner_email":"ragnart@kth.se","images":[],"published_at":"2026-09-03T00:00:21+00:00","expires_at":"2026-09-24T23:59:59+00:00","created_at":"2026-09-03T03:18:41+00:00","updated_at":"2026-09-16T02:46:14+00:00"}}