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<p><font size="2"><font face="monospace">Dear colleagues, <br>
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<p><font size="2"><font face="monospace">We are opening a PhD
position at ONERA, Toulouse, France.</font></font></p>
<p><font size="2"><font face="monospace">Full description: <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.gauthier-picard.info/files/phd-TIS-DTIS-2024-14.pdf">https://www.gauthier-picard.info/files/phd-TIS-DTIS-2024-14.pdf</a><br>
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<p><font size="2"><font face="monospace">Title: Approximating cost
structures in decentralized auctions and optimization for
multi-agent task allocation<br>
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Keywords: Multi-agent systems, auctions, coordination,
approximate bidding, reinforcement learning<br>
<br>
Hosting institution: The Office national d’études et de
recherches aérospatiales (ONERA) is the French national
aerospace research lab. The PhD student will be hosted at
ONERA, Toulouse, France (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.onera.fr/en/centers/toulouse">https://www.onera.fr/en/centers/toulouse</a>),
and will have opportunities to visit IIIA-CSIC, in Barcelona.<br>
<br>
Collaboration: The PhD thesis will be jointly supervised by
ONERA (Toulouse, France) and IIIA-CSIC (Barcelona, Spain).<br>
<br>
Supervisors: <br>
Pr. Gauthier Picard, Directeur de recherche, ONERA<br>
Dr. Filippo Bistaffa, Tenured Researcher, IIIA-CSIC<br>
Pr. Juan A. Rodríguez-Aguilar, Research Professor,
IIIA-CSIC<br>
<br>
Profile and skills required: Master-level with strong skills
in AI, optimization, multi-agent, RL<br>
<br>
How to apply: Applications (CV, motivation letter, referees,
and grades) should be sent to <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="mailto:gauthier.picard@onera.fr">gauthier.picard@onera.fr</a>,
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="mailto:juanantonio.rodriguez@csic.es">juanantonio.rodriguez@csic.es</a>,
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="mailto:filippo.bistaffa@iiia.csic.es">filippo.bistaffa@iiia.csic.es</a>
with the subject "Application to PhD position
TIS-DTIS-2024-14".</font></font></p>
<p><font size="2"><font face="monospace">Important dates:<br>
Application deadline: April 1st, 2024<br>
Interviews: April 15-22, 2024<br>
Final decision: April 30, 2024<br>
Start of PhD study: October 2024 (can be adjusted)<br>
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Best regards,</font></font></p>
<p><font size="2"><font face="monospace">Gauthier<br>
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Gauthier Picard, PhD, HDR
Directeur de Recherche / Senior Research Fellow
ONERA - DTIS - EDO
BP74025 - 2 avenue Edouard Belin, FR-31055 TOULOUSE CEDEX 4
Tel. +33 (0)5 62 25 26 54
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.onera.fr/en/staff/gauthier-picard/">https://www.onera.fr/en/staff/gauthier-picard/</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://w3.onera.fr/ailab/">https://w3.onera.fr/ailab/</a></pre>
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