PhD position: Tool-Augmented LLMs for Enterprise Data AI

PhD position: Tool-Augmented LLMs for Enterprise Data AI

Intern / Student, Full or Part‑time – Madrid (Hybrid), Barcelona (Hybrid)

Mission

Industry hire at Aily Labs, academic PhD supervision at EURECOM (Prof. Paolo Papotti).

Enterprises are turning to LLMs for high‑stakes, data‑driven decisions over structured data such as databases and knowledge graphs. This PhD sets a three‑year agenda to build and validate “thinking‑with‑tools”, an approach where the model embeds live tool use (e.g. SQL/SPARQL, Python) inside its reasoning. Beyond accuracy gains, the goal is an efficient decision system that knows when it’s unsure, asks for clarification, and escalates when judgment matters. For example, “If we cut Product X’s price by 5% next quarter, what revenue should we expect?” The system will reason, pull the right numbers, expose its assumptions, and invite a human to confirm or adjust when needed. This aligns with broader research priorities on hum...