PhD Research Fellow in High-Performance Computing

Position

PhD Research Fellow in High‑Performance Computing (HPC) – Department of Informatics, University of Oslo.

Position Details

• Duration: 3 years (extendable up to 4 years for teaching, supervision, and research assistance).
• Start date: no later than 1 October 2026.
• Location: Department of Informatics, Blindern, Oslo.
• Univ. policy: no applicant may be appointed for more than one PhD Research Fellowship at UiO.

Research Focus

This PhD project aims to study the convergence of HPC and AI/ML. The candidate will work closely with the newly established HPC Research Group and its collaborators (Simula, Inria, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, University of Tokyo, etc.) on the following themes:

• New algorithms for parallel/distributed AI/ML.
• Hardware‑aware and resource‑efficient partitioning for parallel/distributed AI/ML.
• Optimization of process‑to‑process communication in paral...