PhD in Decision Diagrams for Combinatorial Optimization

KU Leuven; Vlaams-Brabant; On-site; EUR 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully funded PhD

Competitive scholarship

Job summary

KU Leuven’s ORSTAT group invites a highly motivated candidate to join a four-year PhD project on decision diagram-based methods for combinatorial optimization. The position starts January 2027 and is fully funded, with strong supervision and international visibility.

The successful candidate will hold a Master’s degree in CS or Applied Mathematics, work on theory, algorithms, and real applications, and publish in top journals while exploring independent ideas within the research theme.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in CS or Applied Math or related field.
• Solid background in mathematical programming and combinatorial optimization.
• Experience with decision diagrams or related methodologies is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop theory and algorithms for decision diagram-based methods.
• Advance state-of-the-art in combinatorial optimization.
• Publish research results in top journals and conferences.
• Collaborate with supervisor and researchers at KU Leuven.

Skills

Mathematical optimization

Combinatorial optimization

Algorithm design

Decision diagrams

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science

Master’s degree in Applied Mathematics

Tools

Decision diagrams

Optimization software

Job description

KU Leuven’s ORSTAT group invites a highly motivated candidate to join a four-year PhD project on decision diagram-based methods for combinatorial optimization. The position starts January 2027 and is fully funded, with strong supervision and international visibility.

The successful candidate will hold a Master’s degree in CS or Applied Mathematics, work on theory, algorithms, and real applications, and publish in top journals while exploring independent ideas within the research theme.