Fully Funded PhD in AI-Native Networking for Healthcare

Oslo University Hospital; Oslo; On-site; NOK 551,000 - 587,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully funded 3-year PhD position

Salary NOK 550,800–587,000/year (state

HPC infrastructure access

Interdisciplinary research environment

Pension, insurance and welfare schemes

Oslo living opportunities

Job summary

Oslo University Hospital invites applications for a fully funded 3-year PhD fellowship in Wireless Sensor Network Research, hosted by the Intervention Centre. The PhD fellow will join the SYNAPSE project and work under Prof. Ilangko Balasingham, focusing on semantic hypergraph modeling and cross-layer network control for healthcare.

The position offers state-of-the-art HPC resources, collaboration with UiO, and opportunities to publish in top venues while contributing to real-world healthcare AI.

Qualifications

• MSc degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (120 ECTS), including a thesis
• Strong academic performance (minimum grade B; A preferred)
• Master’s thesis graded B or better (Norwegian system or equivalent)
• Strong background in Machine Learning / Deep Learning with PyTorch or TensorFlow
• Graph Neural Networks, Reinforcement Learning, Federated Learning, or Network Optimization (at least one)
• Solid Python programming; experience with distributed or networked systems is a plus
• Publication record is an advantage

Responsibilities

• Conduct research in AI-native networking and semantic hypergraph intelligence for healthcare applications
• Design and implement graph neural network models and multi-agent reinforcement learning frameworks for cross-layer network orchestration
• Validate research outcomes under realistic network conditions including mobility, congestion, and heterogeneous workloads
• Contribute to scientific publications in top-tier venues (e.g., NeurIPS, IEEE Transactions on Networking, ACM Internet Technology) and collaborative research activities

Skills

Machine Learning

Graph Neural Networks

Reinforcement Learning

Python

Distributed systems

English proficiency

Education

MSc in Computer Science / Electrical Engineering or related (120 ECTS)

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Git

Job description

Oslo University Hospital invites applications for a fully funded 3-year PhD fellowship in Wireless Sensor Network Research, hosted by the Intervention Centre. The PhD fellow will join the SYNAPSE project and work under Prof. Ilangko Balasingham, focusing on semantic hypergraph modeling and cross-layer network control for healthcare.

The position offers state-of-the-art HPC resources, collaboration with UiO, and opportunities to publish in top venues while contributing to real-world healthcare AI.