DEEP-GRAPH: Design and Theory of Deep Graph Learning

Position: Research appointment (pre-doc) Institute: Uni. Padua
Posted on: 19/01/2026 Elapsing! Deadline: 02/02/2026

Scientific-Disciplinary Group

01/INFO-01 - Informatics

Description

The goal of the project is the advancement of the research of deep neural networks, in the fieldof adaptive processing of graph data (Deep Graph Learning). The project includes the following strongly interconnected fundamental research topics: a) introduction of highly efficient DGL models to reduce the energy impact and increase the sustainability of DGL models; b) increase the expressiveness of DGL models, obtaining better predictive performances on existing tasks and enabling the application of DGL innovel tasks where current methods do not achieve satisfying performances; c) extending the scope of DGL application, not only in terms of the considered tasks but also on the considered setting: e.g., dynamic (spatio/temporal) graphs pose several challenges and are not well studied to date, as well as the generation of graphs characterized by hierarchical structures; d) increase our theoretical understanding of existing DGL methods, as well as the ones developed in the project.

Compensation

22,500 Euro

Number of positions

1

Funding body

Università degli Studi di Padova