Comparative evaluation procedure for n. 1 post-doc research contract - Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Position: Post-doctoral research appointment Institute: Uni. Bologna
Posted on: 20/04/2026 Elapsing! Deadline: 05/05/2026

Scientific-Disciplinary Group

09/IINF-05 - Information Processing Systems

Description

Title of the project: "Transfer and Federated Learning for HPC Monitoring and Optimization". The research will develop advanced transfer and federated learning methods for predictive maintenance, and energy-aware optimization in High-Performance Computing environments. Key objectives include: (i) designing transfer learning strategies robust to hardware and workload heterogeneity across HPC systems (domain adaptation, selective fine-tuning); (ii) developing communication-efficient federated protocols for non-IID telemetry data, with adaptive aggregation and client selection; (iii) integrating these techniques into an emerging HPC monitoring platform, including data ingestion pipelines, distributed training orchestration and lifecycle support; and (iv) defining validation benchmarks and operational KPIs to support adoption across HPC centers.

Compensation

28,456 Euro

Number of positions

1

Maximum duration

36.0

Funding body

Università di Bologna

How to apply

Other

Selection process

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Comparative evaluation procedure based on qualifications and interview