PhD in Secure and Privacy-Preserving Collaborative Language Models

The Department of Electronic Systems at The Technical Faculty of IT and Design invites applications for a PhD stipend in the field of secure machine learning within the general study programme Electronic and Electrical Engineering; as per November 1, 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter. In electronic engineering, Aalborg University is known worldwide for its high academic quality and societal impact.

The Department of Electronic Systems employs more than 200 people, of which about 90 are PhD students, and about 40 % of all employees are internationals. In total, it has more than 600 students in its BSc and MSc programs, which are based on AAU's problem-based learning model.

The department leverages its unique research infrastructure and lab facilities to conduct world-leading fundamental and applied research within communication, networks, control systems, AI, sound, cyber security, and robotics. The department plays an active role in transferring inventions and results into applications in close collaboration with industrial partners worldwide.

You can read more about the department at www.es.aau.dk. Your work tasks AAU cybersecurity group is seeking a highly motivated PhD researcher to join our team focusing on secure and privacy-preserving collaborative language models1 …