PhD student position (f/m/d), (Ref. 24/08) Optimal Transport and Machine Learning
Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics (WIAS) • Berlin, Berlin • Posted June 12, 2026
About the Role
The Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics (WIAS) is an institute of the Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V. (FVB). The FVB comprises seven non-university research institutes in Berlin which are funded by the federal and state governments. The research institutes belong to the Leibniz Association.
WIAS invites applications for a
PhD student position (f/m/d)
(Ref. 24/08)
“Optimal Transport and Machine Learning”
“Data-driven Optimization and Control”
(Head: Dr. Jia-Jie Zhu) to be filled at the earliest possible date.
We are looking for : candidates motivated in researching principled optimal transport theory, optimization, and machine learning. The concrete methodological components of the Ph.D. project include