Academic Notice · Autumn 2026

Call for PhD & Postdoctoral Applications — Academic Year 2026/2027

BBQ Institute invites applications for fully funded Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships in Machine Learning, Quantum Computing, and Distributed Systems. Applications close on September 30, 2026.

Learn more about the Institute

Mission & Scientific Vision

The BBQ Institute of Advanced Science & Technology (Instytut Zaawansowanych Badań BBQ) is an academic research institution established to conduct cutting-edge fundamental research in artificial intelligence theory, quantum algorithms, high-performance systems, and computational biology.

Located within Warsaw's Ochota Science Campus at the Centrum Nowych Technologii (CeNT), the Institute provides an environment where mathematicians, theoretical computer scientists, and software systems engineers collaborate on foundational problems in computing.

Core Scientific Pillars

  1. Foundational Artificial Intelligence & Neuro-Symbolic Integration: Developing mathematically sound architectures combining deep statistical learning with formal logic and theorem proving.
  2. Quantum Information & Algorithmic Foundations: Advancing quantum error correction codes, tensor network simulations, and fault-tolerant distributed quantum routing protocols.
  3. Exascale Provenance & High-Performance Computing: Building kernel-level provenance tracking and reproducible execution environments for high-throughput scientific collaborations.
  4. Autonomous Systems & Certified Robotics: Creating certified control policies that provide mathematical guarantees for safety-critical robotics.
  5. Computational Biology & Medical Data Intelligence: Decoding cellular dynamics through geometric deep learning on single-cell multi-omics and spatial transcriptomics.

Institutional Profile & Governance

Institutional Profile & Scientific Accreditation Overview
Institutional DimensionStatus & ClassificationOperational Details
Institution TypePublic Academic Research CenterOperating under Polish Higher Education & Scientific Research Framework.
Accreditation & EvaluationCategory A+ Research StandingEvaluated by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MNiSW).
Degree & Fellowship ProgramsDoctoral School & Postdoctoral CenterJoint doctoral supervision with partner European universities.
Physical CampusWarsaw Ochota Science HubLocated at ul. Stanisława Pasteura 5, 02-093 Warszawa, Poland.
Institutional Email Domain@bbq.edu.plAuthenticated faculty, research staff, and departmental communications.
Research FacilitiesCeNT & HPC Compute ClustersHigh-performance GPU cluster (NVIDIA H100/A100) and Quantum Simulation Laboratory.
Primary Research AreasMachine Intelligence, Quantum Computing, Distributed SystemsFundamental and applied computational science.
Open Science PolicyFully Open Access & FAIR CompliantPreprints, research data, and reproducibility packages publicly cataloged.

Doctoral School & Researcher Training

The BBQ Doctoral School offers a 4-year structured doctoral programme in Computer Science and Quantum Information. Doctoral researchers receive competitive stipends, individual research allowances, and access to the CeNT supercomputing cluster. Joint doctoral mentorship is conducted in partnership with leading European universities.

For admission inquiries, please contact the Graduate Admissions Office at phd-admissions@bbq.edu.pl.

Campus & Computational Facilities

The Institute is situated at ul. Stanisława Pasteura 5, 02-093 Warszawa. Our research groups share modern laboratory spaces, an optical motion-capture robotics testbed, and direct high-speed fibre connections (100 Gbps) to the national PIONIER research network and PL-Grid supercomputing infrastructure.