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.

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Director: Prof. dr hab. inż. Janusz Kowalczyk · Department of Computer Science & Intelligent Systems

Laboratory for Machine Cognition & Neural Systems (MCNC Lab)

Investigating deep learning theory, foundational representations, neuro-symbolic reasoning, and verifiable neural architectures on high-performance compute clusters.

Director: Dr inż. Karolina Nowak · Department of Computer Science & Intelligent Systems

Autonomous Systems & Formal Verification Lab (ASFV Lab)

Creating certified neural network control policies, automated formal verification engines, and provably safe robotic architectures for real-world environments.

Interdisciplinary Research Culture

  1. Fundamental Rigor & Theoretical Depth. Every laboratory grounds empirical advancements in formal mathematical models, proof certificates, and theoretical guarantees.
  2. Open Science & Full Reproducibility. All research code, benchmarks, model checkpoints, and experimental logs are published openly under FAIR-compliant standards.
  3. High-Performance Computational Facilities. Our research groups leverage the CeNT GPU supercomputing cluster, quantum simulation nodes, and robotics testing arenas.
  4. International Collaboration. Active joint research grants with leading European institutes including Max Planck, Inria, ETH Zürich, and the University of Oxford.