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<p><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">PhD Opportunities in LLM Driven Networking - Deakin University<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">We want to announce PhD research opportunities in LLM Driven Networking at Deakin University. Both part-time
and full-time positions are available within the IoT and Engineering Research Lab for Australian citizens and permanent residents. We invite interested candidates to submit their CV along with a brief paragraph describing their research interests and areas
of expertise for further discussion and consideration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Our current research portfolio includes several ongoing projects in this field, details of which are
publicly available (google scholar). We look forward to hearing from motivated and experienced Australian networking experts who are passionate about innovating and expanding the horizons of AI/ML-driven networking technologies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">We welcome discussions and encourage you to reach out to us:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">• Dr Shiva Pokhrel (<a href="mailto:shiva.pokhrel@deakin.edu.au" target="_blank">shiva.pokhrel@deakin.edu.au</a>)<br>
• Dr Jonathan Kua (<a href="mailto:jonathan.kua@deakin.edu.au" target="_blank">jonathan.kua@deakin.edu.au</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Snapshots of some of our research works are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389128624005036">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389128624005036</a> (with COMCAST)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><a href="https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9444785">https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9444785</a> (with Bell Labs)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.16734">https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.16734</a> (with Defence Unicorns and Columbia University)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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