PhD Candidate Application: Advanced AI & Generative Modeling
This application form is for the 4 fully funded PhD positions in AI and Generative Modeling at Wellington, New Zealand, under Professor Bastiaan Kleijn. A strong technical and mathematical background is required. Please fill in the following information truthfully and completely.
The application deadline is May 20th, and you will receive a response from us by June 1.
1. Full Legal Name
2. Primary Email Address
3. Current Location (Country of Residence)
4. What is your GPA? (e.g., 3.8/4.0)
5. Highest Academic Degree Achieved or In Progress(master is required) Master's Degree Doctoral Degree In Progress - Master's In Progress - Doctoral
6. Institution Name (University Name) and Major of Highest Degree
7. Please provide your detailed academic CV (required for all) 8. Please provide your Transcript (required for all, both undergraduate and graduate transcripts ) 9. List course title and grade of three advanced-level courses with a high mathematics content.
10. Please indicate which core Research Focus Areas you are most interested in Agentic Orchestration (Reinforcement Learning for multi-agent coordination) Generative Modeling (Flow Matching, drifting, Schrödinger Bridges) Reliability & Safety (Out-of-Distribution (OOD) detection in critical systems) Other
11. Please indicate which High-Impact Application Domains align with your interests Acoustic Signal Processing (Audio source separation/spatial audio) Geophysical Forecasting (ML for earthquake and volcano eruption prediction) Disaster Mitigation (Autonomous agents for natural and man-made disaster prediction and mitigation) Other
12. Please rate your proficiency with Python-based deep learning frameworks on a scale of 1–5 (1: Not familiar; 5: Excellent) 1 2 3 4 5
13. Please share any additional info regarding your application