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PhD in Reliable Machine Learning Systems

ETH Zurich · Prof. Olivia Keller

Funding: fundedDeadline: 2026-05-30Start: 2026-09-15

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Position overview

Research scalable training and serving infrastructure for reliable foundation-model systems with strong systems guarantees.

Application details

Deadline: 2026-05-30

Funding: funded

Application link: Not confirmed yet

Research themes

ml systemsdistributed systemsreliability

Preparation focus

  • distributed systems
  • distributed systems fundamentals
  • reproducible ML infrastructure case studies
  • clear articulation of systems-performance tradeoffs

Advisor and lab signals

Prof. Olivia Keller

olivia.keller@ethz.example
  • Recent work emphasizes scalable, reliable ML deployment
  • Lab blends systems rigor with modern foundation-model infrastructure

Past directions

  • distributed training systems
  • resource-aware ML serving

Current directions

  • reliable foundation-model infrastructure
  • evaluation and rollback for production ML systems

How to prepare

  • Frame your systems experience in terms of reliability tradeoffs, not only raw speed.
  • Show that you can connect ML experimentation with production-grade infrastructure decisions.
Source confidence: 89% · Last checked Mar 31, 2026, 3:15 AM

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