EU MSCA COFUND Programme

SOUND.AI

Building excellence in AI research through training, mobility and collaboration

Website

Type

European project

Start date

1 Jan 2023

End date

31 Dec 2027

Location

Paris

Start date

1 Jan 2023

End date

31 Dec 2027

Type

European project

Location

Paris

Link

https://soundai.sorbonne-universite.fr

Supported by SCAI and members of the Sorbonne University Alliance, the MSCA COFUND SOUND.AI programme aims to foster excellence in training, mobility and career development for doctoral students in one of the most dynamic AI communities in the world.

The MSCA COFUND SOUND.AI programme (Sorbonne University for a New Deal on Artificial Intelligence) aims to foster excellence in training, mobility and career development for doctoral students in one of the most dynamic AI communities in the world.

From 2023, the SOUND.AI project will implement a highly selective programme open to 30 internationally recruited PhD students. It draws on the scientific and strategic policy of Sorbonne University and its partners to actively develop fundamental and applied projects in three key interdisciplinary areas:

changing societies, languages and cultures
a global approach to health
resources for a sustainable planet

The implementing partners are Sorbonne University, MNHN, UTC, Insead, Inria, IRD, Inserm and CNRS. Already associated within the framework of the Sorbonne University Alliance since 2012, they actively support education through research and pedagogical innovation, and the creation of experimental multidisciplinary programs.

The associated partners complement each other to form a rich ensemble: first, through extra-academic partners whose cross-disciplinary expertise naturally fits into the three disciplinary areas. They also provide training on subjects in which they specialize: APHP (health), cultural data (BnF), artistic creation (Ircam), renewable energies (IFPEN), AI systems certification (LNE), the City of Paris (outreach).

Second, international partners in Europe (ELLIS, CLAIRE, UCL) and North America (MILA, UC Berkeley, OBVIA) allow us to offer an extremely wide range of partnerships to the laureates, whether for co-supervision, international mobility, or participation in training.

Finally, the complementary nature of our industrial partners is also a vital element to the research and training of fellows. Their diversity - large groups (EDF, Suez, Essilor, Pierre Fabre, SIEMENS, Valeo), SMEs (CRITEO, Naver Labs), start-ups (Datacraft, Hugging Face, OpenClassrooms) - will show the laureates different professional cultures, visible through training activities or secondments.

Some important dates:

01/10/2022 - 30/11/2022: Collection of PhD research topics from partners

01/12/2022 - 31/01/2023: Call for applications open for PhD candidates

Management team

The Management Team is in charge of the daily operational tasks of the project. It will be the starting point for actions related to management, selection, monitoring, reporting and communication for all stakeholders. It will be supported by the Steering Committee, especially for the organization of training activities, research events and secondments.