Fully Funded PhD Position in Computational So cial Choice – Université Paris Dauphine - PSL

Dear all,
The LAMSADE <https://www.lamsade.dauphine.fr/en.html> laboratory at Université
Paris Dauphine <https://dauphine.psl.eu/en/> - PSL <https://psl.eu/en> is
offering a fully funded three-year PhD position in the field of
computational social choice. The PhD will be supervised by Lucie Galand and
Julien Lesca.
The research topic focuses on extending Gale–Shapley procedures, which are
used to compute stable matchings and are widely applied in
student–university admission systems. The objective of this PhD is to
develop extensions of these algorithms in settings where preferences
(students’ preferences over universities and universities’ preferences over
students) are not fully revealed upfront. These preferences may be inferred
through an interactive elicitation process (preference elicitation) and/or
learned from historical data containing preferences revealed by past
applicants (recommender systems).
*Keywords:* computational social choice, artificial intelligence,
preference elicitation, recommender systems
*Details on the subject:*
https://www.lamsade.dauphine.fr/fileadmin/mediatheque/lamsade/documents/proposition_sujet_theses_2026/PhD_proposal_Galand_Lesca.pdf
*Candidate Profile:*
We are looking for candidates holding (or about to complete) a Master’s
degree in Computer Science or Applied Mathematics, with a specialization in
artificial intelligence and/or operations research.
The PhD will take place at LAMSADE, the Decision Aid, Modeling, and
Analysis Laboratory at Université Paris Dauphine - PSL. LAMSADE is one of
the leading French research laboratories in artificial intelligence,
operations research, and computational social choice, with strong expertise
in decision-making, algorithms, and preference modeling.
The PhD is funded by a doctoral fellowship from the French government.
Additionally, the selected candidate may have the opportunity to supplement
their income by teaching in the Department of Mathematics and Computer
Science at Université Paris Dauphine - PSL.
*Application Process:*
To apply, please send a detailed CV and your academic transcripts,
including the grades obtained during your studies (at least for the final
year of your Master’s degree). Applications should be sent to
[email protected] and [email protected].
The deadline for applications is April 1, 2026.
Feel free to contact us if you need further information or have any
questions regarding the PhD topic.
Best regards,
Lucie Galand and Julien Lesca

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