In 2024-2025, CAIRFI will fund two PhD Fellowships through generous support from Capital One, in the following research focus areas:
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LLMs for personalized financial products
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Trustworthy, ethical, privacy-preserving, explainable, and transparent AI tools for the financial services industry
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Systemic risk in credit markets
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Blockchain technologies in credit markets
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Foundational AI techniques: symbolic and neural reasoning, causal relations, confidence estimation, and more
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Security and testability (model testing approaches, threat and adversarial models)
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Creation and testing of synthetic structured data
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AI models that address cross-cultural and/or underserved contexts
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Countering hallucination in AI models
Two fellowships will be awarded for the 2024-2025 academic year. Fellowships will provide doctoral students in their second year or beyond with one year of funding for tuition, and a stipend during academic semesters to initiate independent research projects. In addition, Fellows will have an opportunity to interview for a summer internship at Capital One, gaining valuable industry insights and experience through direct engagement with Capital One researchers.
Fellows will be required to submit a mid-year and end-of-year project report, and will be asked to present at an annual research showcase or workshop.
Nominations are due by April 11th, 2024.
In 2024, CAIRFI will fund two faculty-led research projects through generous support from Capital One, in the following general research focus areas:
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LLMs for personalized financial products
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Trustworthy, ethical, privacy-preserving, explainable, and transparent AI tools for the financial services industry
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Systemic risk in credit markets
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Blockchain technologies in credit markets
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Foundational AI techniques: symbolic and neural reasoning, causal relations, and more
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Security and testability (model testing approaches, threat and adversarial models)
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Creation and testing of synthetic structured data
We welcome applications from any individual who is eligible to serve as a PI under Columbia’s PI guidelines. Applications from both Columbia Engineering and other Columbia schools and institutes are welcome.
Projects will be funded at the level of $100,000 in direct costs. Awarded proposals will be provided as Gift funds.
Project teams will be invited to present at CAIRFI research showcases, workshops, seminars, and other events throughout the year.
To learn more and apply, visit InfoReady.