1. Macquarie University
  2. Research
  3. PhD and research degrees
  4. How to apply
  5. Graduate research scholarships
  6. Scholarship search
  7. Graph-level mining for complex data environments – MRes and PhD

Graph-level mining for complex data environments – MRes + PhD

A graduate research scholarship for a candidate to undertake cutting-edge research in graph data mining and machine learning, addressing complex real-world data challenges and contributing to impactful research.

We are offering one fully funded international MRes + PhD scholarship to join our exciting research project funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC).

Key details

  • 20257739
  • MRes + PhD
  • Applications close on 15 December 2026
  • International
  • Information technologies
  • $40,900 p.a.

About the scholarship

The scholarship is part of an ARC discovery project on next-generation graph-level mining for high-complexity data environments. This project aims to advance data mining research by developing cutting-edge graph-level mining solutions for highly complex real-world data environments, such as multi-source, low-quality and multi-graph data.

The research will primarily explore intricate structural interactions in challenging scenarios to:

  • enable effective, reliable and robust graph analysis with interpretability
  • generate new knowledge.

The research is expected to produce high-quality outcomes with strong theoretical and empirical contributions, targeting leading venues in artificial intelligence, data mining, machine learning and related areas, such as: KDD, ICDM, WWW, IJCAI, AAAI, ICLR, NeurIPS, ACL, EMNLP, IEEE TKDE, IEEE TNNLS, and IEEE TPAMI.

We are seeking self-motivated and research-oriented candidates with strong foundations in:

  • graph-based mining and learning
  • hands-on research experience
  • solid mathematical training.

This scholarship offers an excellent opportunity to develop an international research profile and contribute to impactful, cutting-edge work at the forefront of graph data mining and machine learning.

Availability

This scholarship is available to eligible candidates undertaking a 4-year MRes + PhD, comprising of:

  • a one-year MRes
  • a three-year PhD.

Components

The scholarship comprises:

  • a living allowance stipend
  • a tuition fee offset/scholarship.

The value of each stipend scholarship is $40,900 per annum (full time, indexed) for four years.

How to apply

Before submitting your application, submit an expression of interest (EOI) to Professor Jia Wu at jia.wu@mq.edu.au.

Your EOI should include: