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Graph-level mining for complex data environments – 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 PhD scholarship to join our exciting research project funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC).

Key details

  • 20257740
  • PhD
  • Applications close on 15 December 2026
  • International
  • Information technologies
  • $40,900 p.a.

About the scholarship

The PhD 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 to undertake a direct entry three-year PhD program.

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 three 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: