Join Us
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) is one of the largest research organizations in Japan, with approximately 2,200 researchers and an annual budget of roughly JPY ¥150 billion. According to Nature Index 2022, AIST is ranked 25th among global government institutions.
We are looking for RAs / Interns, International Visiting Students, and Ph.D. Candidates, who are interested in pursuing research related to Machine Learning / Data Mining / Information Retrieval / AI applications. The topics include but are not limited to
- Graph Analysis and Graph Learning
- Graph nerual networks
- Graph embedding
- Graph analysis
- Knowledge graphs
- Temporal graphs
- Heterogeneous information networks
- Social network dynamics
- AutoML for graphs
- Fairness, interpretability and explainability for graph learning
- Spatial-temporal graph modeling
- Graph Data Management
- Parallel processing of graphs
- Scaling up graph learning
- Graph visualization
- Graph databases
- Graph data platforms
- Applications of Graph-Powered Machine Learning
- Recommender systems
- 3D Point clouds understanding
- Anomaly detection
- Text classification
- Image classification
- Sentiment analysis
- Question answering
- Emergency behaviors modeling and prediction
- Drug discovery
- Smart city
- Privacy protection
- Neural machine translation
- Protein interface prediction
- Molecular fingerprints
- Epidemiological analysis and prediction
- Social influence prediction
- Traffic forecasting
We provide supportive research environment as below
- World-class computing resources AI Bridging Cloud Infrastructure (ABCI) (ranks 16th among the most powerful computer systems in the world by Top500-November 2025)
- Working language in English (no requirement for Japanese proficiency)
RAs / Interns
We welcome highly motivated Ph.D. and Master’s students currently enrolled in universities in Japan to join our research group as RAs or interns. Salary and financial support will be provided.
International Visiting Students
We welcome international Ph.D. students for research stays of 3 to 24 months. Exceptional Master’s students may also be considered. Financial support, including round-trip airfare and accommodation subsidies, is available.
Prospective Ph.D. Students
For highly qualified students who wish to pursue a Ph.D., we will recommend them to our partner laboratories at top universities in Japan. They may hold dual roles as Ph.D. students at the university and RAs at AIST.
Application
If you are interested in the above positions, please feel free to drop me an email with your CV. There is no deadline, and you may apply at any time throughout the year.