Privacy-Preserving AI and Knowledge Graphs for Energy Digital Twins

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Full time
Posted June 09, 2026

Job Description

Are you passionate about Artificial Intelligence, Knowledge Graphs, Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, and responsible data sharing?

Your function

Do you want to contribute to the future of sustainable energy systems while addressing fundamental challenges in privacy, trust, and explainability?

A 4-year full-time, fully-funded PhD position is available at the Knowledge in Artificial Intelligence (KAI) group and the User-Centric Data Science (UCDS) group of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, in close collaboration with TU Delft and societal partners including the Municipality of Alkmaar and Arnhem Electricity Campus, as part of the NWO-funded KIC project FEDERATE: Fair Energy Data Environments for Renewable Autonomous Twin Empowerment.

The energy transition increasingly relies on data-driven digita...