LAAL — Learning and Adaptation Algorithms Lab Contact
Join us

Work on learning that holds up in the real world

We are looking for students who want to build efficient, adaptive, and trustworthy learning algorithms — and see them matter beyond the benchmark.

Open positions
Open

Ph.D. students

Full-time doctoral research in any of the lab's areas. Admission through the Graduate School of Data Science.

Open

M.S. students

Thesis-track master's research, typically leading to a first-author publication.

Open

Undergraduate interns

Research internships for undergraduates with strong ML foundations, usually one semester or a summer.

How to apply

One email is enough

We read every application. A short, specific email tells us more than a long generic one.

  1. 01
    Email the PI

    Send your CV and transcript to pi-email@snu.ac.kr with the subject "[Join] your name — position".

  2. 02
    Tell us what you want to work on

    A paragraph on which research area interests you and why. Pointers to code, projects, or papers help.

  3. 03
    Interview

    A conversation about your background and interests, plus a short technical discussion of a paper you like.

  4. 04
    Apply to GSDS

    Graduate positions require admission to the Graduate School of Data Science; we will guide you on timing.

What we look for

Strong foundations

Comfort with linear algebra, probability, and optimization — and the ability to turn them into working code.

Curiosity with follow-through

You ask why a method works, run the experiment, and keep going when the first answer is wrong.

Care for real impact

Interest in whether methods hold up outside the benchmark — in language, physical, or industrial systems.