Socure

PhD Research Intern – Graph Learning, Agentic AI for Fraud Detection

Socure

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $25 - $35 per hour

Job Level

About the role

  • Formulate and drive original research directions in graph learning for fraud detection, exploring architectures such as GNNs, graph transformers, and hybrid models
  • Design scalable approaches for dynamic, heterogeneous, and large-scale fraud graphs
  • Investigate agentic AI and LLM-augmented systems for automated risk reasoning, investigation workflows, and decision support
  • Develop robust learning techniques for adversarial and non-stationary environments
  • Conduct rigorous empirical evaluation on real-world, production-scale datasets
  • Translate research insights into practical system-level implications in collaboration with data scientists and engineers
  • Contribute to patent development and preparation of submissions to top-tier academic venues

Requirements

  • Currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field
  • Strong research foundation in one or more of:
  • - Graph representation learning (e.g., GNNs, graph transformers)
  • - Transformer architectures and deep learning
  • - LLMs and agentic AI systems
  • - Adversarial, robust, or trustworthy machine learning
  • Demonstrated research capability (e.g., publications, preprints, or equivalent work)
  • Strong programming skills in Python
  • Experience with modern ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX)
  • Ability to independently scope and execute open-ended research problems
Benefits
  • Offers Equity
  • Offers Bonus
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
graph learningGNNsgraph transformershybrid modelsadversarial machine learningrobust machine learningtrustworthy machine learningPythondeep learningLLMs
Soft Skills
research capabilityindependent problem solvingcollaboration
Certifications
PhD in Computer SciencePhD in Machine LearningPhD in StatisticsPhD in Mathematics