The Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Big Data (AIBIG), Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK), invites applications from full-time PhD candidates (Malaysian only) to undertake research in the area of Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning for Financial Market Forecasting.
The successful candidates will be academically registered under the Faculty of Data Science and Computing (FSDK), UMK, and physically placed at AIBIG for their research activities.
This PhD research is conducted under the Artificial Intelligence in Financial Investment Research Consortium (AIFIC), which is funded by the Ministry of Higher Education (Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi, KPT).
Research Focus
Candidates will be involved in interdisciplinary and cutting-edge research that combines:
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Deep Learning techniques
- Financial market and investment data analytics
The research focuses on developing AI-driven models for financial market analysis, prediction, and decision support.
Research Environment & Opportunities
Candidates will be exposed to a dynamic and collaborative research environment at AIBIG, with opportunities to:
- Collaborate with local and international universities and research institutes
- Engage with Malaysian industry partners, particularly in finance and investment-related sectors
- Participate in grant-funded research projects, academic publications, and conferences
Eligibility & Financial Support
- Open to Malaysian citizens only
- Full-time PhD mode
- Monthly stipend provided under a national research grant
- Master’s degree in Computer Science / Artificial Intelligence/ Data Science / IT
- Strong Command of written and oral English
- Experience in Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Python or Matlab will be advantegous
Application
Interested candidates are invited to submit their Curriculum Vitae (CV) to akmal[at]umk.edu.my by 7 February 2026.
The closing date is approaching soon!