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<b>PhD Positions in Data Science/AI for 2018 Fall UT Arlington, USA</b></p>
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<span style="text-align: justify; font-family: Arial;">I<b><u>mmediate fill of two Ph.D. positions for Fall 2018</u></b> at the Center on Stochastic Modeling, Optimization, & Statistics (COSMOS) at the University of Texas at Arlington. Graduate students with <b><u>strong
quantitative background and programming skills</u></b> are encouraged to apply. The research directions include Data Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence & Deep Learning with applications to
<b>Neuroscience, Brain Informatics, Medical Informatics, as well as Intelligent Robotics/Human-Machine Systems</b>. <a name="m_3759727221884075076__GoBack"></a>If you are interested, please send your CV to <b>Dr. Shouyi Wang at </b></span><a href="mailto:shouyiw@uta.edu" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">shouyiw@uta.edu</span></b></a><span style="text-align: justify; font-family: Arial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">.
We will evaluate your CV and give</span><span style="text-align: justify; font-family: Arial;"> feedback quickly. <b><u>Accepted Ph.D. students will work with Dr. Wang and will be provided</u></b><b><u> with full financial support for the entire PhD study
(4 years)</u>. </b></span><b style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: blue;">Visiting Students/Scholars Positions</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: justify; font-family: Arial;"> are also available
in Data Science/Machine Learning/AI. </span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Lab</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Information: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;">The COSMOS Center is conducting world-leading research in Advanced Data Analytics, Machine Learning Research,
Complex System Optimization & Modeling, Healthcare and Biomedical Informatics, and AI</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">-driven</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Technologies. The lab has</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> very strong connections
to AI industry. The renowned research collaborators include </span><i><span style="font-family: Arial; color: blue;">Apple, Foxconn International, IBM, Facebook/Oculus, Samsung/Harman AI Group, and NVIDIA</span></i><i><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 144);">.</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
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<i><u><span style="font-family: Arial;">The COSMOS Center PhD graduates are highly popular and</span></u></i><i><u><span style="font-family: Arial;"> highly paid in the US and World job market.</span></u></i><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Recent Ph.D. graduates
of</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">COSMOS Center obtained jobs at </span><i><span style="font-family: Arial; color: blue;">American Airlines,</span></i><i><span style="font-family: Arial; color: blue;"> United Airlines, Google, UPS, CSX, AT&T, Alibaba/Seattle,
Bank of America, BNSF, General Motors, etc.</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial;"> <i><u>Our Ph.D. graduates also have immense opportunities to pursue academic careers. </u></i>Some recent Ph.D. students obtained faculty/teaching or postdoc positions
at top schools, including </span><i><span style="font-family: Arial; color: blue;">Washington University in St. Louis (Business School), Washington University (Seattle), University of Southern California, and Harvard University (School of Medicine)</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial; color: blue;">. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></p>
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<b>The Current Research Projects & Topics include:</b> <br>
* Machine Learning Research for Large-Scale Big Data Analytics</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">* Interpretable Machine Learning Models for Biomedical Data Mining & Knowledge Discovery</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">* Brain Informatics and Computational Neuroscience Research</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">* Brain-Computer Interfaces and Brain-Inspired AI Technologies</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">* Deep Learning Techniques and Applications in Healthcare and Brain Big Data</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">* Deep Reinforcement Learning and Interactive Intelligent Robotics Systems<br>
* Precision Medicine and Personalized Healthcare Systems</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">School Information:</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;"> With more than <b>50,000</b> enrolled students, UTA is one of the largest public universities in the nation. According to 2018 U.S. News and World Report, </span><a href="https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/university-of-texas-arlington-02177" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/university-of-texas-arlington-02177&source=gmail&ust=1530932932716000&usg=AFQjCNEV1FxAmitwblQqZgxCpsIo1MuoKg" style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">UTA
Engineering School</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;"> is ranked <b>#73</b> among 200 national universities</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;">. The Industrial, Manufacturing, & Systems Engineering </span><a href="https://www.uta.edu/uta/about/rankings.php" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.uta.edu/uta/about/rankings.php&source=gmail&ust=1530932932717000&usg=AFQjCNGjDCfzPhNlQUKrbTfGAntDygalNw" style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">(IMSE)
Department is ranked <b>#44</b> for Graduate Programs</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;">. With great resources and Texas State support, the</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> IMSE department is one of the fastest growing programs in the US.
Currently, <i><u>the IMSE Department at UTA has more than 50 PhD students and more than 400</u></i><i><u> MS students</u></i>.</span></p>
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<b>DFW/Arlington Area:</b> Located at the US 4th largest metropolitan areas (Dallas/ Fort Worth Area), the COSMOS Center at UT Arlington is very strong in both world-leading research activities and strong industry support and collaborations. The Chronicle of
Higher Education ranked The University of Texas at Arlington <b>7th</b> fastest-growing public research universities. The DFW Airport is a world hub in the US and has direct flights to Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and most major cities worldwide. </span></p>
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