University of Texas

*Position Information:* *immediate fill of fully funded Ph.D. positions for
Fall/Spring 2023* at the Center on Stochastic Modeling, Optimization, &
Statistics (COSMOS) at the University of Texas at Arlington. Graduate
students with *strong quantitative background and programming skills* are
encouraged to apply. The research directions include *Advanced* *Analytics,
Deep Learning*, *Machine Learning, *and *AI-driven Intelligent UAV-UGV
Systems. *
 
If you are interested, please send your CV to *Dr. Shouyi Wang at *
*shouyiw@uta.edu* <shouyiw@uta.edu>. We will evaluate your CV and give
feedback quickly. *Accepted Ph.D. students will work with Dr. Wang and will
be provided** with full financial support for the entire Ph.D. study*. *Visiting
Students/Scholars Positions *are also available in Deep Learning and
Intelligent Systems.
 
*Lab** Information: *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-driven Technologies. The lab has very strong connections to the AI
industry. The renowned research collaborators include *American Airlines,
Apple, Foxconn, IBM, Facebook/Oculus, Samsung/Harman AI Group, and NVIDIA.*
 
*The COSMOS Center Ph.D. graduates are highly competitive in the US job
market.* Recent Ph.D. graduates of COSMOS Center obtained jobs at *American
Airlines,** United Airlines, UPS, CSX, AT&T, Alibaba/Seattle, Bank of
America, BNSF, General Motors, etc.* *Our Ph.D. graduates also have immense
opportunities to pursue academic careers. *Recent Ph.D. students obtained
faculty positions at top schools, including the *University of Illinois
Chicago, Washington State University, Stevens Institute of Technology,
University of Southern California, The State University of New York at
Buffalo, Harbin Institute of Technology, etc*.
*The Current Research Projects & Topics include:*
* Deep Learning for drug discovery (e.g., protein, DNA/RNA, molecule deep
learning in life science, sponsored by NSF & NIH)
* Deep Learning for medical imaging analytics (work with the University of
Washington)
* AI-Driven UAV-UGV Collaborative Smart Systems for Agriculture
Applications (work with USDA)
* Probabilistic Deep Learning and Stochastic Optimization for Complex
Systems Decision Analytics with Applications to Energy Systems and Smart
Grids Operations Management (NSF)
* Interpretable Deep Learning/Machine Learning Research for Biomedical Data
Mining & Knowledge Discovery
* Deep Learning for Satellite Imaging Analytics and Geographic Information
Systems (USDA)
 
*School Information:* With more than *50,000* enrolled students, UTA is one
of the largest public universities in the nation. According to the 2022
U.S. News and World Report, *UTA Engineering School is ranked #79 in the US
<https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/university-of-texas-arlington-02177#:~:text=The%20University%20of%20Texas%20at%20Arlington%20is%20ranked%20No.,widely%20accepted%20indicators%20of%20excellence.&text=See%20how%20this%20school%20scored,indicators%20used%20in%20the%20rankings.>*.
The Industrial, Manufacturing, & Systems Engineering (IMSE) Department is
ranked *#50* for Graduate Programs
<https://www.uta.edu/uta/about/rankings.php>. With great resources and
Texas State support, the IMSE department is one of the fastest-growing
programs in the US with more than 500 graduate students. UTA is one of the
146 Carnegie R-1 Doctoral Universities in the US with the highest research
activities.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_research_universities_in_the_United_States#Universities_classified_as_%22R1:_Doctoral_Universities_%E2%80%93_Very_high_research_activity%22>
*DFW/Arlington Area:* Located in the US’s 4th largest metropolitan area
(Dallas/Fort Worth Area), the COSMOS Center at UTA is conducting
world-leading research projects and has strong industry support and
collaborations.