25/26 Fall
Jiaxuan You
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Research: LLM agents, graph deep learning, AI4Science
Openings: Multiple PhDs with RA/TA, research MS with TA, interns
Requirements: TOEFL, no GRE requirement
Send: CV, Transcript, Research Interest
25 Spring / Fall
Yaoyao Liu
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Research: Continual learning, few-shot learning, semi-supervised learning, generative models, 3D geometry models, and medical imaging.
Openings: 1-2 PhDs with RA/TA
Send: CV, Transcript, Research Interest
2026 Fall
Muchao Ye
University of Iowa
Research: Large Language Models, Multi-modal AI (Video Understanding)
Openings: 2 PhD with RA/TA
Requirements: TOEFL or IELTS, no GRE.
2026 Fall
Tianyu Zhang
University of Iowa
Research: CPS, 5G, TSN, real-time computing
Openings: 1 PhD with RA/TA
26 Spring/Fall
Hao Zheng
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Research: Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Multi-modal Analysis, Healthcare, NLP/LLM
Openings: 2 PhDs with RA/TA, 1 Postdoc, 3 interns
Requirements: TOEFL or IELTS or Duolinguo, no GRE
Send: CV, transcripts, TOEFL etc.
25 Spring/Fall
Songyang Zhang
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Research: Wireless communications, IoT Intelligence, Remote Sensing, Learning Theory
Openings: 3 PhD with RA, 2 PhD with TA
Requirements: TOEFL or IELTS, no GRE
Send: CV, Transcript
26 Spring/Fall
Jianbing Shen
University of Macau
Research: Computer Vision, Vision and Language, Self-Driving Cars, AI in Healthcare
Openings: 1-2 PhDs, Postdocs, interns
25 Fall
Zhedong Zheng
University of Macau
Research: Computer Vision, Uncertainty, 3D Vision, Person re-ID
Openings: 1 PhD
Requirements: CET6 or TOEFL or IELTS, no GRE. Priorities to CS/SE background.
Send: CV, Transcript
26 Spring/26 Fall
Zhangyu Wang
University of Maine
Research: GeoAI, Spatial Computing, AI4Science
Openings: 1-2 PhD with RA
No homepage listed
26 Fall
Zihan Wu
University of Maine
Research: HCI, Educational Technology, AI for Education
26 Spring / 26 Fall
Dong Li
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Research: Mobile Computing, Mobile Health, Wireless Sensing, Wearable Sensing, Multi-model Sensing
Openings: 1-2 PhDs
Requirements: TOEFL/IETLS, GRE preferred
26 Spring/Fall
Tejas Gokhale
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Research: Computer Vision, Multimodal Learning, Generative Models, Robustness, Open-World Learning, Active Perception
Openings: 1 PhD, remote interns
Requirements: strong math background and communication skills
Send: CV, Transcript, Research Interests
25 Fall
Fumeng Yang
University of Maryland, College Park
Research: HCI & Visualization: model explanation, uncertainty communication, decision-making, data and AI literacy, trust
Openings: 1-2 PhDs, visiting students, interns
Requirements: TOEFL/IELTS, GRE optional
Send: CV, a paragraph about research interests
No homepage listed
26 Spring/Fall
Kaiqing Zhang
University of Maryland, College Park
Research: Reinforcement Learning, Game Theory, Generative AI, Agents, Robotics
Openings: 2-3 PhDs, visiting students, interns
Send: CV, Transcript, Research Interest
26 Fall
Runzhou Tao
University of Maryland, College Park
Research: Quantum Computing, Programming Languages, Operating Systems, Formal Verification
25 Spring/Fall
Mengfan Xu
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Research: Multi-armed Bandit, Online Learning, Multi-agent Systems, Causal Inference, Operation Research
Openings: 1-2 PhDs with RA/TA
Requirements: TOEFL or IELTS, no GRE
No homepage listed
25 Spring/Fall
Ting Dang
University of Melbourne
Research: Mobile Health, Artificial Intelligence, and Speech/Audio Processing
Openings: 1-2 PhDs with RA
No homepage listed
25 Spring/Fall
Haomiao Ni
University of Memphis
Research: Computer Vision, Generative AI (image&video), Video Analysis, Medical Image Analysis, Foundation Models
Openings: Multiple PhDs
Requirements: TOEFL/IETLS/PTE/Duolingo, GRE
No homepage listed
2025 Spring/Fall
Mingzhe Chen
University of Miami
Research: Federated Learning, Edge Learning, Wireless Networks, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Extended Reality
Openings: 2 PhDs with RA
Requirements: TOEFL or IELTS
Send: CV, Transcript, Research Interest
26 Fall
Alexander Rodríguez
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Research: Time series, AI for science, LLMs
Openings: 1 PhD
25 Fall
Ke Sun
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Research: Mobile Computing, Internet of things, Wearable Computing, Multi-modal and LLM for Mobile, Wearable and IoT, Mobile Health, Mobile and IoT Security and Privacy, Wireless Systems, Embedded Systems
Openings: 2-3 PhDs with RA
Requirements: TOEFL or IELTS, no GRE
Send: CV, Transcript
26 Fall
Zirui Liu
University of Minnesota
Research: LLM, Agent memory system, AI for science, multi-modal, efficiency
Openings: 1-2 PhDs with RA/TA. Interns
2026 Spring/Fall
Zhu-Tian Chen
University of Minnesota, Twin-Cities
Research: Data Visualization, Human-Computer Interaction, Intelligent AR systems
Openings: 1-2 PhDs
Requirements: TOEFL, no GRE requirement
No homepage listed
26 Fall
Caiwen Ding
University of Minnesuta, Twin-Cities
Research: LLM for Chip Deisgn, FPGA/ASIC Design, GPU Kernel Design
Openings: 1 Ph.D. with RA/TA
Send: CV, transcript, Research interest and experience
2025 Fall
Yang Zhao
University of Minnesuta, Twin-Cities
Research: Hardware acceleration for emerging applications, ASIC, FPGA
Openings: 1-2 PhDs with RA. Interns
26 Spring/Fall
Zhenman Fang
University of Minnesuta, Twin-Cities
Research: Hardware acceleration, FPGA, GPU, LLM for chip design
Openings: 1-2 PhDs with RA/TA. Interns
Requirements: TOEFL, no GRE requirement
Send: CV, transcript, Research interest and experience
25 Fall
Chudi Zhong
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Research: Trustworthy AI
Openings: 1-3 PhDs
Requirements: TOEFL or IELTS, no GRE
2026 Fall
Huaxiu Yao
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Research: Foundation Models (LLM/VLM), Reasoning, Alignment, AI Agent, Medical AI, Robot Learning (VLA)
Openings: 3 PhDs + Interns
Requirements: TOEFL, no GRE requirement
26 Fall
Mingyu Ding
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Research: Robotics, Robot Learning, Embodied AI, 3D Vision, Graphics, (Multimodal) Language Models
Openings: 2 PhDs, interns
Requirements: TOEFL or IELTS, no GRE.
26 Spring, Fall
Sishuai Gong
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Research: Operating System; System Reliability & Security; Program Analysis; Machine Learning for Systems; Verification; Testing
Openings: 1-3 PhD with RA/TA
Send: CV, transcript, Research interest and experience