25 Spring/Fall
Kai Wang
Georgia Institute of Technology
Research: AI for social impact, differentiable optimization, online learning, multi-agent systems, public health
Openings: 2-3 PhDs with RA
PhD, masters and internships
Supervisors taking students
Professors who have said they are taking PhD, masters or intern students. Search by research area or university, then contact them through their homepage.
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- Read their homepage and a recent paper first.
- Write a short, personal email: who you are, which of their work interests you, and what you would like to research.
- Attach your CV and transcript (and anything they ask for below).
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379 supervisors
25 Spring/Fall
Lu Mi
Georgia Institute of Technology
Research: NeuroAI, Computational Neuroscience, AI4Science
Openings: 1-2 PhDs with RA
No homepage listed
26 Fall
Molei Tao
Georgia Institute of Technology
Research: Gen-AI (e.g., Diffusion Model), AI4Science (e.g., Quantum), Deep Learning Theory (e.g., Optimization and Generalization)
Openings: 2 PhDs and 1-2 postdocs
Requirements: depends on which PhD program you apply to
Send: CV, Transcript, Research Interest
26 Spring/Fall
Wei Xu
Georgia Institute of Technology
Research: NLP, LLM, machine learning, computational social science
Openings: 1-2 PhDs with RA
Requirements: comfortable using English as the working language
26 Spring/Fall
Yingyan (Celine) Lin
Georgia Institute of Technology
Research: Efficient LLM/VLM algorithms, Efficient AI, AI accelerator design, Agentic AI
Openings: 2-4 PhDs and 1-2 postdocs
Requirements: depends on the programs (you could apply through the CS, ML, and ECE PhD programs)
Send: CV, Transcript, Research Interest
26 Spring/Fall
Huadi Zhu
Georgia State University
Research: Cyber-physical systems, IoT, cybersecurity, immersive technology, human-centered computing
Openings: 1 PhD with RA
Requirements: TOEFL/IELTS, no GRE
Send: CV, Transcript
26 Spring/Fall
Lipeng Wan
Georgia State University
Research: AI for science, AI-integrated data infrastrcuture for science
Openings: 2-3 PhDs with RA, supported by NSF grant
Requirements: TOEFL/IELTS, no GRE
Send: CV, Transcript
26 Spring/Fall
Ping Xu
Georgia State University
Research: Trustworthy distributed learning, multi-agent reinforcement learning
Openings: 1 PhD with RA, 1 PhD with TA
Requirements: TOEFL/IELTS, no GRE
Send: CV, Transcript, Research Interest
25 Fall, 26 Fall
Jie Zhou
Geroge Washington University
Research: Systems and Software Security, Compilers
Openings: currently full; will update if this changes
26 Fall
Juncheng Yang
Harvard University
Research: Computer Systems, systems for machine learning
Openings: 2 Ph.D. and full-time interns
Requirements: ToEFL
Send: CV, transcript
25 Fall / 26 Spring
Yifan Chen
Hong Kong Baptist University
Research: Statistical Machine Learning (for LLM), Graphs and Logistics, AI for Science
Openings: 2-3 PHD with TA/RA
Requirements: TOEFL or IELTS, no GRE
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26 Spring/Fall
Xingyi Yang
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Research: Generative AI, 3D Vision, Computer Vision, Efficiency, Agantic Learning
Openings: 2-3 PhDs, Multiple RA/Interns
25 Spring/Fall
Binhang Yuan
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Research: ML System, LLM for Data Management
Openings: Multiple PhD/Mphil/RA/Intern (support gap-year research)
Send: CV
26 Spring / Fall
Chaojian Li
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Research: Computer Architecture and Systems, Algorithm-Hardware Co-Design for LLM, 3D Intelligence
Openings: 2-3 PhDs with RA, multiple interns
Requirements: TOEFL/IETLS
Send: CV, Transcript, Research Interest
25 Spring/Fall
May Fung
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Research: NLP/ML/AI
Openings: Multiple PhDs
Requirements: TOEFL/IETLS
Send: CV, Transcript, Research Interest
25 Fall/26 Spring
Qijia Shao
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Research: Mobile and ubiquitous computing, HCI; Healthcare, Education and Interaction
Openings: Ph.D/Postdoc/Visiting
Requirements: TOEFL/IETLS
25 Spring/Fall
Xiaomin Ouyang
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Research: ML for IoT, Smart Health, Mobile Sensing
Openings: Multiple PhDs
Requirements: TOEFL/IETLS
25 Fall/26 Spring
Zhiyao Xie
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Research: ML for EDA/Chip Design, EDA, Computer Architecture
Openings: 2-4 PhDs
Requirements: TOEFL/IETLS
25 Fall/26 Spring
Chengwei Qin
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)
Research: LLM/NLP/DL
Openings: Multiple PhDs/RA/Interns
Requirements: TOEFL/IETLS
Send: CV, Research Interest
25 Fall/26 Spring
Jintai Chen
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)
Research: AI for Healthcare, AI for Drug Design
Openings: 1 PhD with RA, Interns
Requirements: TOEFL/IETLS
Send: CV, transcript, Research Interest, paper if applicable,
26 Fall
Zhijiang Guo
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)
Research: LLM/NLP/ML
Openings: Multiple PhDs
Requirements: TOEFL/IETLS
Send: CV, Research Interest, Paper if applicable,
25 Fall, 26 Spring
Minxuan Zhou
Illinois Tech CS
Research: Computer architecture, systems, machine learning acceleration, privacy-preserving computing
Openings: 2-3 PhD with RA/TA
Requirements: TOEFL, GRE (waiver possible)
26 Fall, 27 Spring
Yue Dai
Illinois Tech CS
Research: Machine learning acceleration, deep graph learning, adversarial security, efficient LLM serving
Openings: 2 PhD with RA/TA
Requirements: TOEFL, GRE (waiver possible)
Send: CV, Transcript, Research Interest
2025 Spring/Fall
Hongxiang Fan
Imperial College London
Research: Machine Learning Hardware and System, Computer Architecture, Algorithm and Hardware Co-Design
Openings: 2 PhD with funding
Requirements: TOEFL or IELTS
Send: CV, Transcript, Research Interest
25 Fall
Da Yan
Indiana University Bloomington
Research: Data systems and algorithms (req: C++, CUDA, etc.), deep learning (req: PyTorch, etc.), check: https://bit.ly/danielYan
Openings: 1-2 PhDs with RA/TA
Requirements: dept req: TOEFL (96+) or IELTS (6.5+) or Duolinguo (125+), NO GRE
25 Fall, 26 Spring
Guanzhou Wei
Iowa State University
Research: Physics-Informed Statistical Learning, Data Mining, Natural Disasters
Openings: 1-2 PhD with RA/TA
Send: CV, Transcript, Research Interest
26 Spring/Fall
Chaowei Xiao
Johns Hopkins University
Research: Generative AI, AI Safety, Embodied AI, Agent
Openings: Multiple PhDs, interns, 1 PostDoc for 2 years
Send: CV
26 Fall
Haimin Hu
Johns Hopkins University
Research: Robotics, HRI, Embodied AI Safety, Multi-Agent RL, Foundation Models, Trajectory Optimization
Openings: 2 PhDs with RA, Interns
26 Fall
Nico Christianson
Johns Hopkins University
Research: Learning-augmented algorithms, uncertainty quantification, ML for optimization, energy systems
Openings: PhDs and postdocs
Requirements: TOEFL or IELTS, no GRE
Send: CV, Transcript, Papers
2026 Spring/Fall
Hongyu Wu
Kansas State University
Research: Mathmatical modeling, Optimization, Machine learning application in Smart Grid
Openings: 3 Ph.D. RA/TA
Requirements: TOEFL or IELTS, no GRE
Send: CV, Transcript, Research Interest
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