Ph.D. Position in ECE of San Diego State University & UC San Diego

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One fully funded Ph.D. position is available in the SysteMs & InteLligEnce (SMILE)
laboratory directed by Dr. Junfei Xie at the Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering, San Diego State University (https://smile.sdsu.edu/). The successful
candidates will join the joint doctoral program offered by Electrical and Computer
Engineering departments at University of California at San Diego (UCSD) and San Diego

State University (SDSU). The joint doctoral student will be supervised by Dr. Xie and co-
advised by another faculty at UCSD. Information about the joint doctoral program and the

application requirements can be found at
https://www.engineering.sdsu.edu/admissions/jointdocprogram.aspx The application
deadline is December 15, 2020.
Multiple partially funded M.S. positions are also available in the SMILE lab. The
successful candidates will join the Master program offered by the Electrical and Computer
Engineering department at SDSU. The application deadline is March 1, 2021.

The research areas of these positions are generally related to artificial intelligence,
robotics, machine learning, optimization, distributed computing and system control, with
applications to unmanned aerial vehicles, ground robots, and air traffic management.

Applicants must have received a Bachelor’s degree in science and engineering fields.
Candidates with strong theoretical background, rich hands-on experience and/or
programming skills are highly considered. Research experience in aforementioned areas
is a great plus. To apply for this position, please send the application (including 1-page
cover letter that states the qualification and career plan, detailed CV, transcript and
contact information of three professional references) to Dr. Xie by
email: jxie4@sdsu.edu. Applications will be received by November 20, 2020 or until the
positions are filled.

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