Funded Ph.D. Positions

We look for candidates who

  • have aspirations and research experience in a.) computer vision, machine learning, and trustworthy AI, or b.) inter-disciplinary research at the intersection of deep neural networks and emerging domains; and
  • have excellent coding and software skills.

    • Interested candidates may send a detailed CV and any inquiry to Dr. Catherine Zhao (qzhao at cs dot umn dot edu).

    If you meet the eligibility criteria, please make an application via the department application page (https://cse.umn.edu/cs/phd-admissions) and indicate your faculty preference (Catherine Zhao).

    Directed Research (for both Graduate and Undergraduate Students at UMN)

    a.) If you are interested in taking 1-3 semesters and doing research in my lab, please send a detailed CV and any queries to Dr. Catherine Zhao (qzhao at cs dot umn dot edu) with title [Directed research]. Priority will be given to those who have taken introductory computer vision (5561 or equivalent) and machine learning (5521 or equivalent) courses.

    b.) If you are interested in inter-disciplinary research at the intersection of computer science and manufacturing or biomedical engineering/psychiatry/neuroscience, there are opportunities to work jointly with collaborators from the industry or faculty in biomedical engineering/psychiatry/neuroscience. Please send a detailed CV and any queries to Dr. Catherine Zhao (qzhao at cs dot umn dot edu) with title [Directed inter-disciplinary research]. Priority will be given to those who have experience in data analysis and model development.