The department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta is seeking multiple graduate students (PhD and MSc) to conduct research on the newly launched Huawei ECE Research Initiative (HERI). The possible research directions/topics include, but are not limited to
Connected/networked systems
Cyber-physical systems
Learning-based control,
Autonomous systems;
Distributed machine learning and data analytics processing algorithms and platforms,
Auto machine learning,
Active learning,
Spatial-temporal data mining;
Fault diagnosis,
Robust & optimal control
The graduate students will be part of a diverse mentoring team of supervisors and advisors who have expertise in different research areas within HERI’s research themes. The projects in this research program will involve working with industry partners. The students will also benefit from the established support system available at the department, faculty and university level in the form of access to professional and personal development seminars, job fairs, access to mental and physical health services, focused external mentorship opportunities (e.g. WISEST) etc.
We believe that equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence and encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized based on sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, racialization, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.
Required Qualifications:
- Meet the minimum admission requirements at the University of Alberta and the ECE department.
- Proficiency in English speaking and writing, more details here.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Interest in and/or knowledge of one of the specific topics within the HERI research theme.
- Willingness to develop technical and effective academic communication skills.
- Applicants should be comfortable working in an interdisciplinary and multicultural team.
All the positions are fully-funded. For more information, please contact Dr. Zhan Shu (zhan.shu@ualberta.ca), Dr. Qing Zhao (qingz@ualberta.ca), or Dr. Di Niu (dniu@ualberta.ca)
