The research lab led by Tianyi Chen is looking for self-motivated postdocs, Ph.D. students and visitors with interests in the general areas of machine learning, artificial intelligence, and networking. Our research interests include both the fundamental theory of optimization, online learning, reinforcement learning and networking, and their applications to edge computing, smart grids, wireless networks, and Internet-of-Things. Students with strong mathematical backgrounds (e.g., statistics, signal processing, control, information theory and optimization) are preferred, but research experiences on these areas are not required.
Financial support will be provided for strong candidates. For potential Ph.D. students, the earliest admission cycle is Spring 2020. If you are interested, please contact Prof. Tianyi Chen (chent18@rpi.edu) with your CV and related publications.
We have tight collaborations with renowned research groups worldwide, such as University of Minnesota, Harvard University, University of California, Los Angeles, and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Pennsylvania, Tsinghua University, Fudan University, and Sun Yat-sen University.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) is a private research university in Troy, New York. It was established in 1824, and is the first technological university in the English-speaking world. RPI's faculty and alumni include six members of the National Inventors Hall of Fame, six National Medal of Technology winners, five National Medal of Science winners, and a Nobel Prize winner in Physics; in addition, 86 faculty or alumni are members of the National Academy of Engineering, 17 of the National Academy of Sciences, 25 of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, eight of the National Academy of Medicine, and nine of the National Academy of Inventors.
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