Multiple Ph.D. Positions Available in UCSD/SDSU Joint Doctoral Program

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Multiple fully funded Ph.D. positions are 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 of Electrical and Computer Engineering departments at University of California at San Diego and San Diego State University. 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 February 15, 2020.

The research areas of these positions are generally related to control systems, optimization, distributed computing and machine learning, with applications to unmanned aerial vehicles, air traffic management, and autonomous driving.

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 January 1, 2020 or until the positions are filled.

Dr. Junfei Xie is currently an Assistant Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the San Diego State University. She received her B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu, China, in 2012. She received her M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering in 2013 and Ph.D. degree in Computer Science and Engineering from University of North Texas (UNT), Denton, TX, in 2016. Before joining San Diego State University in 2019, she was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computing Sciences at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMUCC). She has received multiple research grants from the National Science Foundation and TAMUCC. Her current research interests include large-scale dynamic system design and control, managing and mining spatiotemporal data, unmanned aerial systems, distributed computing, airborne computing, complex information system, and air traffic flow management, etc. Her research has led to over 40 publications.