Multiple fully-funded Ph.D. positions in the HCI lab at UTK

Sai Swaminathan is an assistant professor in the Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at the University of Tennessee (UT) (https://www.utk.edu/). He leads the Energy, Printed Infrastructure, and Interactive Computing (EPIC) Lab

He received his Ph.D. from the Human-Computer Interaction Institute in the School of Computer Science of Carnegie Mellon University. He works at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction, Ubiquitous Computing, and Computational Materials. He has published award-winning work at top-tier HCI venues, including ACM CHI, ACM IMWUT (UbiComp), ACM UIST, and ACM CSCW. His work has also been featured in news outlets such as the New Scientist, Makezine, and HacksterIO. He has worked at numerous research institutions such as the Manufacturing Science group at Oakridge National Lab (ORNL), Microsoft Research, INRIA, and Xerox Research.

Faculty webpage: https://www.saiganesh.net
EPIC Lab website: https://epic.eecs.utk.edu

The EPIC lab has several open positions for PhD graduate students. These are fully-funded positions to complete your PhD.

The EPIC lab is a new research group, we seek passionate, creative, hard-working, curious, and self-driven people to join our team. EPIC lab's main goal is to advance interactive technologies that enable low-power, integrated sensing, actuation and communication in the physical infrastructure. You are encouraged to visit our website (link above) to learn more about our research and topics of interest.

We are planning to fill these positions by Fall 2023. But we will be happy to accommodate you as early as Spring/Summer 2023, if you are ready to join. If you are interested in being a part of our team, please send an e-mail to sai@utk.edu with a brief description of your profile and your CV/resume. Practical hands-on experience in areas such as designing, implementing software/hardware, electronics, circuits, signal processing, machine learning and mechnical prototyping is desirable but not required to apply. We believe in the philosophy of failing fast and learning new skills quickly.

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville has a strong collaboration with the nearby Oak Ridge National Laboratory (the largest of its kind in the USA). There are many internships and job opportunities. The EECS@UTK ranks among the top 30 public universities in the USA. UTK is located in Knoxville, TN, within an easy driving distance to Nashville, Atlanta, and the Great Smoky Mountains. The City of Knoxville is a hidden gem with an elegant and walkable downtown, vibrant neighborhoods, eclectic restaurants, and amazing access to outdoor activities throughout the year.

We look forward to welcoming you to the ‘Rocky Top Tennessee’. Please reach out if you are interested or have any questions sai@utk.edu