I am looking for motivated graduate and undergraduate students who have strong interest in the area of data science for human-centered applications, including recommender systems and learning analytics. For more information on my research, take a look at my research projects.
Graduate and Undergraduate Research Positions
Contact me if you are interested in any of the following funded positions.- Potential PhD Students: Admitted students will be enrolled in the doctoral program in the Department of Computer Science at University at Albany - SUNY, and will work with me on developing innovative methods in: Data Mining and Data Analytics, Machine Learning for User-Adaptive Systems, Learning Analytics, Recommender Systems, Social Network Analysis, and other related topics. Please email me your CV and transcripts if you are interested in this position or apply to the CS PhD program.
- Research Assistant: If you are already a UAlbany student, interested in any of the above research topics, send me an email to meet and discuss your interests.
Preferable Background
The selected candidates should demonstrate strong interests and relevant training/skills including:- Completed B.S./M.S. degree(s) in one of these disciplines: Computer Science/Engineering, Information Sciences, Mathematics, Applied Statistics, Physics, Industrial Engineering.
- Excellent writing and spoken English skills
- Experience with computational environments (R, Matlab/Octave); programming skills in scripting languages (Python, Perl, Javascript, etc) and/or in major languages (C, C++, Java); knowledge of Databases (MySQL, etc.)