2ComputerEngineeringPhDOpeningsatUniversityofMassachusetts(Fall2023)GeneralInformation:2full-timePhDresearchassistantships(RA)inComputerEngineeringstartingfromFall2023semester(opentillfilled)areavailableintheDepartmentofElectrical&ComputerEngineeringtheUniversityofMassachusettsLowellTheseRApositionsaretoworktowardsPhDdegreesunderthementorshipofDrTriciaChigan(http://facultyumledu/Tricia_Chigan/)whoisarecipientoftheNationalScienceFoundationCAREERAwardDrChiganregularlyservesastheTechnicalProgramCommittee(TPC)memberforleadingIEEEconferencesincludingINFOCOMICCGLOBECOMandWCNCCurrentlyshealsoservesastheAssociateEditorofIEEETransactionsonIntelligentTransportationSystemsThefocusresearchareasincludeVehicularAdHocNetworks(VANETs)-enabledMachineLearningforIntelligentAutonomousVehiclesCyberSecurityforEdgeComputingandIoTsDrone-basedWirelessSensorNetworkforUndergroundSituationAwarenessCyberSecurityforConnectedandAutonomousVehiclesandIntelligentCognitiveRadiobasedNetworks&ItsSecurityTheseresearchprojectsaresponsoredbyNationalScienceFoundation(NSF)USArmy’sCommunicationsResearchandDevelopmentCenter(CERDEC)USArmyResearchLab(ARL)DepartmentofEnergy(DOE)andindustrypartnersDesirableQualifications:ApplicantsshouldpreferablyhavebothMSandBSdegreesinElectricalEngineeringorComputerEngineering/ScienceAppliedMathematicsorControl&Automationorothercloselyrelatedfieldsandthefollowingqualifications:1Solidmodeling&simulationaswellasprogrammingskillsarerequired2Goodbackgroundknowledgeandakeeninterestinoptimizationalgorithmsdataminingartificialintelligenceandmachinelearningaredesired3Strongmotivation/determination/interesttowardresearchisexpected4Goodresearch/publicationrecordisaplus5AmongallthesupportingfactorsyoursolidacademicbackgroundandresearchpotentialwillbeevaluatedthemostApplicationProcedure:Interestedstudentsshoulddirectlysubmitthee-copyofthefollowingmaterialtoDrChiganviaemail(Tricia_Chigan@umledu):•Coverletterstatingqualificationsrelevantexperienceandresearchinterests•Curriculumvitae•Acopyoftranscripts(bothgraduateandundergraduatestudies)•Relevantpublishedresearchmaterials•AE-copyofTOEFL&GREscoresPleasecontactUMassLowellGraduateSchool(http://wwwumledu/grad/)forofficialapplicationNote:1)AllpastgraduatestudentsfromourlabfoundR&DjobpositionsinmajorcompaniesincludingQualcommCiscoBroadcomGarminDellTechnologiesNokiaBellLabsAppleandFISGlobal;2)UniversityofMassachusettsLowellislocatedabout25milesnorthwestofBostoninthehigh-techcorridorofMassachusetts