Dr. Thomas Gilray is seeking talented students interested in programming languages to pursue a Ph.D. studying static program analysis, applications in verification and optimization, and related issues of concurrency and scalability. Gilray is working toward analyses that may be tuned easily and effectively, analyses that may be compiled and scaled automatically, and analyses that can be integrated into developer workflows, supporting faster and safer code.

Applicants should have:

• A degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or a related field.
• A solid background in programming using multiple language paradigms.
• Good mathematical sophistication.
• Passion for programming languages, functional programming, logic, compilers, or related topics.

If interested, please email Gilray at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Dr. Ragib Hasan (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) is seeking motivated students to pursue Ph.D. studies in areas related to Computer Security, Cloud Computing, Digital Forensics, Internet of Things, Fog Computing/Edge Computing, and Smart Vehicles.

Dr. Hasan runs the UAB SECRETLab that focuses on research in these areas. The research is funded by multiple grants from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.

Requirements:

• An outstanding graduate in computer science, applied mathematics, or a related field
• Solid knowledge and skills in programming
• Determination and willingness to work hard on individual and team projects.

Please contact Dr. Hasan at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your CV.

Dr. Chengcui Zhang's KDDM (Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining) lab is looking for highly motivated Ph.D. students to do research in multimedia machine learning and data mining, especially in the areas of healthcare and biomedical image/video data analysis. Qualified candidates are expected to have a strong programming and math background, good oral/writing skills, and excellent capabilities of independent research. Interested students should contact Dr. Chengcui Zhang (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) for an interview.

Dr. Yuliang Zheng (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) is seeking motivated students to pursue Ph.D. studies in areas related to secure financial technology, distributed ledger or blockchain and their interplay with big data, cryptography and quantum computing.

Requirements:

• an outstanding graduate in computer science, applied mathematics or a related field
• solid knowledge and skills in programming and networking protocols

Dr. Tianyang Wang at the computer science department is seeking highly self-motivated Ph.D. students to join his research group. The students will be fully funded and the main research areas include AI, machine learning, computer vision, data science, and biomedical informatics. Students will have a wide space to choose their focused topics.

Requirements:

• Familiar with Python programming and high proficiency in Pytorch
• Solid knowledge and understanding of machine learning and deep learning
• Math background is a plus and paper publication experience is preferred

If you are interested, please contact Dr. Wang via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for a discussion.