Dr. Ragib Hasan (ragib@uab.edu) 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 ragib@uab.edu with your CV.

Dr. Brandon Oubre is recruiting motivated doctoral students with an interest in analyzing real-world sensor data to quantify and improve human health. Students will be primarily analyzing eye tracking, speech, or wearable inertial (e.g., smartwatch) data. Projects will be tailored to student interests, with an overarching theme of developing more sensitive and ecologically valid (seamless, at-home) assessments of disease.

Applicants should have:

• An interest in human subjects research, including a willingness to collect data and learn new domain knowledge.
• An interest in data science and machine learning. A solid background in these areas is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with Python, including scientific and numerical libraries. Experience with PyTorch is preferred.
• Excellent communication skills.

Prior human subjects research experience or clinical knowledge is not required. If interested, please email Dr. Oubre (boubre@uab.edu) with your CV..

Dr. Hy Truong Son in the Department of Computer Science is seeking highly self-motivated Ph.D. students to join his research group, HySonLab. The students will be fully funded and the main research areas include AI for Science, Bioinformatics, Drug Discovery, Drug Repurposing, Natural Language Processing for medical documents, and Computer Vision for medical imaging.

Requirements:

• An outstanding graduate in computer science, applied mathematics, or a related field
• Solid knowledge and skills in machine learning, deep learning and programming
• Good mathematical background
• Good writing and presentation skills
• Research experience and publications are highly preferred
• Determination and willingness to work hard on individual and team projects

Interested students should contact Dr. Hy Truong Son at thy@uab.edu with resume and transcript. Passionate students without any prior publication or research experience should apply to collaborate and work with HySonLab first. Preference for the Ph.D positions will be given to students who have prior publications with HySonLab.

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 (czhang02@uab.edu) for an interview.

Dr. Yuliang Zheng (yzheng@uab.edu) 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. Xi Li is recruiting PhD students with a focus on Trustworthy AI, specifically in the following areas:

• Robustness of large language, vision, and multi-modal models
• Trustworthy AI applications in IoT security, cybersecurity, and healthcare

• Strong interest in research related to trustworthy AI and machine learning
• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science (CS), Electrical Engineering (EE), Data Science (DS), Statistics (Stats), or other related STEM fields
• Proficiency in a programming language, such as Python
• Perseverance, responsibility, and the ability to maintain regular communication about research challenges with the advisor

If you are interested, please send your resume and transcripts to xiliuab@uab.edu.