Scholarship: Fully-funded
Degree: Bachelor, Master
Nationality: International Students
Location: USA
Application deadlines: 2025 Fall
Scholarship Description:
Dr. Hongchang Gao’s lab specializes in machine learning, optimization algorithms, and data mining, with a strong track record of publications in top conferences such as ICML, NeurIPS, AISTATS, KDD, AAAI, and ICCV.
He is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award and the CISCO Faculty Research Award, and was featured in the AAAI New Faculty Highlights (2023). Additionally, Dr. Gao has served multiple times as an Area Chair for ICML and NeurIPS.
For more information about his research and potential PhD opportunities, please visit the lab’s webpage or Temple University’s official site.
Available Subjects:
- Machine Learning / Artificial Intelligence
Eligibility criteria:
- Candidates with strong programming skills or a solid mathematical foundation will be given priority, especially those with a background in machine learning algorithms or optimization algorithms. A genuine interest in machine learning, a willingness to tackle cutting-edge problems, proactive communication and critical thinking skills, and the commitment to complete a PhD are essential.
- Applications are welcome from undergraduate and master’s students in related fields such as Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Computational Mathematics, and Physics.
Application Procedure:
If you are interested, please contact Dr. Hongchang Gao directly via email at hongchang.gao@temple.edu.
For more information, you can visit his personal homepage: Dr. Hongchang Gao’s Homepage.
When reaching out, please include your resume, any publications (if applicable), transcripts, GRE scores (GRE may be waived for candidates with excellent GPA), and TOEFL scores.