Ph.D./M.Phil./RA/Intern openings
I am looking for Ph.D./M.Phil. students (from Fall 2025) and research assistants (from Fall 2024). I’m broadly interested in topics related to program analysis, optimization, security, testing, and verification in classic/ML software, systems, comiplers, etc. Recently, I’m actively exploring how to use AI to solve classic problems in these settings and how to solve the classic problems in AI software and systems.
- Research: You want to do solid research that has real-world impact.
- Publication: It’s a plus but not necessary.
- Programming: Strong programming skills.
- Open-Source: If you have open-sourced projects, you’re welcomed to indicate that in your email/CV.
Scholarships
All Ph.D. students will be offered with a full-time scholarship (18,360 HKD/month). Exceptional applicants will be recommended to apply for HKPFS (27,600 HKD/month) or Vice-Chancellor scholarship. Scholarship details can be found here.
The normative Ph.D. period is 3 years for students with a research Master’s degree and 4 years for students without a research Master’s degree.
How to apply
If you’re interested, please drop me an email (shaohuali.cuhk@gmail.com) with the subject “{PhD|MPhil|RA|Intern}-{Your Name}” (e.g., PhD-Shaohua Li). Please include your CV and transcripts in the email.
CUHK’s admission system is committee-based, which means all Ph.D./M.Phil. applicants need to pass the committee evaluation. But professors can recommend applicants to the committee. The CSE department offers two schemes of admissions. You can indicate my name in the application system, which makes it easier for me to notice your profile. Visit here for detailed information.
- Early admission for 2025 intake has two deadlines, 23 May and 25 July, 2024.
- Regular admission for 2025 intake has three deadlines, 9 Oct 2024, 24 Jan 2025, and 31 Mar 2025.
- Applicatants that are not admitted by the early admission can still apply to the regular admission rounds.
If you’re interested in doing research with me or the CUHK CSE department in general, I encourage you to apply ASAP as professors may have more available spots. Good luck to your applications!