Current/Prospective Students: Thank you for your interest in the Research/Support Positions in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS). Below is a collection of opportunities available. Use the filter, sort, and keyword search features to identify positions that interest you. Specific questions about the positions may be directed towards the advisor/faculty. For general guidance about graduate assistantships, please review this resource.
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Fair and Explainable AI (Position Ref No.: oga-olpweose-23)
Position Type:
Graduate Research Assistant
| Department: | Industrial Engineering and Management Systems |
|---|---|
| Description: | Graduate student will work on developing novel machine learning models to address algorithmic bias and explainability in machine learning applications. |
| Level: | PhD |
| Advisor: | Ozlem Ozmen Garibay |
| Lab/Group Name: | Human Centered AI Research Lab (Human-CAIR Lab) |
| Keywords: | Fairness in AI, Explainable AI, Responsible AI |
| Location(s): | UCF Main Campus, Other |
Cyber Security and Privacy (Position Ref No.: oga-mwopeqw-23)
Position Type:
Graduate Research Assistant
| Department: | Computer Science |
|---|---|
| Description: | Conduct research in the area of cybersecurity and privacy, especially on networking and communication security and privacy. |
| Level: | PhD |
| Advisor: | Cliff Zou |
| Lab/Group Name: | Data Systems Group |
| Keywords: | Cybersecurity, Privacy, Networking, Performance evaluation |
| Location(s): | UCF Main Campus |
Inferring and Securing Software Configuration (Position Ref No.: oga-vwerat-23)
Position Type:
Graduate Research Assistant,
Researcher
| Department: | Computer Science |
|---|---|
| Description: | Compounding the problem, a complete computing system may combine hundreds or thousands of software packages whose configuration settings interact unexpectedly. The goal of this project is to automate the creation of valid configurations that are reliable and secure. As the world increasingly depends on smart infrastructure and Internet-of-Things devices to enhance lives, this research will benefit society by improving the reliability and security of the configurable software used in these computing devices. |
| Level: | PhD, Undergrad |
| Advisor: | Paul Gazzillo |
| Lab/Group Name: | APPLeSEEd Lab, Cyber Security and Privacy Cluster |
| Keywords: | configuration, misconfiguration, security, automated reasoning, software engineering |
| Location(s): | UCF Main Campus |
Corporate Entity Tracking Automation (Position Ref No.: oga-wepser-23)
Position Type:
Graduate Research Assistant,
Researcher
| Department: | Computer Science |
|---|---|
| Description: | This project will develop statistical inference and automated reasoning techniques that provide the foundations for automatically analyzing large sets of corporate and individual entity metadata on a large scale. Using real-world datasets drawn from public and proprietary data, we will evaluate our techniques for several applications, e.g., investigating foreign ownership in US industries via shell corporations, and tracking government subcontractor relationships for foreign influence. |
| Level: | PhD, Undergrad |
| Advisor: | Paul Gazzillo |
| Lab/Group Name: | APPLeSEEd Lab, Cyber Security and Privacy Cluster |
| Keywords: | automated reasoning, data analysis, corporate tracking |
| Location(s): | UCF Main Campus |
"Toward Efficient, Adaptive and Robust Deep Learning"(Position Ref No.: oga-947857fffgh-24)
Position Type:
Graduate Research Assistant
| Department: | Computer Science |
|---|---|
| Description: | Students will delve into diverse research areas including deep learning for computer vision, multi-modal learning, foundation models, generative models (AIGC), resource-efficient deep learning for edge computing, federated learning, and medical image computing. We are eager to collaborate with researchers at all levels, whether they are MS, PhD, Undergraduate, Postdoc, or Visiting Faculty. |
| Level: | PhD, MS |
| Advisor: | Chen Chen |
| Lab/Group Name: | CRCV Center |
| Keywords: | adaptive, machine learning, algorithms |
| Location(s): | UCF Main Campus |
Improving Security/Privacy Transparency of Mobile and IoT Systems, and their Supply Chains (Position Ref No.: oga-jfhudh2948-24)
Position Type:
Graduate Research Assistant,
Researcher
| Department: | Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering |
|---|---|
| Description: | Using static/dynamic app analysis, fuzz testing and data-driven techniques. Ultimately the work can help consumers and developers better understand the security and privacy practices of devices and applications. |
| Level: | Postdoc, Undergrad |
| Advisor: | Xueqiang Wang |
| Lab/Group Name: | CyberSP |
| Keywords: | software supply chain security and privacy automation |
| Location(s): | UCF Main Campus |
Modeling and Optimizing for Human Decision-Making, from Air Transportation to Education (Position Ref No.: oga-932938jfusaeh-24)
Position Type:
Graduate Research Assistant,
Researcher
| Department: | Industrial Engineering and Management Systems |
|---|---|
| Description: | Improving system performance of stochastic dynamic systems using an operations research paradigm. |
| Level: | PhD, MS, Undergrad |
| Advisor: | Adan Vela |
| Lab/Group Name: | Analytics Decision and Control Lab |
| Keywords: | human-in-the-loop control and decision systems |
| Location(s): | UCF Main Campus |
Smart Bioelectronic systems for Multiplexed Monitoring and Combination Treatment of Infected Chronic Wounds (Position Ref No.: oga-932545asrsaeh-24)
Position Type:
Graduate Research Assistant
| Department: | Materials Science and Engineering |
|---|---|
| Description: | My lab research focuses on advanced multifunctional and multimodal biomaterials for human/machine interfaces and regenerative medicine, as well as wearable/implantable technologies for theragnostic applications. Looking for MS/PhD students and postdocs. |
| Level: | Postdoc, PhD, MS |
| Advisor: | Ehsan Shirzaei Sani |
| Keywords: | Wearable and implantable devices for personalized medicine, Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine |
| Location(s): | UCF Main Campus |
Investigation of structural defects in ferroelectrics/semiconductors using TEM (Position Ref No.: oga-389547fjhfs-24)
Position Type:
Graduate Research Assistant
| Department: | Materials Science and Engineering |
|---|---|
| Description: | This position, fully funded by UCF, offers an opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking research in the investigation of structural defects in ferroelectrics and semiconductors using Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). Your primary objective will be to utilize 4D-STEM (Four-Dimensional Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy) techniques to characterize thin films. Your focus will involve investigating the structural and polarization properties of these materials through strain engineering methodologies. Key Responsibilities: Conducting in-depth research utilizing advanced TEM techniques to analyze structural defects in ferroelectric and semiconductor materials. Collecting and analyzing data to draw meaningful conclusions and contribute to the advancement of knowledge in the field. Communicating research findings through publications in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at conferences. Position Details: Duration: 4 years Fully funded position with competitive stipend and benefits package. Qualifications: Master's degree in materials science, physics, or a related field (required) Experience with Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) techniques (preferred) Strong background in crystallography, solid-state physics, and materials characterization techniques |
| Level: | Postdoc, PhD, MS |
| Advisor: | Paria Gharavi |
| Lab/Group Name: | Advanced Novel Materials and Electron Microscopy Research Group (Gharavi Lab) |
| Keywords: | |
| Location(s): | UCF Main Campus |
AI-enabled Drug Discovery (Position Ref No.: oga-47854675fjfjsd-24)
Position Type:
Graduate Research Assistant
| Department: | Industrial Engineering and Management Systems |
|---|---|
| Description: | Leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate drug discovery processes, enhancing efficiency and effectiveness in identifying new therapeutic compounds. |
| Level: | PhD |
| Advisor: | Niloofar Yousefi |
| Lab/Group Name: | Applied Innovative Artificial Intelligence Research (AI-AIR) Lab |
| Keywords: | |
| Location(s): | UCF Main Campus |
The impact of Iso-Valeric Acid on Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal (EBPR) (Position Ref No.: oga-bnwets-23)
Position Type:
Graduate Research Assistant
| Department: | Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering |
|---|---|
| Description: | The PhD student will work on a research project where we will study the impact of Iso-Valeric Acid on the performance of Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal. |
| Level: | PhD |
| Advisor: | Dr. Andrew Amis Randall |
| Lab/Group Name: | Advanced Wastewater Treatment Research Group (AWTRG) |
| Keywords: | Phosphorus Removal, Wastewater, Iso-Valeric Acid |
| Location(s): | UCF Main Campus |
Resilient, Intelligent, and Sustainable Energy Systems (RISES) (Position Ref No.: oga-ewtswe-23)
Position Type:
Graduate Research Assistant,
Researcher
| Department: | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
|---|---|
| Description: | RISES focuses upon efficient and secure grid operation, high-penetration integration of renewables, grid-forming technology, zero-emission power generation, resilient microgrid, data analytics, and cyber-physical security. US citizens and green-card holders preferred. |
| Level: | PhD, MS |
| Advisor: | Zhihua Qu, Pegasus Professor of ECE and SAIC Professor of CECS |
| Lab/Group Name: | RISES Center, a university research center on energy systems |
| Keywords: | Systems Theory and Control, Optimization and Control of Networked Dynamical Systems, Distributed Control and Optimization for Smart Grid, Autonomous, Unmanned, and Cooperative Systems, Medical Robotics |
| Location(s): | UCF Main Campus |
Unmanned Autonomous Systems (UAS) (Position Ref No.: oga-gwpows-23)
Position Type:
Graduate Research Assistant,
Researcher
| Department: | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
|---|---|
| Description: | UAS Lab focuses upon research in cooperative control of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), distributed estimation and data fusing, and intelligent decision making. The lab participants must have US citizenship. |
| Level: | PhD, MS |
| Advisor: | Zhihua Qu, Pegasus Professor of ECE and SAIC Professor of CECS |
| Lab/Group Name: | UAS Lab |
| Keywords: | Systems Theory and Control, Optimization and Control of Networked Dynamical Systems, Distributed Control and Optimization for Smart Grid, Autonomous, Unmanned, and Cooperative Systems, Medical Robotics |
| Location(s): | UCF Main Campus |
Structural energy harvesting/storage devices (Position Ref No.: oga-cksoqe-23)
Position Type:
Graduate Research Assistant
| Department: | Materials Science and Engineering |
|---|---|
| Description: | The candidates will work on the development of composites that can function as structural components and energy storage units. They will also work on the design of energy self-reliant devices capable of catering to the energy needs of electric and space vehicles. The candidates should also develop artificial intelligence approaches to derive strategies for making the best material compositions for energy harvesting and storage devices. |
| Level: | PhD |
| Advisor: | Jayan Thomas |
| Lab/Group Name: | Nano Energy-Photonics Group |
| Keywords: | Energy storage, Structural composite, Integrated devices, Solar cells, machine learning |
| Location(s): | UCF Research Park, Other |
Wireless Systems for Infrastructure-less Communications and Networking (Position Ref No.: oga-jqpwoe-23)
Position Type:
Graduate Research Assistant
| Department: | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
|---|---|
| Description: | NWSL is looking for a motivated and exceptionally qualified full-time Ph.D. student. The selected candidate will perform cutting-edge research in computer communications and networking as part of externally funded projects. An ideal candidate will have the enthusiasm and passion for performing quality graduate work as well as patience to tackle academically challenging problems. |
| Level: | PhD |
| Advisor: | Murat Yuksel |
| Lab/Group Name: | Networking and Wireless Systems Lab (NWSL) |
| Keywords: | Wireless Systems, Optical Wireless, Spectrum Sharing, Network Economics, Cloud Networking |
| Location(s): | UCF Main Campus |
Bio-sorption Media Filtration for Reducing Nutrients and Algal Mass (Position Ref No.: oga-mwepsow-23)
Position Type:
Graduate Research Assistant
| Department: | Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering |
|---|---|
| Description: | Lab-scale fixed bed column studies and field campaigns of pilot plant for water and media sampling and analysis. |
| Level: | PhD, MS |
| Advisor: | Ni-Bin Chang |
| Lab/Group Name: | Stormwater Management Academy |
| Keywords: | Filtration media, nutrient removal, algal toxin removal, PFAs removal, Environmental sustainability, System analysis |
| Location(s): | UCF Main Campus |
Research Projects at the Interactive Computing Experiences Research Cluster (Position Ref No.: oga-pwoswqs-23)
Position Type:
Graduate Research Assistant,
Researcher
| Department: | Computer Science |
|---|---|
| Description: | We seek dedicated and hardworking students to work on various research projects in Human Computer Interaction, specifically virtual and augmented reality, sketch- and touch-based interfaces, 3D user interfaces, and educational software. |
| Level: | PhD, MS |
| Advisor: | Joseph J. LaViola Jr. |
| Lab/Group Name: | Interactive Computing Experiences Research Cluster |
| Keywords: | Virtual reality, augmented reality, sketch-based interfaces, gesture recognition, user studies |
| Location(s): | UCF Main Campus |
Continuum-Level Life Prediction of Materials under Combined Extreme Environments (Position Ref No.: oga-nalwoq-23)
Position Type:
Graduate Research Assistant
| Department: | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering |
|---|---|
| Description: | Advanced materials used for hot components (e.g., hypersonic fuselage panels, turbine blades) are often subjected to both (1) low rate, high amplitude mechanical loading due to conventional cycling and (2) high rate, low amplitude stresses due to vibration. Although materials with anisotropic microstructures confer superior strength against creep-fatigue up to 850°C, materials may display a number of failure mechanisms depending on the specific loading scenario. Directionally-cast and additively-manufactured materials are increasingly employed in conditions where thermal and mechanical cycling facilitate cyclic plasticity and creep. Life prediction methods at high temperatures have yet to progress to the point in which thermo-acousto-mechanical loading can be predicted with reasonable accuracy. Materials for hypersonic flight applications will be subjected to thermo-elastic buckling with super-imposed acoustic loading in an existing mechanical testing platform to support the development of constitutive models for deformation and lifting methods for crack nucleation and early propagation. Both graduate and undergraduate students will be exposed to experimental, theoretical, and computational mechanics as a part of this module; optimization and analysis of variance methods may be included per student interest. |
| Level: | MS |
| Advisor: | Ali P. Gordon |
| Lab/Group Name: | Mechanics of Materials Research Group (MOMRG) |
| Keywords: | Fatigue, Constitutive Modeling, High Temperature, Life Prediction, Finite Element Analysis |
| Location(s): | UCF Main Campus, Other |
Deep Learning for Next Generation of Wireless Communication Systems, Deep Learning Theory and Applications, Manifold Representation and Learning (Position Ref No.: oga-epqwoe-23)
Position Type:
Graduate Research Assistant
| Department: | Computer Science |
|---|---|
| Description: | Project 1: Given a dataset, the grad student/postdoc will develop mechanisms to learn the manifold representations of the data. The researcher will explore the manifold by predicting how the objects will look like when moving to another point in the manifold and use this knowledge to enhance the classification accuracy. Project 2: The graduate student or postdoc will develop deep learning and/or computer vision techniques for advancing wireless communications systems especially for Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) and mmWave Communication systems. |
| Level: | PhD |
| Advisor: | Nazanin Rahnavard |
| Lab/Group Name: | Learning, Communications, and Wireless Networks (LCWN) Lab |
| Keywords: | Deep learning, Computer Vision, Compressive Sensing, Wireless Communication |
| Location(s): | UCF Main Campus |
Human exposure to ambient air pollution: the role of low-cost sensor network, smartphone location data, and air quality model (Position Ref No.: oga-bowpsow-23)
Position Type:
Graduate Research Assistant,
Researcher
| Department: | Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering |
|---|---|
| Description: | The candidate will be able to join a highly interdisciplinary team to investigate how ambient air pollution impact human health. On-going efforts with the team include: 1) design, deploy and maintenance of 100-node low-cost air pollution sensor network for Orlando region; 2) collect and analyze smartphone location data to quantify how spatiotemporal individual movement impact their exposure to ambient air pollution;3) perform emission estimation and air quality modeling using state-of-the-art computational models to simulate spatiotemporal pollution distributions, and investigate air quality outcomes of emission control policies. |
| Level: | PhD, MS |
| Lab/Group Name: | UCF Air Quality Research Lab |
| Keywords: | ambient air pollution, air quality model, emission estimation, sensor network, health impacts |
| Location(s): | UCF Main Campus |
Advanced Materials Development by and for Additive Manufacturing (Position Ref No.: oga-kwpoes-23)
Position Type:
Graduate Research Assistant,
Researcher
| Department: | Materials Science and Engineering |
|---|---|
| Description: | Students and post-docs would design and develop metallic alloys, produce alloy powders, and 3D print/additively manufacture various samples and engineering components for microstructural characterization and properties/performance assessment. |
| Level: | Postdoc, PhD, MS, Undergrad |
| Advisor: | Yongho Sohn |
| Lab/Group Name: | Advanced Materials and Additive Manufacturing (AM)2 |
| Keywords: | Additive Manufacturing, Metallic Alloys, Microstructure |
| Location(s): | UCF Research Park, Other |
Dynamic Dimensionality Reduction and Classification of Brain Signals on Spectral Density Matrix Manifolds (Position Ref No.: oga-lqpwser-23)
Position Type:
Graduate Research Assistant
| Department: | Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering |
|---|---|
| Description: | The GRA will develop new machine learning methods in Matlab or Python to achieve signal dimensionality reduction and classification on a structured manifold induced by spectral density matrices. The GRA will also conduct human electroencephalogram (EEG) experiments in the lab for validating the developed algorithm in terms of emotion classification. |
| Level: | PhD |
| Advisor: | Yuxiao Yang |
| Lab/Group Name: | NeuroControl Lab |
| Keywords: | Machine learning, EEG, Emotion classification |
| Location(s): | UCF Main Campus |
Cyber-Physical Resilience and Security of Power Systems with Highly-Penetrated Distributed Renewable Energy Resources (Position Ref No.: oga-sxderf-23)
Position Type:
Graduate Research Assistant
| Department: | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
|---|---|
| Description: | Be part of one Department of Energy funded cyber-physical system security project; work with faculty, students, and utility and industry experts on power system cybersecurity and resilience; perform algorithm design, software and hardware testbed development, simulation and emulation. https://www.ece.ucf.edu/DOE-CPS-Security/ |
| Level: | PhD |
| Advisor: | Wei Sun |
| Lab/Group Name: | Siemens Digital Grid Lab |
| Keywords: | Power Systems, Smart Grid, Renewable Energy, Cybersecurity, Resilience |
| Location(s): | UCF Main Campus |
Climate change and coastal hazards (Position Ref No.: oga-uiwepeor-23)
Position Type:
Graduate Research Assistant,
Researcher
| Department: | Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering |
|---|---|
| Description: | The candidate will be involved in projects focusing on the analysis of various types of coastal hazards using numerical and statistical modeling. |
| Level: | Postdoc, PhD, MS |
| Advisor: | Thomas Wahl |
| Lab/Group Name: | Coastal Risks and Engineering Lab |
| Keywords: | coastal hazards, climate change, modelling |
| Location(s): | UCF Main Campus |
Multi-omics data integration for cancer outcome prediction (Position Ref No.: oga-pwlqowe-23)
Position Type:
Graduate Research Assistant
| Department: | Computer Science |
|---|---|
| Description: | The graduate student would develop novel machine learning/deep learning models to integrate large-scale high-through sequencing data (e.g., mRNA-sequencing, DNA-sequencing) generated from cancer patients samples to improve cancer diagnosis and treatment. |
| Level: | PhD |
| Advisor: | Wei Zhang |
| Lab/Group Name: | Computational Biology Lab |
| Keywords: | Machine Learning, Computational Biology, Cancer Biology, Data Mining, Integrative analysis |
| Location(s): | UCF Main Campus |
High-performance, Low-power and Flexible Computer Design for Emerging Applications (Position Ref No.: oga-uoqwieus-23)
Position Type:
Graduate Research Assistant
| Department: | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
|---|---|
| Description: | Graduate students will gain a well-rounded experience in computer & communication systems design through solid theoretical studies, modeling and simulation experiments, performance evaluation and physical implementation. Our research group will also provide a variety of opportunities for students to collaborate with distinguished researchers across the nation |
| Level: | PhD |
| Advisor: | Hao Zheng |
| Lab/Group Name: | Intelligent Computer Architecture and Technology Laboratory |
| Keywords: | Machine Learning, Computer Architecture, Domain-specific Architectures, Network-on-Chips, Manycore Processors |
| Location(s): | UCF Main Campus |