Why UCR?

I am recruiting PhD students who have a passion for research in at least one of the following areas:

Parallel programming and performance optimizations

Data analytics and algorithm design

Program analysis

AI (knowledge graph, graph neural network, and LLM)

Below are some of our highlights:

Ranked No. 29 in the U.S. in overall CS research (CS Rankings.org as of June 2024)

Ranked No. 9 in the U.S. in systems research (CS Rankings.org as of June 2024)

Offering Dean's Fellowship for all accepted PhD applicants

Working in a small team where each student receives great attention from the advisor

Placing a high standard on the quality of publications

Located near Los Angeles and San Diego, but much more afforadable to live

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