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PhD and Postdoc positions for AI in aviation and aeronautics

  • 1.  PhD and Postdoc positions for AI in aviation and aeronautics

    Posted 24 Jun, 2021 10:40

    Dear colleagues, 

    Please forward this information to the students who might be interested. Thanks a lot. 

    Best regards,
    Peng

    Peng Wei is an assistant professor at George Washington University Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering with courtesy appointments in Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering. With methods from control, optimization, machine learning and artificial intelligence, he develops autonomy and decision support tools for aviation, aeronautics and robotics. His recent focus is on safety and scalability of the decision making in uncertain, dynamic and complex environments.

    Prof. Wei is leading the Intelligent Aerospace Systems Lab (IASL) at GWU. He received his PhD degree in Aerospace Engineering from Purdue University in 2013 and his bachelor degree in Automation from Tsinghua University in 2007. He is an Associate Editor of AIAA Journal of Aerospace Information Systems. There will be two PhD positions and one Post Doc position open in his group starting from Spring 2022. The PhD positions can be under one of any three departments (MAE, CS or ECE). Motivated students with excellent mathematical background and strong programming skills are encouraged to apply.

    Please see more details about Prof. Peng Wei at his website https://web.seas.gwu.edu/pwei/  The application details and requirements can be found at GWU SEAS website https://graduate.seas.gwu.edu/doctoral-admissions-requirements If you are interested in working with Prof. Wei, please contact him by sending your CV, publications and transcripts to pwei@gwu.edu The PhD application deadline for Spring 2022 is September 1st, 2021.



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    Peng Wei, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor
    Department of Aerospace Engineering
    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (by courtesy)
    Department of Computer Science (by courtesy)
    Iowa State University
    pwei@iastate.edu
    (515) 294-8215
    http://www.aere.iastate.edu/~pwei/
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