Join Us

We are actively recruiting Ph.D. students with backgrounds in statistics, mathematics, computer science or engineering who are interested in machine learning, optimization and data analytics for engineering systems.

Open positions

• Agentic AI for industrial inspection and quality control in advanced manufacturing, as part of our NSF-funded Data-Agent project, co-advised by Prof. Shancong (Sean) Mou (ISyE) and Prof. Zirui Liu (CS).
• We are also open to strong candidates with a solid numerical or mathematical background (for example, numerical analysis, PDEs or scientific computing) to work on physics-informed learning and large-scale optimization.

A few current student projects can be found on the People page.

How to apply

• Prospective Ph.D. students: email mou00006@umn.edu with your CV, transcripts and a short statement of research interests, and apply to the UMN ISE graduate program.
• Current UMN students: undergraduate and master’s students interested in research are welcome to reach out.
• Remote research assistants: we welcome remote collaborators; please email with your CV.

Due to the large volume of inquiries we receive, we are not able to reply to every email individually. We will contact you if there is a good fit.