{"id":613,"date":"2025-12-02T20:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T12:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/personal.hkust-gz.edu.cn\/lingjieduan\/?page_id=613"},"modified":"2026-03-21T09:41:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T01:41:48","slug":"phd-openings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/personal.hkust-gz.edu.cn\/lingjieduan\/phd-openings\/","title":{"rendered":"Openings"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"613\" class=\"elementor elementor-613\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e890dd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e890dd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b15fbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b15fbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\ud83c\udf93 PhD\/MPhil\/RA Opportunities to join A2E Lab in HKUST (GZ)<\/h2><p>Professor Lingjie Duan directs the <strong>Edge AI Edge and Agentic Economics Laboratory (A2E Lab)<\/strong>\u00a0and is now recruiting highly motivated <strong>PhD, MPhil, and Research Assistant<\/strong> candidates for admission in <strong>2026 and 2027<\/strong>. Strong candidates are encouraged to apply early.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fc2ac0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9fc2ac0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1ad0ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1ad0ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Research Focus<\/h3><p>The research will center on the fundamentals of\u00a0<b>AI theory<\/b> and their crucial applications in robotic\/ IoT\/computer networking, covering areas such as:<\/p><ul><li><b>Human-centric Artificial Intelligence<\/b><\/li><li><b>Distributed machine learning\u00a0<\/b><\/li><li><strong>Multi-agent autonomous systems\u00a0<\/strong><\/li><li><b>Algorithmic Game Theory<\/b><\/li><li><b>Computer Networking<\/b><\/li><li><b>Network Economics<\/b><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58b340f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"58b340f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3800351 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3800351\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Candidate Profile and Application<\/h3><div class=\"ds-message _63c77b1\"><div class=\"ds-markdown\"><p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Successful applicants should have a solid theory background along with strong programming skills and innovative ideas, combined with a passion for the research areas listed above. Candidates may hold (or be expecting) a Bachelor\u2019s or Master\u2019s degree in fields such as:<\/p><\/div><\/div><ul><li><b>AI and Data Science<\/b><\/li><li><b>Computer Science<\/b><\/li><li><b>Electrical Engineering<\/b><\/li><li><b>Operations Research<\/b><\/li><li><b>Industrial Engineering<\/b><\/li><li><b>Automatic Control<\/b><\/li><li><b>Economics<br \/><\/b><\/li><li><b>Applied Mathematics and Statistics\u00a0<\/b><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2501b60 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2501b60\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dd7584 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7dd7584\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Scholarship and Benefits<\/h3><p>HKUST(GZ) offers a generous\u00a0<b><span class=\"math-inline\"><span class=\"katex\"><span class=\"katex-html\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"base\"><span class=\"mord text\"><span class=\"mord\">PhD<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0Scholarship<\/b>\u00a0to all admitted students, which includes a monthly stipend of\u00a0<b>RMB\u00a0<span class=\"math-inline\"><span class=\"katex\"><span class=\"katex-html\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"base\"><span class=\"mord text\"><span class=\"mord\">15,000<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b>.<\/p><p><span class=\"math-inline\"><span class=\"katex\"><span class=\"katex-html\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"base\"><span class=\"mord text\"><span class=\"mord\">PhD<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> students in the EAE-Lab will benefit from rich opportunities for:<\/p><ul><li>Collaborating with prestigious professors in <b>top-tier universities<\/b>.<\/li><li>Collaborating with technology giants in AI and IoT industry.<\/li><li><b>Conference travels<\/b>\u00a0to present research findings.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f0e55 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"49f0e55\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-848648c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"848648c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>How to Apply<\/h3><p>Interested candidates should email Professor Duan (lingjieduan@hkust-gz.edu.cn) with the following application materials:<\/p><ol start=\"1\"><li><b>Curriculum Vitae (<span class=\"math-inline\"><span class=\"katex\"><span class=\"katex-html\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"base\"><span class=\"mord text\"><span class=\"mord\">CV<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>) (including overall GPA)<\/b><\/li><li><b>Academic Transcript<\/b><\/li><li><b>Ranking in your major<\/b><\/li><li><b>Possible publications<\/b><\/li><\/ol><p>For information on required application materials and the official submission process, please visit the HKUST(GZ) admissions website:\u00a0<b><a class=\"ng-star-inserted\" href=\"https:\/\/fytgs.hkust-gz.edu.cn\/admissions\/apply-now\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-hveid=\"0\" data-ved=\"0CAAQ_4QMahcKEwi5jPLnzqOQAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQXw\">https:\/\/fytgs.hkust-gz.edu.cn\/admissions\/apply-now<\/a><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udf93 PhD\/MPhil\/RA Opportunities to join A2E Lab in HKUST (GZ) Professor Lingjie Duan directs the Edge AI Edge and Agentic Economics Laboratory (A2E Lab)\u00a0and is now recruiting highly motivated PhD, MPhil, and Research Assistant candidates for admission in 2026 and 2027. 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