Seeking Ph.D. Students and Research Interns

I am looking for Ph.D. students who are interested in pursuing Data Mining and Machine Learning research, especially Trustworthy AI, including security, explainability, fairness, and other directions. I am currently very interested in exploring the trustworthy problem in Large Language Models and studying the role of LLMs in healthcare applications.

Applications: Students from Computer Science/Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, or other related disciplines are strongly encouraged to apply! Students from other disciplines, but showing strong interests, creativity, and learning initiatives, are also welcome to apply! If you are interested in the positions, please feel free to contact me at rt39@rice.edu. Here are some suggestions for preparing the email:

• Please use Subject Line as: $TermYouApply Prospective Students $YourName

• Please highlight your publications (if applicable), GPA/ranking, TOEFL and GRE scores, and anything important

• Attach your CV

• I will carefully read every email, but please understand that I cannot afford to reply to all of them