PhD Recruitment

PhD Openings at PremiLab, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU)

(Joint PhD degree with the University of Liverpool, UK)

About the Program

• PhD students can start their program at XJTLU in March, June, September, or December every year, providing flexible entry opportunities.
• Successful applicants will be registered as overseas PhD students of the University of Liverpool (UoL). Upon graduation, they will be awarded a University of Liverpool PhD degree, identical to that of on-campus UoL students.
• The program offers full scholarships for 3 years, including tuition fee waiver and a monthly stipend of 3000-5000 RMB.
• During the PhD period, students will be fully funded to spend 3-6 months at the University of Liverpool for research exchange.
• The working language is English, with an international research environment.
• The group provides full financial support for at least one international conference attendance during the PhD study.
• The group has published papers in top AI conferences and journals, including: ICLR, ICML, NeurIPS, ICCV, CVPR, AAAI, TPAMI and other top-tier conferences and journals
• Our research is well-funded through multiple sources such as the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Jiangsu Provincial Key Funds, and various other projects. Several outstanding PhD students have secured internships or positions at top companies (Alibaba, Baidu, Tencent, Ctrip) and world-renowned universities (e.g., CUHK).

Research Topics

Our group focuses on fundamental theory and applications of machine learning and pattern recognition, with a strong emphasis on:

• Computer Vision
• Document Analysis and Recognition
• Large Model Inference (We are currently recruiting one PhD student in this direction)

Supervisory Team

Our team currently includes:

• Prof. Qiufeng Wang, Professor
• Prof. Kaizhu Huang, Professor
• Dr. Xi Yang, Associate Professor
• Dr. Xiaobo Jin, Senior Associate Professor

Each PhD student will also be jointly supervised by a University of Liverpool faculty member.

Applicant Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science, Automation, Mathematics, or a related discipline.
• Valid IELTS score of 6.5 or above (with no component below 6.0).
• Required application materials:
  • Two reference letters
  • Personal statement
  • CV
  • Academic transcripts
  • Degree certificates

Contact

If you are interested, please contact:

Prof. Qiufeng Wang
Email: qiufeng.wang@xjtlu.edu.cn