Recruiting Data Science Ph.D. students to start Fall 2024 (Updated August 2023)

I am recruiting Ph.D. students to join my group in the University of Virginia's School of Data Science to start in Fall 2024 and work on responsible machine learning in ever-changing environments.  I'm especially looking for students who want to work on:

1. Post-training interventions for pre-trained models. Example: How do we make targeted edits to big models without incurring costly retraining?

2. Pre-training multi-modal models. Example: How can we leverage powerful language representations to bolster low-resource data?

3. Adapting models to ever-changing environments. Example: How can we train models that are robust to distribution shifts?

Who is an ideal candidate? I'm seeking students who

1. Are enthusiastic to perform high-impact research creatively and with an eye for detail.

2. Have prior experience conducting research and communicating your findings, ideally through a published paper.

3. Have prior experience in math (linear algebra/probability/optimization) and/or ML programming (pytorch/huggingface/pandas etc).

You do not need to meet all criteria to apply!

Why join?

1. Students will receive frequent one-on-one mentorship and research experience.

2. I will actively invest in your intellectual, professional, and personal growth by supporting conference travel, helping you network, and providing useful resources.

3. I prioritize mental health by encouraging students to foster work-life balance, take breaks, and set professional communication boundaries.

If you think you are a good candidate, please send me an email at hartvigsen[at]virginia.edu including your CV/resume and undergraduate transcript. If you have completed a masters degree, please include that transcript as well.