Fully Funded PhD in Intelligent Cyber-Physical Systems, Edge AI, and IoT at Kennesaw State University Kennesaw State University in United States

Xu Tao, Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Technology at Kennesaw State University, is recruiting 1–2 fully funded Ph.D. students for the Intelligent Cyber-Physical Systems (iCPS) Lab starting in Spring 2027.

The research program sits at the intersection of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, and Robotics, with a strong emphasis on Intelligent Cyber-Physical Systems, Edge Intelligence, Distributed and Adaptive Computing, Internet of Things (IoT), and Multimodal Sensing and Learning.

Projects may include adaptive on-device AI for resource-constrained environments, sustainable and energy-aware intelligent systems, edge-cloud collaborative intelligence, digital twins, real-world CPS deployments, AI-enabled smart agriculture, controlled environment systems, zero-/few-shot learning for wearable exoskeleton robots, human-robot interaction, and Edge AI for XR/VR-based navigation and assistive systems.

Ideal applicants may come from Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Machine Learning/AI, Embedded Systems/IoT, Networking/Distributed Systems, or Robotics/Edge Computing. The post highlights motivated students who want to build real-world intelligent systems with societal impact through interdisciplinary research.

To apply, email CV, transcripts, a brief statement of research interests, and any publications or project portfolio to [email protected] by 2026-06-30.

The position is based at the Marietta Campus in the metro Atlanta area.