Bu Yuheng
1 month ago
PhD Position in Generative AI, Agentic AI, and Trustworthy Machine Learning at UC Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Barbara in United States
Degree Level
PhD
Field of study
Computer Science
Funding
The post does not specify stipend, tuition, or funding details. It emphasizes substantial computing support, including 16 NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 GPUs, access to NVIDIA B200 GPUs, and infrastructure for training, fine-tuning, and evaluating foundation models.
Country
United States
University
University of California, Santa Barbara
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PhD recruitment at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) in the Department of Computer Science.
Assistant Professor Bu Yuheng is recruiting outstanding PhD students for a research group focused on Generative AI, LLM watermarking, Agentic AI, Trustworthy machine learning (including robustness, fairness, and safety), and foundations of machine learning theory.
The group highlights recent publications at top venues such as ICML, ICLR, NeurIPS, ACL, and COLM, and aims to combine foundational insights with impactful applications. Students will have access to substantial computing resources, including 16 NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 GPUs, access to NVIDIA B200 GPUs, and infrastructure for training, fine-tuning, and evaluating foundation models.
The research environment is described as open-ended and student-driven: applicants are encouraged to pursue questions they genuinely care about, develop rigorous solutions, and build an independent research agenda. The ideal applicant is proactive, self-motivated, intellectually curious, and able to show strong research ability through publications, major projects, or independent work.
How to apply: use the UCSB graduate application link and complete the Prospective Students form. The post does not mention a deadline or specific funding package, but it does emphasize strong computational support for research.
Funding details
The post does not specify stipend, tuition, or funding details. It emphasizes substantial computing support, including 16 NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 GPUs, access to NVIDIA B200 GPUs, and infrastructure for training, fine-tuning, and evaluating foundation models.
What's required
Applicants should be proactive, self-motivated, intellectually curious, and able to demonstrate strong research ability through publications, substantial projects, or independent work. The post especially seeks students who enjoy open-ended problems, want to shape their own research direction, and aspire to publish influential research at leading AI and machine learning venues.
How to apply
Submit the UCSB graduate application using the provided link. Also complete the Prospective Students form and review the group information page. Share the opportunity with strong-fit candidates if relevant.
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Assistant Professor
United States
Research Interests
Statistics
Computer Science
Health And Safety
Robustness Analysis
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