Bu Yuheng

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.