PhD Opportunities in Optimisation in United States

Susquehanna International Group is hiring a quantitative systematic trader within its Quantitative Research team for the New York/Philadelphia area. The role sits close to live markets and focuses on building and refining fully automated trading strategies that combine quantitative research with trading intuition. The work spans signal generation, execution, market microstructure, portfolio construction, risk management, simulation, and large-scale data analysis. The position is designed for som...

Talayeh Razzaghi, Associate Professor in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Oklahoma, is recruiting a motivated PhD student to join her research group. The opportunity focuses on optimization and machine learning. Applicants should have a strong background in these areas and an interest in pursuing doctoral research in industrial engineering, operations research, mathematical optimization, and machine learning. Prospective students interested in learning more c...

Mateo Daniel Roig Greidanus, Assistant Professor at Kansas State University, is recruiting two PhD students to join the REACT (Resilient Energy and Advanced Converter Technologies) Power Electronics Laboratory. The preferred start is Summer or Fall 2027. The research focuses on two directions: physics-based modeling and Edge AI for cyber-resilient power electronics, and advanced control and optimization of power-electronic systems. Projects may involve converter-level digital twins, physics-info...

Assistant Professor Arindam Khanda at Kennesaw State University is looking for a PhD student in Computer Science to join his research group for Fall 2027 . The research direction is centered on high-performance computing , graph analytics , scalable AI , and cyber-physical systems , with interests in parallel algorithms for large dynamic graphs and hypergraphs, complex networks, and optimization for CPS applications. This opportunity is well suited to students with strong interests in computing,...

One PhD position is available in AI for Transportation, Logistics, and Supply Chain Optimization at Purdue University (School of Engineering Technology, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA). The position is linked to the Purdue SmartLogs Lab and will be supervised by Dr. Tho Le . The research themes include digital twins , data analytics , transportation and logistics systems , supply chain resilience , sustainability , optimization , security , urban logistics modeling (including delivery robots and d...

Assistant Professor Hieu Trung Nguyen at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is recruiting PhD students for a research group focused on power system operations and planning , optimization , AI/ML for power and energy systems , data center grid integration , resilience , and energy policy topics such as carbon pricing and renewable portfolio standards. The opening is for PhD admission in Fall 2027 , with Spring 2027 possible for US-based candidates. The post invites student...

Sambandh Dhal, Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, is looking for motivated PhD and Master's students to join the SAGE Lab (Sensing, AI & Green Systems Engineering). The lab works at the intersection of artificial intelligence, data science, sensing, and sustainable systems. Research interests include machine learning and deep learning, uncertainty-aware AI and uncertainty quantification, compute...

PhD opportunity in Machine Learning at the University of Arkansas with the Arkansas Machine Learning Group. The group works on adaptive decision-making in complex systems , including sample-efficient sequential decision-making , Bayesian optimization , active learning , and search/exploration/planning for language models . Students may also apply these methods to scientific discovery, supply chains, and other real-world decision-making problems. Ideal applicants have a strong background in compu...

Ph.D. Opportunity (Fully Funded) – Fall 2027 in the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering at the University of Florida . The opening is in operations research and optimization with applications in healthcare . The post is from Fatemeh Nosrat , Assistant Professor, who is directly recruiting motivated PhD students for her research area. Research interests and keywords: operations research, optimization, healthcare analytics, industrial engineering, mathematical analysis, real analysis, s...