iDDA Ph.D. Admission Summer Camp 2020 Application is Open
iDDA Ph.D. Admission Summer Camp 2020 is Open
1. Ph.d. Programme in Data Science
CUHK-Shenzhen has designed the programme for exceptionally motivated and mathematically talented students who wish to pursue a higher degree in the interdisciplinary research areas of Data Science, Operations Research and Management, Statistics, Optimization and Machine Learning. Admitted students will have opportunities to work in Shenzhen Research Institute of Big Data or Shenzhen Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Society on machine or artificial intelligence. iDDA aims to produce the best trained PhD students who will be capable of becoming faculty members at top research universities or working in leading research and development labs in industry.
2. Faculty
CUHK-Shenzhen faculty in Data Science is composed of well-known scholars at home and abroad, all of whom have earned doctorates from world-class universities. Many senior professors are fellows of international authoritative academic associations and editors of top academic journals, having significant international influence in related fields of academia and industry.
3. Introduction of the Summer Camp
Who: Prospective Ph.D. students to be enrolled in Fall 2021. We strongly encourage current senior undergraduate or master students who are highly motivated and passionate towards scientific research and equipped with solid mathematical and/or computer-science skills to apply.
Where: Online or CUHK-Shenzhen Campus (will be further confirmed according to the situation of COVID-19)
When: TBD, End of July
What: During the summer camp, together with our partners within CUHK-Shenzhen and members from the industry, we will present ample research and study opportunities that are available at iDDA. Events include tutorials on cutting-edge research works conducted by iDDA teams, open discussions with iDDA faculties and current Ph.D. students, and a campus tour. Outstanding Student Selection will include written and oral exams to learn more about students’ mathematical and computer-science background and their research interest.
Language: English
Students who attended the summer camp will be given priority in admission. A small number of outstanding students attending the summer camp may receive early admissions and fellowship offers by October 2020.
4. Application
How to apply: Register and complete online application. Please submit all relevant materials.
Application Website: http://apply.cuhk.edu.cn/matrix-base/tsc/login
Required Material:
1) Cover letter
2) CV
3) Personal statement
4) TWO Recommendation letters (in Chinese or English, the system will send emails to referees to collect letters.)
5) An official transcript (in Chinese or English)
6) English Proficiency: TOEFL/IELTS/CET-6
7) Photocopy of national ID and student ID
8) 2-3 names of iDDA Faculty you would like to meet (Please check the faculty info in iDDA website and submit info in a Word file. If you also have 9) Other materials, please combine it into one Word.)
9) Other materials (Optional, i.e. awards, academic highlights etc. If any, please list out in Word and submit together with e-copies of materials.)
Application Deadline: June 30, 2020
Decision Notification: July 15, 2020
5. Admission
iDDA will evaluate the qualifications of the summer camp finalists based on the materials submitted by applicants. The finalist quota will depend on the application. The finalists will receive the summer camp finalization email notice no later than July 15, 2020. If they do not receive the notification, they will be deemed to have not been qualified for this summer camp.
6. Fees
There is no registration fee for this program.
If the summer camp is held in campus:
The program will cover: meals, all events and trips organized by iDDA.
Airfare and local transportation to/from the school will be borne by students.
On-campus hotel/dorm will be reserved and covered by iDDA under hotel rates on a first come first serve basis; if on-campus hotel is fully booked, other options will be provided.
7. Contact Us
Email: iddasummercamp@cuhk.edu.cn
Hotline: (86) 0755 23517026 - Ms. Kilo Liao(9:00 – 17:00,Monday to Friday)
Office: Room 308, H.L. Tu Building, 2001 Longxiang Road, Longgang District, Shenzhen
8. Sharing Section
Outstanding Students in Summer Camp 2019
洪桂毓 优秀营员,本科:中国人民大学
“ 我是在去年夏天参加的iDDA的夏令营,并有幸获得了iDDA的预录取。夏令营对于我的影响是非常深的,在这里我认识了不同学校的诸多同学,也认识了诸多位实力非常强的教授。我对这里的认识其实是有较大的变化的,并且我越来越注意到这里给我带来的诸多可能性。首先,我初步了解到这个夏令营是在去年,我简单的以为这里是港中文的一个分部;当时,我可以有保研的选项,也有着申请国外一些学校Ph.D的想法,但是抱着来看一看的想法,我参加了这次夏令营;但是,来到夏令营实际观察后发现这里的学术氛围比我想象中的要浓烈的多,并且教授的水平非常的高,而且愿意亲自指导。通过后续在iDDA的短期访问,我得到了诸多的理论和实验指导,获益匪浅。不得不说,这个夏令营可以称得上是我重大的转折点,能够参加是非常幸运的。最后,欢迎大家报名夏令营,来感受这种愉悦的学术氛围,并同时取得好成绩。”
曾晗锋 优秀营员,本科:大连理工大学
“ 有关去年7月末参加iDDA夏令营的那一段经历,如今回想起来我的感受是殊为荣幸也颇为侥幸。
侥幸之处是无意中的看到与申请,是第一次举办而较为宽容的笔试与面试。荣幸之处太多了,最重要的还是能与一批顶尖的学者面对面的交流,午餐与晚宴,我分别与张寅老师,张树中老师和王子卓老师聊了许久,第二天上午我又拜访了罗智泉老师。后来我才了解到王老师是叶荫宇老师的得意门生,这样说来袁亚湘院士《从瞎子爬山到最优化方法》讲稿里内点法板块中提到的做出了突出贡献的四位华人学者我竟也大致算都见到了,何其荣幸!都是国际知名的学者,但他们非常平易与谦谨,这一点我印象尤为深刻。
iDDA虽然刚创立不久,但它的发展真的很令人看好,“所谓大学者,非谓有大楼之谓也,有大师之谓也”,光优化领域就有这样的师资力量,这在国内绝对难得!也许本科学习还要有选名校与选好专业好老师之间的纠结,但研究生一途,恐怕基本都只关注后者了,这样一想,我愈发感到荣幸与侥幸,也时刻敦促自己,珍惜大好机会。”
Current Phd Students
张雨舜 在读博士,本科:南方科技大学
“ 我想从两个方面简单写一下我作为iDDA的新生博士生这半年来在CUHK-Shenzhen的感受。
1. 关于课程:学校提供的课程都非常实用,iDDA博士生入学先不着急产出科研结果,而是注重夯实数学基础。我也认为先掌握好广泛且扎实的数学基本功是非常重要的,可以对以后的研究铺宽道路。比如我上学期选了优化,矩阵分析和高等统计,都是很重要的基础课,CUHK-Shenzhen开设的Phd课程本身强度也不小,教授们授课都非常清晰,每次作业也都会注重理论推导和实验操作,一学期下来工作量不小,但收获更大。除此之外,全英文授课对自身英文素质的提高很有帮助。
2. 关于科研:我有幸加入了的罗智泉老师的科研小组。我们组每周六早上都有三个小时的组会,每周都会讨论一篇不同题材的论文,强度非常大,大家都全程全神贯注,有地方不懂就马上提问,开完组会能对文章有到位的理解和思考。平时在办公室实验室 ,大家的科研氛围也是非常浓厚的。比如,对于优化理论,RL, 统计理论等一些不懂的地方,我们会自己在周末晚上在501会议室开Seminar互相讲解。随着iDDA招的博士生的增加,以后类似的讨论也会越来越热闹。”
王秀文 在读博士,本科:中山大学
“ 数据科学专业与我本科专业比较相关的,也是我感兴趣的。它是一门交叉学科,既要用数据研究科学,也要用科学的方法探索数据,所以数学和统计的基础是十分重要的。即将结束在iDDA第一年的学习生活,最大的感受大概是我们可以接触到丰富的学习资源。例如,平均每天收到一封讲座的邮件邀请。学院会定期邀请数据科学相关领域的专家来分享他们的近期成果,扩展我们的关注面。并且我们还可按兴趣参加天文、生物、艺术等等其他科普性讲座。课程学习上,每位教授都很热心教学,和我们积极互动,关心我们的学习情况。学习上有疑问与老师交流时,他们除了会与我们深入讨论,提供建议,还会推荐相关资料让我们自己探索。与他们交流让我感到非常亲切。另外,面对疫情,学校能及时行动,并且每周关注网课的进行效果,这为我们的学习提供了很好的保障。”
New Phd Students in 2020
孙凌儿 2020年入学,本科:香港中文大学(深圳)
“我选择在iDDA读博士主要是因为iDDA强大的师资力量、浓厚的学术氛围和极佳的项目体验。iDDA的一些教授会为本科生开设课程,所以我在本科阶段便见识过iDDA教授们的风采。例如王子卓教授和张树中教授开设的最优化课程,内容深入浅出,逻辑性极强,甚至吸引了很多其他学院的同学来听课。戴建岗教授开设的随机过程也是热门课程之一。戴老师上课风趣幽默,又善举例拓展,听完课总让人觉得酣畅淋漓。这些教授本身学术成就颇高,在国际上享有声誉;同时又致力于教学、热心帮助学生,让人敬佩又感动。
我在本科三年级的暑假有幸加入戴老师的一个研究小组,开展一段关于管理医院门诊病人的研究项目。研究期间,iDDA的老师们提供了许多帮助,不断激发着我的研究兴趣和学习潜能。在定期开展的Research Seminar中,我认识了一些在读的博士生,他们都怀揣着研究的热情,也保持着对于科研严谨的态度。这些都深深的影响着我,让我致力于成为一名优秀的学者 。当然iDDA吸引我的地方还有很多,例如卓越的国际化视野和优越的地理位置等等。希望大家在夏令营中也能多多感受iDDA的各种风采,享受一场学术的熏陶。”
广进 2020年入学,本科:南京大学
“我最早是想去留学,向往着全英文的学术环境和国际一流的教授,觉得对于未来学术成长非常有益处,但是因为英语不那么好只能在新加坡和香港的高校考虑。恰好有一次戴教授来南大宣讲,我了解到之前没有注意的港中大深圳与iDDA。非常吸引我的是这里好多教授都是从美国知名大学回来的,在中国读书便可以有着美国顶尖大学的师资,我觉得这是读博士选择学校最重要的点。/span>
我虽然本科是通信工程,但是希望博士期间在人工智能领域发展,而iDDA正好可以满足我。这里的教授许多是在数学领域,有着非常深厚的理论底蕴和严密的思维逻辑,这正是我一个工科生欠缺的。但是这里又不会沉溺在无穷无尽的数学理论中,会用理论指导各种人工智能的应用,从而对现实生活有更大的价值。
去年夏天,我有幸还没有入学就可以提前参与到这边的科研项目,提前对iDDA有更多的了解。从中我发现这里的老师都很和蔼可亲,对于同学们的指导非常细致,也体会到了教授们对学术的热爱和严谨,言传身教地影响着我,学到了很多东西。
因为我本科不是在港中大深圳,这些对于iDDA的粗略的了解已经非常吸引我,相信还有许多惊喜等待探索。希望大家在夏令营中对iDDA有着更全面的了解,有一个愉快且印象深刻的体验!”
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