FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS
For students who wish to pursue a Ph.D. in Computer Science under my supervision AND meet the following requirements:
(i) should have a bachelor's degree in Computer Science or closely-related field,
(ii) should express a clear intent of working in at least one of the following areas: computational biology, bioinformatics, and parallel/distributed systems. While the contents of my research webpage should provide some idea about the research work in progress, I strongly encourage interested students to read a few of my earlier publications. Background in the above research areas is NOT a MUST. Nevertheless, evidence demonstrating such a background (course work included) will be a plus, and
(iii) should be proficient in at least one of these programming languages: C/C++/Java. Exposure to perl, unix shell scripting, and parallel libraries (eg., MPICH) will be treated plus.
If you meet ALL the above criteria, then please send me a brief email with the following information:
(i) a comprehensive CV/resume (attached),
(ii) GRE score, and TOEFL score (for international students),
(iii) the semester you can join at the earliest,
(iv) (optional) a small paragraph highlighting any courses taken and/or work experience in any of the research areas mentioned above. Just a one-liner would suffice on each item, and
(v) indicate that you are responding to the contents of this webpage.
I typically respond to emails within a day or two. However, if you do not hear back from me and are still interested in applying to our graduate program, then the following website should provide all necessary information towards the application process: http://school.eecs.wsu.edu/graduate/.
CURRENT STUDENTS
- Andy Wu
- Will Davis
- Pawan Agarwal
- Gaurav Kulkarni
GENERAL READING
"Ten simple rules for Graduate Students" by Gu, J., and Bourne, P.E. (2007) PLoS Computational Biology 3(11):e229
"Why choose a Ph.D. in CS?", from CRA's website.