Prospective Ph.D. Students
I am no longer taking new Ph.D. students, having left Colorado for Google
full time.
When reviewing Ph.D. student applications, I look for students who have
(1) a strong math background (probability, statistics, machine learning,
data mining), (2) coursework in cognitive science, and (3) research
experience and publications in either computational modeling or machine
learning. I am not a good match for students who want to do machine
learning theory (see my colleagues Rafael Frongillo and Aaron Clauset in
computer science, Steven Becker in applied math, or Francois Meyer in
electrical engineering), nor am I able to support students who come from
a traditional psychology background and do not have the chops for a computer
science Ph.D. program.
Prospective students should read my recent papers and look at my
recent activities (workshop presentations, etc.) to determine if there's
a good match of interests.
I respond to email inquiries only if our mutual interests seem strong
and the student has the qualifications listed above. Please send your CV
with an inquiry.