About PhD Program,
The Cambridge Machine Learning Group (MLG) runs a PhD programme in Advanced Machine Learning. The supervisors are Jose Miguel Hernandez-Lobato, Carl Rasmussen, Richard E. Turner, Adrian Weller, Hong Ge and Ayush Tewari. Zoubin Ghahramani is currently on academic leave and not accepting new students at this time.
We encourage applications from outstanding candidates with academic backgrounds in Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Engineering and related fields and a keen interest in doing basic research in machine learning and its scientific applications. There are no additional restrictions on the topic of the PhD, but for further information on our current research areas, please consult our webpages at http://mlg.eng.cam.ac.uk.
The typical duration of the PhD will be four years.
Applicants must formally apply through the Applicant Portal at the University of Cambridge by the deadline, indicating “PhD in Engineering” as the course (supervisor Hernandez-Lobato, Rasmussen, Turner, Weller, Ge and/or Tewari). Applicants who want to apply for University funding need to reply ‘Yes’ to the question ‘Apply for Cambridge Scholarships’. See http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/students/gradadmissions/prospec/apply/deadlines.html for details. Note that applications will not be complete until all the required material has been uploaded (including reference letters), and we will not be able to see any applications until that happens.
PhD Program Degree Eligibility with GPA,
The Machine Learning Group is based in the Department of Engineering, not Computer Science.
We will assess your application on three criteria:
- Academic performance(ensure evidence for strong academic achievement, e.g. position in year, awards, etc.)
- References(clearly your references will need to be strong; they should also mention evidence of excellence as quotes will be drawn from them)
- Research(detail your research experience, especially that which relates to machine learning)
A typical PhD from our group takes 3-4 years. The first year requires students to pass some courses and submit a first-year research report. Students must submit their PhD before the 4th year.
PhD Funding Coverage,
There are a number of funding sources at Cambridge University for PhD students, including for international students. All our students receive partial or full funding for the full three years of the PhD. We do not give preference to “self-funded” students. To be eligible for funding it is important to apply early (see https://www.graduate.study.cam.ac.uk/finance/funding – current deadlines are 10 October for US students, and 1 December for others). Also make sure you tick the box on the application saying you wish to be considered for funding!
If you are applying to the Cambridge-Tuebingen programme, note that this source of funding will not be listed as one of the official funding sources, but if you apply to this programme, please tick the other possible sources of funding if you want to maximise your chances of getting funding from Cambridge.
Application Requirement,
You may be asked for:
- References
- Transcripts
- Curriculum Vitae (CV) / resume
- English language test results
- Personal statement
- Research proposal
- Written work
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) scores
- Financial documents
Application Deadline,
Dec 03, 2024
Application Fee,
pay a £50 application fee for each postgraduate course you apply to.
