About PhD Program,
Carnegie Mellon University’s doctoral program in Machine Learning is designed to train students to become tomorrow’s leaders through a combination of interdisciplinary coursework, hands-on applications, and cutting-edge research. Graduates of the Ph.D. program in Machine Learning will be uniquely positioned to pioneer new developments in the field, and to be leaders in both industry and academia.
Understanding the most effective ways of using the vast amounts of data that are now being stored is a significant challenge to society, and therefore to science and technology, as it seeks to obtain a return on the huge investment that is being made in computerization and data collection. Advances in the development of automated techniques for data analysis and decision making requires interdisciplinary work in areas such as machine learning algorithms and foundations, statistics, complexity theory, optimization, data mining, etc.
PhD Program Degree Eligibility with GPA,
- Completion ofrequired courses, (6 Core Courses + 1 Elective)
- Mastery of proficiencies in Teaching and Presentation skills.
- Successful defense of a Ph.D. thesis.
Teaching
Ph.D. students are required to serve as Teaching Assistants for two semesters in Machine Learning courses (10-xxx), beginning in their second year. This fulfills their Teaching Skills requirement.
Conference Presentation Skills
During their second or third year, Ph.D. students must give a talk at least 30 minutes long, and invite members of the Speaking Skills committee to attend and evaluate it.
Research
It is expected that all Ph.D. students engage in active research from their first semester. Moreover, advisor selection occurs in the first month of entering the Ph.D. program, with the option to change at a later time. Roughly half of a student’s time should be allocated to research and lab work, and half to courses until these are completed.
PhD Funding Coverage,
It will be our responsibility, not yours, to worry about your tuition and stipend while you are in our program. We are committed to providing your full tuition and stipend support for the coming academic year. We intend to continue this support as long as you continue to make satisfactory progress in our program. Students who do not have external financial support will be funded via graduate assistantships, awarded for a nine-month period from September to May, which would normally come from their advisor’s grants. Because of that, specific research opportunities may be constrained by funding availability. Students who have partial external financial support will be supplemented to bring them to the full level of support, and often receive an additional supplement on top of that. If you have dependents, we will also pay you a dependency allowance that is 10% of the MLD monthly base stipend per eligible dependent, unless you have a spouse or qualifying domestic partner who earns more than $500 per month.
Application Requirement,
Test Scores
Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
Proof of English Language Proficiency (if applicable)
Unofficial Transcripts
Resume/CV
Statement of Purpose (SOP)
Letters of Recommendation (LOR)
Application Deadline,
Dec 11, 2024
Application Fee,
The application fee is $100 per program.
