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We are currently recruiting Postdoctoral Fellow & Research Associate (including limited-term or part-time) and Ph.D. & M.A.Sc. students (including full-time or part-time) on designing and implementing real-time and high-performance intelligent systems on a system-on-a-chip platform for customized multimedia signal/ data/ object processing applications. We look for motivated, talented, and team-oriented candidates with (a) an education background in electrical/ electronic/ communication/ computer engineering, (b) a course background in multimedia signal processing/ fuzzy systems and deep neural networks/ software-defined radio, design optimization, C and Matlab programming, (c) reputable research conference and journal publications, and (d) successful individual project experience in C programming and implementation or FPGA design and implementation by Verilog/ VHDL. Opportunities are available for original, innovative, and frontier research and high-quality education leading to academic or industrial careers. Highly qualified applicants are welcome to apply to join our exciting research program. We aim to review and respond as soon as possible and within 7 days to an applicant who has met the above requirements and has submitted all the required application documents. If an applicant does not receive a response after 7 days, we wish the applicant success in considering openings from another professor. |
Graduate Students
The ISPLab admits Ph.D. & M.A.Sc. students for terms starting in January, May, and September.
Admission requirements: A graduate applicant is required (a) To meet all the requirements for admission as a full-time Ph.D./M.A.Sc. student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (including an academic background in Electrical/Electronic/Communication/Computer Engineering or a closely related Electrical Engineering discipline). (b) To have completed a research-based master's degree for Ph.D. applicants. (c) To have relevant course background (in digital signal processing, computational intelligence & deep neural networks, digital communications, optimization algorithms, digital design, and engineering mathematics). (d) To have a Canadian grade point average (GPA) of over 80% or grade A- or equivalent (for example, Bangladesh1, Nigeria 70%; India1, Pakistan2, 75%; Iran 17/20; China 87%; Saudi Arabia 3.75/4.00 or 4.75/5.00) in undergraduate transcript and graduate transcript for Entrance Scholarship and Research Assistantship considerations (Applicants with a lower GPA must have more than one first-author and one second-author research papers published in top journals such as IEEE Transactions and IET journals on one or more sub-areas related to our research area). (e) To have a score around 7.0 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or equivalent (such as 94-101 on TOEFL ) for an international applicant whose native language is not English (Applicants with an IELTS score around 6.5 or equivalent should retake the test). (f) To be proficient in MATLAB and C programming*. (g) To adhere to a high level of professionalism and diligence.
1 India and Bangladesh: Completion of both a Bachelor's (3-year) and a Master's or a Bachelor's degree requiring 4 years of study (e.g., B.Tech., B.Eng.).
2 Pakistan: Completion of both Bachelor's degree and Master's degree.
Cost & support: The current cost (tuition payable three terms per year, miscellaneous fees per term) for Ph.D./M.A.Sc. study can be checked from Fee Estimate. Note that the tuition fee of an international student is much higher than that of a Canadian student. Outside campus basic living expenses (food and room) are about CAD$12,000 for 12 months. A Ph.D./M.A.Sc. student can apply for Graduate Assistantship (GA) and can be selected for Entrance Scholarship. The current rate of GA support (maximum 2 GAs for 12 months) is posted on the Graduate Studies website. Spoken and written English are important considerations for a Graduate (Teaching) Assistantship appointment. The Entrance Scholarship is competitive and requires an admission application submitted at least four months ahead of the desired starting term.
Research assistantship (RA): RA from the Supervisor's research grant for a Ph.D. applicant can be up to full support of CAD$18,725 (including eligible internal scholarships) for the first year and renewable for a maximum of three more years. To be eligible, additional requirements for a Ph.D. applicant include a minimum of one first-author paper and one second-author research paper published in top journals (such as IEEE Transactions and IET journals) on one or more sub-areas related to our research area. An applicant is expected to have graduated from reputable universities (though it is neither a prerequisite to success nor a guarantee of it), it is the applicant's role and quality of his/her journal research publication listed on the resume that will be used to evaluate independent research ability/potential. Due to limited research funding, the RA selection is highly competitive.
Self-support fund: The unavailability of a self-support fund could be the reason for rejecting (or not being able to positively respond) an application from a highly qualified international student. A highly qualified international student applying for Ph.D./M.A.Sc. who is sponsored by a government/university/fellowship or who can self-support should clearly state the total amount of available funds and sources in the initial email contact. The potential for a candidate's success in our research is most important and a self-support fund does not guarantee acceptance.
Ph.D. residence requirement: Every student will undertake a full program of study for a minimum of three years beyond the Baccalaureate of Engineering or its equivalent. Credit for one of these years may be given for the time spent in proceeding to a Master's degree. Credit for one of these years may also be given for work done at another institution. However, in no case shall the student spend fewer than two of the three required years of residence in full-time attendance at the University of Windsor.
M.A.Sc. residence requirement: The minimum period of study for a Master's candidate is twelve months. Part-time Master's candidates will undertake the equivalent of a minimum of one year of full-time study.
For other details, please check Graduate Calendar.
Researchers (Visiting Scholar & Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Associate/Research Engineer)
An application for a Visiting Scholar sponsored by his/her government/university is welcome.
An applicant should (a) have a minimum of three first-author research papers published in top journals (such as IEEE Transactions and IET Journals) on one or more sub-areas related to our research area; (b) have a score around 7.0 (but not lower than 6.5) on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or equivalent for an international applicant whose native language is not English; (c) be proficient in MATLAB and C programming*; (d) adhere to a high level of professionalism and diligence.
Application Documents 1-4 Required
1. Research summary: An applicant is encouraged to submit (in the initial contact) a research summary (up to 1 page) to describe the title, objectives, and approach/method of the research work that he/she wishes to do (and is capable of achieving success during the period with us) in the theory, design, and implementation of one or more of the following sub-areas for real-time intelligent signal processing applications: (a) Digital filters & design optimization algorithms, (b) Deep neural and fuzzy-neural networks & learning algorithms, (c) Discrete Gabor transform, (d) Evolutionary optimization algorithms.
2. Resume: An applicant is required to submit a resume including (a) career goal; (b) education experience; (c) research experience; (d) MATLAB, C, Python, Verilog/VHDL, Fortran programming ability*; (e) a list of research publications (each with author names, publication title, journal/conference title, location, date, volume, page numbers, published/in press/review); and (f) verifiable IELTS or equivalent score for an international applicant whose native language is not English.
3. Sample publications: An applicant is required to submit up to a maximum of 4 most significant samples of publications in Adobe PDF file format (preferably first-author and reputable journal papers related to one or more sub-areas within our research area).
4. Transcripts and IELTS score: A graduate applicant is required to submit (a) A copy of official undergraduate and graduate transcripts, each with a verifiable GPA score out of 100% or x.x/4.0 or x.x/20; and (b) A copy of official IELTS or equivalent score.
We shall only review and respond to an applicant who has submitted his/her 1-page research summary, resume, sample publications, and transcripts with a matched academic/research background to one or more of the sub-areas of our research specialization. If an applicant does not receive a reply after 7 days, we wish the applicant success in considering openings from another professor. However, when circumstances/requirements change on either side, the applicant is welcome to contact us again.
* Applicants are required to be familiar with the use of MATLAB (Your Tube; Matlab_Brief_4pages; Matlab_Introduction_74pages; Matlab_Software), C, Python, Verilog/VHDL, and preferably also Fortran to successfully program/implement algorithms described in research papers.