Office: Siebel Center 3312
Lab: Siebel Center 3307
Prospective PhD Students
I may be looking for one outstanding new PhD student for Fall 2012. Other vision faculty, such as Lana Lazebnik (joining in Jan) and David Forsyth may also take on new students. My main interest is in visual scene understanding: inferring general principles and current situations from imagery in a way that helps achieve goals. Major topics include object recognition, 3D reconstruction, and integrated scene analysis.
All graduate
applications are processed through the CS department.
If you would like to work
with me, apply to the CS department and note your interest in working with
me. Admission is extremely competitive: only a few of the many highly qualified candidates can be accepted. Please do not ask about your chance of admission, as it cannot be predetermined. I look for evidence of intellectual curiosity, ambition, original thinking, effective communication, and enthusiasm, as well as technical competence and aligned interests. Research experience is highly valued. For foreign students, evidence of strong
English speaking and writing skills is necessary. The main reason to contact me would be if there is a very specific topic/direction that you'd like to work on and would like to know if I'm interested in advising you on that topic (my response would be "yes", "no", or "maybe"; detailed discussion will be saved for accepted applicants). If you contact me, please include the word "herbivorous" in the subject line so that I know you've read this.
UIUC Undergraduate Students
If you'd like to work with me or discuss projects, send me an e-mail. Please include your resume or CV and how you'd like to get involved. There are no formal requirements to work with me, but I would like you to have a 3.5 GPA or to have done some projects on your own, outside of class, that indicate a propensity to come up with ideas and work independently. You may collaborate with a graduate student or another undergrad, or just meet with me occasionally.
Summer Interns
I am not planning to hire summer interns and cannot respond to requests for internships.
Post-docs and Visiting Researchers
I have no openings for visiting researchers. I'm also not planning to hire post-docs, though I would be happy to discuss potential collaborations in person. I'm not able to respond to most post-doc requests unless I already know the student (personally or through reputatation).