Weidong Cao is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The George Washington University. His research interests focus on machine learning and quantum computing, across the fields of VLSI, computer architecture, electronic design automation, and hardware security. He has published multiple high-impact papers including Nature Nanotechnology, Nature Scientific Reports, ICLR, ISCA, and so on. His work has been recognized by multiple best paper nominations/awardees from top-tier conferences such as DAC, DATE, and ISLPED, received outstanding doctoral dissertation nomination/awardee from WashU/ACM SIGDA/EDAA, and reported by well-known social media (e.g., MIT Technology Review). He also has close connections to industry research, such as TSMC Corporate Research, Meta Reality Lab, and Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories.
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I plan to hire multiple Ph.D. students with an anticipated start date of Spring 2024. Candidates are expected to have a background in one or more of the following areas: machine learning, very large-scale integrated circuit (VLSI) design, computer architecture (e.g., in/near-memory computing, in/near-sensor computing), quantum physics, information theory, and signal processing. I am a big fan of interdisciplinary research.
Therefore, excellent candidates not in these fields are also encouraged to contact me if you are interested in exploring new areas beyond your current experiences.
I encourage: 1) open-minded discussions and communications with full freedom; 2) close collaborations among group members, different universities, and leading tech companies; 3) customized mentoring according to each student's background with full understanding, inclusiveness, and equal treatment; 4) mutual respect and mutual learning between mentor and advisee; 5) research with high impact rather than high quantity.
If you are interested in working with me, send your applications to (weidong.cao@gwu.edu) with a CV including your GPA, TOEFL, and GRE. I suggest using "Name-Application for xxx Position" as the email subject such that I can quickly capture your email, where 'xxx' could be 'intern', 'master', or 'Ph.D.', according to your intention.
