[AISWorld] NSF Ph.D. Fellowships in Ethical AI, UT Austin

Tue Nov 2 11:47:40 EDT 2021

Good Systems, a UT Grand Challenge <http://goodsystems.utexas.edu/> and Texas
Robotics <https://robotics.utexas.edu/> are recruiting our first cohort of NSF
Research Traineeship Ph.D. Fellows in Ethical AI
<https://sites.utexas.edu/nsf-nrt>. Students can apply for doctoral
admission in Aerospace Engineering
<https://www.ae.utexas.edu/graduate-programs/admissions>, Community and
Regional Planning
<https://soa.utexas.edu/apply/graduate-admissions/application-instructions/phd-community-and-regional-planning>,
Computer Science
<https://www.cs.utexas.edu/graduate/prospective-students/apply>, or Information
Studies <https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/programs/phd-admissions>. Students
will take coursework in ethical AI, and may participate in research
projects such as Good Systems core research projects in Smart Cities,
Racial Justice, Living and Working with Robots, and Smart Hand Tools, as
well as Texas Robotics projects in Short-to-Medium-range Autonomous
Delivery Systems, Building-Wide Intelligence, RoboCup at Home, and
Human-Centered Service Robots. The Ph.D. Fellowship includes full funding
(stipend, tuition, and health benefits) from NSF for two years and funding
from UT-Austin for up to three more years (the NSF Fellowship are
restricted to US Citizens and Permanent Residents, but all prospective
applicants are invited to apply for admission to our respective doctoral
programs). Students will take interdisciplinary coursework including an
socio-technical blend of courses across architecture, computer science,
engineering, and information studies. Please apply to any or all of the
participating programs at the links and by the deadlines listed below,
and please
make sure to mention your interest in participating in the Ph.D.
Fellowships in Ethical AI in your application. Also, we encourage
applicants to contact the fellowship leads listed below for each program:

Cockrell School of Engineering <https://cockrell.utexas.edu/>

Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
<https://www.ae.utexas.edu/>

Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering
<https://www.ae.utexas.edu/graduate-programs/doctoral>

Application Deadline: December 1, 2021
<https://www.ae.utexas.edu/graduate-programs/admissions>

Contact: Luis Sentis

College of Natural Sciences <https://cns.utexas.edu/>

Department of Computer Science <https://www.cs.utexas.edu/>

Ph.D. in Computer Science
<https://www.cs.utexas.edu/graduate-program/phd-program>

Application Deadline: December 15, 2021
<https://www.cs.utexas.edu/graduate/prospective-students/apply>

Contact: Joydeep Biswas <http://joydeepb@cs.utexas.edu/>, Justin Hart, Tina
Peterson, or Peter Stone <http://pstone@cs.utexas.edu/>

School of Architecture <https://soa.utexas.edu/>

Ph.D. in Community and Regional Planning
<https://soa.utexas.edu/programs/community-and-regional-planning/phd-program-planning>

Application Deadline: December 15, 2021
<https://soa.utexas.edu/apply/graduate-admissions/application-instructions/phd-community-and-regional-planning>

Contact: Junfeng Jiao

School of Information <https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/>

Ph.D. in Information Studies
<https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/programs/phd-information-studies>

Application Deadline: December 1, 2021
<https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/programs/phd-admissions>
Contact: Min Kyung Lee or Ken Fleischmann