[AISWorld] PhD program opportunity at the University of Arizona

[Leroy, Gondy - (gondyleroy)]

PhD positions

There are two openings for new PhD students with Prof. Gondy Leroy in the MIS department at the University of Arizona. The student will work on projects involving natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning (ML) and the research is funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health. Most research will be in the context of the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) project. We focus on machine learning algorithms to label electronic health records (EHR) of children at high risk for autism. Both traditional and deep learning, potentially leveraging each other, will be developed, and evaluated. In addition, we also focus on the EHR free text and identify phenotypic behavioral expressions of diagnostic criteria. Rule-based NLP will be combined with machine learning NLP. For all algorithms, we will systematically track transparency, bias, quality, and quantity of information in EHR and effects on performance and human decision making. The final technology is intended to be used as a human-in-the loop decision tool and will be developed using rapid prototyping in interaction with domain experts. It will be evaluated in a user study with representative clinicians.

Interested students should apply to the MIS doctoral program at the University of Arizona by January 15, 2022. They should mention Prof. Leroy’s name as the person they wish to work with. Highlighting technical skills and prior research will be beneficial to the student’s application. Detailed information on requirements, financial support and benefits, is available here: https://eller.arizona.edu/programs/doctoral/mis/admissions



Gondy Leroy, PhD
Professor, Management Information Systems
Associate Dean for Research, Eller College of Management
University of Arizona
Eller Page: https://eller.arizona.edu/people/gondy-leroy
Research Page: http://nlp.lab.arizona.edu