Prospective Students
Thank you for your interest in the UCR ICAN Group. We are always looking to work with talented and motivated students. Please feel free to contact us if you have the background and interests in one or more of the following research areas. Extensive experience in at least one of these technical areas is expected.
Qualifications
- Integrated Circuits & VLSI Analog IC Design, Verilog RTL, Physical Design, Verilog-A/AMS Modeling, Advanced Packaging Design
- Computer Architecture In/Near-Memory Computing, Memory Systems, Simulator Development, C/C++ Programming
- SW/HW Co-Design for AI Basic DNN Theory, ML Framework (TensorFlow/PyTorch), FPGA Programming, Embedded Systems
Ph.D. Students
Multiple fully-funded Ph.D. positions are available for Spring and Fall 2025. Prospective students should contact us about your interests and qualifications. Candidates are also encouraged to indicate Dr. Li as the faculty of interest in your application statement.
Undergraduate and Master's Students
ICAN welcomes Undergraduate and Master’s researchers. A long-term commitment is expected. For Master’s students, working with us through Master’s thesis is preferred.
Contact Us
If you are interested in joining the ICAN Group, please email wantong.li@ucr.edu with the email title of “Prospective Student: your name, degree level (Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D.)”, as well as the following information about you:
- Current CV
- Undergraduate (and Master's if applicable) transcripts
- A brief description of your research interests, and the reason you are interested in doing research with ICAN
- Your proficiency in the skillsets described above (You may use a scoring system from 0 to 5)
- Previous publications, coding and project samples
Due to the large volume of inquiries, we will prioritize responding to emails that use the format suggested above.