R1. I want to do a master or a Ph.D. in your lab. What are my steps to do this?

The best way to work with me or any of my colleagues at CSU is to apply for the graduate program and indicate your areas of interest. Link.

R2. I’m an undergraduate student already in CSU. How do I join your lab?

Please email me.

R3. I’m an undergraduate student already in CSU. What opportunities do you have?

If there is space to take more students, I do have volunteering positions, research undergradaute experience positions, and others. Please contact me.

R4. I’m a graduate student in Computer Science at CSU. I want to work with you. What are my next steps?

Ideally, you shall take a class with me, independent studies, or work on a project to so we can get to know each other. Depending how many stundets I have, I may or may not be able to get you in the lab. Email me for more information. Remember that we have lots of great faculty at CSU doing amazing research and you should explore your options.

R5. I’m a graduate student and I need funding.

Welcome. I’m also looking for funding. To get a GRA position or be recommended for GTA (which the latter I have no control and the former depends on funding), it takes more than just wanting to work in the NUILAB. There is a pipeline and we work thru the pipeline. It is true that sometimes, you may have a special skill that is needed, and in that case, I may considering hiring you. However, the best way to get to know faculty is by taking a class, independent studies, or working a project.

R6. I emailed you about admission but you didn’t reply to me (or your reply was not what I looking for). What should I do now?

First, thank you for considering CSU and my person as an option. I’m not in charge of admissions. If I know someone, I may recommended them but it is still out of my hands. My suggestion is to apply to CSU (https://compsci.colostate.edu/graduate-students/). However, if you didn’t elicit the response you were hoping from me (or no response), I do apologize ahead of time but I’m extremely busy and I do get lots of emails with such request. See question R7 for more information.

R7. How do I impress you in an email so you can reply to me (or any faculty for that matter)?

First, do not copy/paste your email and change a few keywords. If you really want my attention, it needs to be personalized and you must at least have read a couple of my papers (recent ones ideally) and tell me why you want to do research here and what are your qualifications. You still will need to apply to ( https://compsci.colostate.edu/graduate-students/) but I may be able to offer a different response that I would do with generic emails.

R8. What do I need to do be succesfull in your lab?

Team player is key and getting along with everyone. Respect for your peers, students, and anyone is also fundamental. Reading, writing, and presenting are essential. While coding is extremely important and having a good CS background helps, my research is able to get students from other displines to shine in my lab (psychology, human-factors, etc.) Of course, you will need to come with a bit of coding experience and take more classes, but it is possible. Please contact me if you want to know more.