Why Machine Learning at Western?

While Western consistently ranks among the top 150 universities worldwide, it's important to note that rankings often favor larger institutions. Our Computer Science Department, though small and focused, offers students the opportunity to work closely with their advisors. Regarding machine learning research, many leading research groups are much larger than ours, but we emphasize the quality and productivity of each individual student. 

Joining our team means establishing a close mentoring relationship with me, where you'll receive structured research training while enjoying significant flexibility in choosing your research topics and direction. Over the past few years, our research has been published in top-tier conferences and journals, and my graduates are highly competitive in both academia and industry.  Most of the PhD students I have supervised are now postdocs or faculty members at prestigious universities, or working as machine learning researchers in top companies.