Potential Candidates Guideline

I currently supervise undergraduate and graduate students. I am always looking for outstanding students in Information Science, Computer Science, Social Science, and Medical. I look for students who are interested in computational methods and interdisciplinary areas. If you are interested in joining my research team to work on current projects, it's helpful to know about your research experience, how your interests are compatible with our work, and your future plan.

For Potential USC Students: please send me an email with the following attached items in PDF format to make an apportionment:

• A resume (Please indicate your schools, research and working experience, and your publications)

• A copy of your graduate/undergraduate transcript

• If you used or cited our project in your papers, please send me those papers.

For Potential Non-USC Students: please apply to the School of Information Science and mention my name specifically in your application and statement of purpose (SOP). After you submit an application, please send me an email with the following attached items in PDF format:

• A resume (please indicate your schools, research and working experience, and your publications)

• A copy of your graduate/undergraduate transcript

• If you have used or cited our papers, please send me those ones

Reading Suggestions for Active PhD Students

• Writing Research Articles for Publication

• You are not “just” your Ph.D.: How to be yourself

• How to Come up with Great Ideas

• How to Be a Successful PhD Student

• Why You Need Allies as a Ph.D.

• Time Management as Ph.D.

• A Call For Passion

• Writing your dissertation

• How to Manage Your Adviser

• How to Deal with Stress as a Ph.D. Student

• How to Find Relevant Papers: Thinking Like a Researcher